Methadone and Buprenorphine Clients Only - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers - Southbridge, MA.

There are addiction programs available in or near Southbridge that cater to both methadone and buprenorphine clients only, controlled medications which are administered in what is known as opioid maintenance therapy. Methadone is a full opioid agonist just like heroin, and buprenorphine is a partial agonist, which means the same nerve cell receptors which make a person feel high from heroin or prescription pain killers are stimulated by these two drugs so that an opioid addicted client will ideally not engage in drug seeking behavior and won't have withdrawal symptoms. There are dangers with side effects, drug interactions, and even overdose with both buprenorphine and methadone, which is why they are highly controlled and can only be dispensed in a clinical setting.

Methadone and buprenorphine clients take these medications consistently so they don't experience cravings, withdrawal, etc. but hopefully at a dose which isn't at the same time making them feel euphoria. Euphoria can be experienced at a high dosage, more so with methadone than buprenorphine. At programs which treat methadone and buprenorphine clients only, treatment therapies are generally limited beyond managing the medication and the primary treatment objective is to manage the physical symptoms of their dependence. Some centers do deliver a limited amount of counseling and group therapy as auxiliary services, and this is encouraged.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs offering this service in Southbridge, MA

• Spectrum Health Systems Inc
  508-765-5940
  176 Main Street
  Southbridge, MA. 1550
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone And Buprenorphine Clients Only
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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