Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Meshoppen, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Meshoppen who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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