Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Vanceboro, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Vanceboro who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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