Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Oakland Mills, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Oakland Mills who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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