Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Seward, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Seward who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

For All Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers In Seward, Click Here.