Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Somerton, AZ.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Somerton who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using 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 and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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