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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Hoehne who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer involved in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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