Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Elbert, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Elbert who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug using behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought 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 some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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