Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Southampton, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Southampton who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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