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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Richfield who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because 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 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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