Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Woodland, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Woodland who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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