Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Manor, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Manor who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities 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 activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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