Methadone and Buprenorphine Clients Only - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers - St. Paul, MN.

There are substance abuse programs available in or near St. Paul which service both methadone and buprenorphine clients only, drugs that are dispensed 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 neural receptors that cause an individual to feel high from heroin or prescription pain killers are activated by these two drugs so that an opiate addicted client will instead no longer become involved in drug seeking behavior and won't experience withdrawal symptoms. There are risks of drug interactions, side effects, 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 are on these medications regularly so they don't experience cravings, withdrawal, etc. but hopefully at a dosage which isn't also causing them to feel euphoria. Euphoria can be experienced at a high dosage, more significantly with methadone than buprenorphine. At centers which treat methadone and buprenorphine clients only, actual rehabilitation activities and therapies are limited beyond this and the primary treatment objective is to treat the physical symptoms of their dependence. Some programs do offer a small amount of counseling and therapy as supplementary treatment, and this is recommended and encouraged.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs offering this service in St. Paul, MN

• St. Paul Metro Treatment Center
  651-773-0832
  2311 Woodbridge Street
  St. Paul, MN. 55113
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone And Buprenorphine Clients Only
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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