Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Wysox, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Wysox who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons 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.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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