Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities - Wampum, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Wampum who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven 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. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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