Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Yuma, AZ.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Yuma who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer involved in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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