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

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Naturita who are dependent on heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is considered far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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