Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Lake Ariel, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Lake Ariel who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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