Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Denmark, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Denmark who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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