Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Crown King, AZ.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Crown King who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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