Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Bapchule, AZ.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Bapchule who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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