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

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Somerset who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This method of treatment has been around for a very long time, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using activities that was brought on by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better choice than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance need to realize that methadone detox is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so challenging and rates of relapse are very high.

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