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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Mentcle who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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