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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Raymond who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused 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 which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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