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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Basalt who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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