Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Ulysses, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Ulysses who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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