Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Kremmling, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Kremmling 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 wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those beginning methadone maintenance therapy need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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