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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Georgetown who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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