Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Isle Of Springs, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Isle Of Springs who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates 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 prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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