Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers - Parachute, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Parachute who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People involved in methadone maintenance have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially difficult, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is considered far more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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