Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - West Forks, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in West Forks who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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