Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Morann, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Morann who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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