Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Hotchkiss, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for individuals in Hotchkiss who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that people are no longer involved in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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