Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Westfield, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Westfield who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused 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 which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis 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, people starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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