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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Lewis who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall concept is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. 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 effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it every day to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, people beginning methadone maintenance therapy ought to realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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