Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Morrison, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for individuals in Morrison who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detox is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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