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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Eastlake who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general notion is that clients are no longer involved in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered 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 powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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