Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Swiftwater, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Swiftwater who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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