Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Petrified Forest Natl Pk, AZ.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Petrified Forest Natl Pk who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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