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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Montrose who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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