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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Whiteriver who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals 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 activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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