Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Casa Grande, AZ.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Casa Grande who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction due to 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. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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