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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Superior who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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