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

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for clients in Vona who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the overall notion is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to 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 replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This may be logistically and financially challenging, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is considered far more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not accept methadone maintenance clients since detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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