Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Atwood, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Atwood who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies 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 effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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