SAMHSA Certified Opioid Treatment - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - Doniphan, NE.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, "SAMHSA" for short, is the government department responsible for efforts to advance the mental health of the nation. One of its duties is the administering of opioid treatment facilities, which are programs which provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to people who are in the midst of opioid addiction and dependency. Medicine administered are drugs such as methadone, buprenorphine and other drugs which stop curb cravings and withdrawal for opioid dependent people. SAMSHA certified opioid rehabilitation facilities in Doniphan are programs which are officially allowed to give out the medications used in MAT as long as they remain certified and continue to meet certain requirements. A requirement that MAT individuals must also get auxiliary benefits in addition to medication like counseling or behavioral therapy.

An opioid rehab center can receive basic certification while they endeavor to get their full accreditation, but must become fully accredited within a year. Opioid treatment programs authorized by SAMSHA need to get licensed also by their own state. Likewise, they need to list themselves with the Drug Enforcement Administration via a local DEA branch. Once an opioid rehabilitation program is certified, it must be re-certified each year or every 3 years depending on the kind of certification it has been granted.

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