Methadone Clients Only - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Springfield, MA.

Methadone is a prescription medication which similar to heroin is a full opioid agonist, which means that the same neural receptors in the brain are triggered when someone ingests methadone. But unlike heroin, methadone is used in facilities to treat opiate dependent people so that they don't feel they have to get involved in drug seeking behavior, won't experience intense cravings, and won't feel the effects of withdrawal. So instead of quitting cold turkey, clinics which treat methadone clients only are licensed to dispense methadone to these individuals daily. This method of treatment is called methadone maintenance therapy.

Clinics which treat methadone clients only are not usually geared to offer a broad spectrum of extensive recovery services other than daily dosing, although some might deliver individual and group counseling. Methadone use does have side effects, potentials for overdose and serious drug interactions due to the fact that it is a full opioid agonist similar to heroin. For this reason, it is also a drug which is abused by opiate addicts. Seeking additional treatment services in Springfield is suggested, such as counseling, therapy and psychotherapies which are effective in long term recovery and relapse prevention.

There are 1 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities offering this service in Springfield, MA

• Sisters of Providence Hospital
  413-536-5111
  227 Mill Street
  Springfield, MA. 1108
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Methadone Clients Only
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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