Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Tylersburg, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Tylersburg who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates 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 replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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