Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - New Freeport, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in New Freeport who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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