Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Sterling, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Sterling who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates 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 other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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