Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Stratton, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for individuals in Stratton who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall notion is that individuals are no longer wrapped up in the drug using behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Individuals involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be financially and logistically challenging, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, people beginning methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be very difficult and rates of relapse are very high.

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