Methadone and Buprenorphine Clients Only - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Denver, CO.

There are recovery programs offered in or near Denver which service both methadone and buprenorphine clients only, controlled medications that are administered in what is known as opioid maintenance therapy. Methadone is a full opioid agonist the same as heroin, and buprenorphine is a partial agonist, meaning the same nerve cell receptors that cause an individual to feel high from heroin or prescription pain killers are activated by these two drugs so that an opioid dependent client will ideally not become involved in drug seeking behavior and won't have cravings and withdrawal. There are dangers with drug interactions, side effects, and even addiction and overdose with both methadone and buprenorphine, which is why they are heavily regulated and can only be administered in a clinical setting.

Methadone and buprenorphine clients take these medications daily so they don't experience withdrawal symptoms, etc. but ideally at a dose which isn't also causing them to feel euphoria. Euphoria is possible at a high dosage, more so with methadone than buprenorphine. At programs which treat methadone and buprenorphine clients only, actual rehabilitation activities and therapies are limited beyond managing the medication and the primary treatment objective is to manage the physical symptoms of their dependence. Some clinics do provide a limited amount of counseling and group therapy as secondary services, and it is recommended and encouraged.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities offering this service in Denver, CO

Denver Health and Hospital Authority
303-602-4851
777 Bannock Street
Denver, CO. 80204

Treatment Services Offered:
Methadone And Buprenorphine Clients Only

Payment Forms Accepted:
Medicare
Medicaid
Private Health Insurance
Cash or Self Payment
State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
Sliding Fee Scale

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