Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Allenspark, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Allenspark who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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