Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Ward, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Ward who are addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general idea is that individuals are no longer engaged in the drug abusing activities that was driven 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 and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so successful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

People enrolled in methadone maintenance have to take it daily to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially burdensome, but some feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy should realize that methadone detoxification is known to be far more challenging than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a certain dosage of methadone, there are some detox facilities that will not accept methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be so difficult and relapse rates are considerably high.

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