Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Eldorado Springs, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Eldorado Springs who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors 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.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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