Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Elfrida, AZ.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for people in Elfrida who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors 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.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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