Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Cape Porpoise, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Cape Porpoise who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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