Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Kenduskeag, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Kenduskeag who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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