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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Gilcrest who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance must take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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