Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Willow Hill, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Willow Hill who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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