Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Manitou Springs, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Manitou Springs who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, people starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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