Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Mayer, AZ.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Mayer who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was brought on 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 neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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