Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs - Orono, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Orono who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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