Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Indian Head, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Indian Head who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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