Methadone Maintenance Clinic

   Oct. 7, 2015
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Last Edited: July 30, 2020

Author
Patricia Howard, LMFT, CADC

Clinically Reviewed
Edward Jamison, MS, CAP, ICADC, LADC

All of the information on this page has been reviewed and certified by an addiction professional.

The disease of addiction can be one of the most devastating illnesses possible. This mental illness tends to claim lives with little or no warning, causing families and communities inconceivable grief and trauma.

Nearly 91 people die every day from Opioid related overdoses in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control. With such high fatality statistics, the pressure is on to find a treatment for Opioid addiction that works.

Methadone has been used for decades to treat individuals with an Opioids related substance abuse disorder. Use of Methadone is typically referred to as medication-assisted treatment, or MAT. Methadone ideally can be used to prevent the onset of withdrawal symptoms. The individual is eventually tapered off the Methadone, allowing for freedom from all mood and mind-altering substances.

Some people, however, find that Methadone maintenance works best for them. Methadone maintenance is long-term use of Methadone to prevent a relapse back to Heroin or other Opioids. Many people swear that Methadone is nothing short of a life saving medication.

If you feel that a Methadone maintenance is the best treatment option for you, then get started living today. Below is a list of treatment centers and Methadone clients that use Methadone maintenance as an addiction treatment.

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11945 SW Pacific Highway Tigard OR 97223
4801 Brentwood Stair Road Fort Worth TX 76103
300 South Street Chestnut Hill MA 2467
4535-39 3rd Avenue Bronx NY 10458
118 East Choccolocco Street Oxford AL 36203
43 South Main Street Wilkes Barre PA 18706
1000-1006 East Patapsco Avenue Brooklyn MD 21225
1100 Cleveland Avenue Atlanta GA 30344
1019 Jefferson Street Delano CA 93215
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