Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Mead, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Mead who are addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This type of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates 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.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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