Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs - Nunn, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Nunn who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement 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 feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance should know that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detox can be very difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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