Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Newcastle, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Newcastle who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance 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 certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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