Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Lahaska, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Lahaska who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered 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 take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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