Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Red Feather Lakes, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Red Feather Lakes who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that people are no longer engaged in the drug using activities that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and 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.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance therapy should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification facilities that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients seeing that detoxification can be very difficult and relapse rates are very high.

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