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Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Winslow, AZ.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Winslow who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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