Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Evergreen, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Evergreen who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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