Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Peetz, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Peetz who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the overall notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are considerably high.

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