Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Indian Hills, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Indian Hills who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to know that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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