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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Narberth who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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