Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Shirley Mills, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Shirley Mills who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates 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 therapy must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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