Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Rixford, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Rixford who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same 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 take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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