Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Pinecliffe, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Pinecliffe who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general notion is that people are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was driven by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy must take it every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy need to realize that methadone detox is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detoxification centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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