Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Port Clyde, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Port Clyde who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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