Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Mount Carmel, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Mount Carmel who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons 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.

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

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