Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Harpswell, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Harpswell who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities 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 and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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