Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Lake Montezuma, AZ.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Lake Montezuma who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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