Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities - Walden, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for people in Walden who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that people are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was brought on by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people find it a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance need to be aware of the fact that methadone detoxification is known to be way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detoxification programs that won't even accept methadone maintenance clients considering detoxification can be so difficult and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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