There are many forms of treatment that effectively provide care and guidance to individuals managing opioid addiction or misuse. We encourage you to always seek out the advice of your primary care provider or doctor, and to also reach out to us if you want additional guidance. We don’t provide medical treatment or advice, but have the expert staff and resources available to help guide you toward the right solution for your treatment. To help you better understand the treatment options available to you and your dependents, here’s a list of descriptions:
Types of Treatment for Substance Addiction
To provide ongoing support for your recovery on an outpatient basis, PHP programs provide individual, group, and family therapy along with educational groups for 6-8 hours per day, 5-7 days a week depending on the program.
To provide ongoing support for your recovery on an outpatient basis, IOP programs provide individual, group, and family therapy along with educational services for 3-4 hours per day, 3-4 days a week depending on the program.
Outpatient behavioral health services consist of office-based individual, group, and family therapy with a private therapist.
This level of care is often needed after inpatient detoxification. It’s also available for those who don’t require detoxification from a substance, but who may need 24-hour supervised treatment.
ART facilities provide individual, group, and family therapy along with educational services, as well as access to community treatments such as Alcoholics Anonymous® or Narcotics Anonymous®.
If you’re physically addicted to a substance or substances, or have been using substances in large amounts, you may require medically supervised withdrawal to avoid complications from the substance you have used.
Inpatient detox facilities provide this service, which typically takes 5-7 days, depending on the amount, type, and duration of your substance misuse.
Please note: Inpatient detoxification isn’t a comprehensive treatment—however, it’s often the first step on the path to recovery.
Proper use of certain medications can help individuals combat the physical opioid addiction and can offer relief, as well as support in other areas. Established evidence indicates that MAT is a highly effective approach to preventing overdoses and death for people living with opioid addiction. MAT consists of the following commonly used medications:
Suboxone
Is a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone. Buprenorphine is an opioid medication. Naloxone is a narcotic drug that reverses the effects of other narcotic medicines. Together they reduce the risk of relapse and overdose
Vivitrol
Is an injectable version of naltrexone that helps block the effects of narcotics. This can be given only when the person has detoxed off opiates. This can be effective for weeks to reduce cravings and block the impact of opiates.
Methadone
Is a synthetic opioid medication that reduces withdrawal symptoms in people addicted to heroin or other narcotics without causing the "high" associated with drug use. We have contracted with a network of opiate treatment providers (OTP) who are federally licensed to dispense methadone.