Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Maytown, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Maytown who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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