Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - West Chester, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in West Chester who are dependent on 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 involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to 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 substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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