Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Crouseville, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Crouseville 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 clients 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. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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