Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Reading, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Reading who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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