Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Indian Island, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Indian Island who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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