Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Rew, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Rew who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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