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Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Phoenix who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies 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 substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.
Patients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.
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