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Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Aurora who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.
Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.
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