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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Sarver who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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