Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Ehrenberg, AZ.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Ehrenberg who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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