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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Riegelsville who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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