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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Wells who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know 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 will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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