Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Poyntelle, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Poyntelle who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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