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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Madawaska who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

For All Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities In Madawaska, Click Here.