Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Antonito, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Antonito who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people starting on methadone maintenance need to know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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