Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Silverton, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Silverton who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall idea is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates 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 involved in methadone maintenance have to dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be logistically and financially challenging, but some find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should realize that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients since detox can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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