Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Elkton, MD.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Elkton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

There are 2 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers offering this service in Elkton, MD

• Elkton Comprehensive Treatment Center
  866-828-7916
  212 Blue Ball Avenue
  Elkton, MD. 21921
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Serenity Health Elkton
  443-485-6544
  953 West Pulaski Highway
  Elkton, MD. 21921
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  

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