Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine or Vivitrol - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Baton Rouge, LA.

One of the out-patient treatment alternatives for clients in Baton Rouge who are struggling with opioid abuse and addiction is called opioid maintenance therapy. Licensed clinics and doctors are authorized to administer specific medications to opioid addicted clients, many that are opioid-based themselves and are habit forming. With low doses the individual doesn't experience being high and also does not have intense cravings and isn't in opioid withdrawal. Methadone is the first medication administered for this reason, but there are a few more choices to pick from.

Methadone is an opioid and can be taken at an outpatient medical center licensed to administer the drug, which is taken daily as a pill or liquid. The cost of the drug is around one hundred and fifty dolloars a month. Buprenorphine is also an opioid based drug, and is in pill form often taken every other day. But different from Methadone which is only be dispensed in highly structured clinics, Buprenorphine can be prescribed and administered in doctor's offices. The price monthly of buprenorphine is approximately $300 per month for the generic version of the medication. There is also a type of buprenorphine containing the drug naloxone, that is a drug which blocks the effects of opiates. Someone taking this formulation, AKA Suboxone, would find it more difficult to get high from opioids if they relapsed while taking the drug. It is also taken daily, and is priced around $450 per month. Naltrexone is another drug taken in opioid maintenance therapy, but unlike the other drugs mentioned it is an opiate blocker and is not an opioid. A person has the choice to take this medication as a monthly injection, and that is called Vivitrol. As an opioid blocker, it prevents a person from getting high from opioids, and in turn lowers the risk associated with relapse. This daily shot costs in the range of $1000 to $1200 a month.

There are 2 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs offering this service in Baton Rouge, LA

• Townsend
  225-767-4774
  7434 Picardy Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA. 70808
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine or Vivitrol
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Baton Rouge Comprehensive Trt Center
  225-932-9867
  11445 Reiger Road
  Baton Rouge, LA. 70809
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine or Vivitrol
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  

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