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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in West Salisbury who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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