Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Castine, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Castine who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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