Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Joes, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Joes who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically challenging, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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