Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Seltzer, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Seltzer who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered 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 effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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