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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Sebec who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused 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 receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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