Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Zionhill, PA.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Zionhill who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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