Methadone Clients Only - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities - Ventura, CA.

Methadone is a prescription medication which similar to heroin is a full opioid agonist, which means that the same neurotransmitter receptors are triggered when a person ingests methadone. But unlike heroin, methadone is used in programs to help opiate addicted people so that they don't feel they need to get involved in drug seeking behavior, won't crave illicit opiates, and won't undergo the symptoms of opiate withdrawal. So instead of quitting cold turkey, programs which treat methadone clients only are authorized to dispense methadone to these individuals daily. This method of treatment is called methadone maintenance therapy.

Clinics which treat methadone clients only are not commonly designed to provide a broad array of extensive treatment services other than daily dosing, although some clinics may provide group and individual therapy and counseling. Methadone use is associated with side effects, potentials for overdose and drug interactions because it is a full opioid agonist similar to heroin. For this reason, it is also a drug that is abused and misused by opiate addicts. Seeking supplemental rehabilitation services in Ventura is suggested, including therapy, counseling and cognitive behavioral therapies that are successful at long term rehabilitation and preventing relapses.

There are 1 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs offering this service in Ventura, CA

• Western Pacific Med Corp
  805-641-9100
  955 East Thompson Boulevard
  Ventura, CA. 93001
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Clients Only
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

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