Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Markleton, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Markleton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors 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.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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