Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Lagrange, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Lagrange who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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