Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - Aurora, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Aurora who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because 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 successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are very high.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs offering this service in Aurora, CO

• University of Colorado Denver ARTS
  303-283-5991
  1330 South Potomac Street
  Aurora, CO. 80012
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Maintenance
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Access To Recovery Voucher
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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