Opiate Addiction Treatment
Medication can make the difference
Trying to stop using heroin or other opiates (such as Dilaudid, Fentanyl, methadone, Morphine, Norco, Oxycontin, Percocet, Suboxone and Vicodin) can be overwhelming. Many people struggle repeatedly with kicking their opiate habit, only to have the uncontrollable cravings return. Opiate addiction affects the brain in a unique way: often the usual recovery tools just don’t work.
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The Janus Community Clinic
Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiate Addiction
Janus uses two forms of medication assisted treatment for opiate addiction, each designed to help break the pattern of addiction in ways that are safe and effective. Dr. Bill Morris, the Clinic Medical Director, has many years of experience in prescribing methadone and buprenorphine and overseeing these courses of treatment.
In collaboration with each patient, Dr. Morris and Janus clinical staff members determine which medication will be most effective. Counseling and patient involvement is an integral part of every treatment. |
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Methadone opiate addiction treatment
Methadone is currently the most widely accepted and successful medication used to treat opiate addiction. It eliminates withdrawal symptoms, reduces cravings and does not produce a euphoric or “drugged” effect. Patients report feeling normal again, enabling them to return to productive daily lives and family responsibilities.
Our Methadone Maintenance Program provides medical exams, daily liquid medication, counseling and advice, as well as drug screening and referrals for other community services. MediCal will cover program fees and discounts are available for very low income and cash-paying clients.
Buprenorphine (Subutex and Suboxone)
The Janus Community Clinic also makes use of a relatively new medication for the treatment of opiate addiction: Buprenorphine. Although often used to help people with an addiction to prescription narcotics, this medication is effective for heroin addiction treatment as well.
Buprenorphine calms cravings and eliminates withdrawal symptoms without altering the client’s mental state. For more information about this medication: www.buprenorphine.samhsa.gov
Breaking opiate addiction, recovering your life
Both methadone and buprenorphine are taken once daily and the effects last from 24 to 36 hours. You can drive, go to work, attend classes – in other words, live your everyday life – while taking these medications.
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