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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Hereford who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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