Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Jefferson, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Jefferson who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that people are no longer involved in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons 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.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially difficult, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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