Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Junedale, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Junedale who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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