Methadone Clinic Texarkana, AR

Arkansas Treatment Services Llc

Arkansas Treatment Services Llc is a methadone clinic in Texarkana, AR located in Miller County at 408 Hazel Street, 71854 zip code area that also includes suboxone treatment. Arkansas Treatment Services Llc provides methadone maintenance and methadone detox. Also, Arkansas Treatment Services Llc offers mentoring/peer support, housing services and early intervention for HIV. Arkansas Treatment Services Llc includes opioid treatment for adults and young adults. Arkansas Treatment Services Llc also offers detox treatment that consists of: opioid detox.

Sw Arkansas Counseling Mhc Inc

Sw Arkansas Counseling Mhc Inc is a methadone clinic in Texarkana, Arkansas situated at 2904 Arkansas Boulevard, 71854 zip code. Sw Arkansas Counseling Mhc Inc provides naltrexone administration, buprenorphine maintenance and suboxone prescription. Also, Sw Arkansas Counseling Mhc Inc offers case management, early intervention for HIV and mentoring/peer support. Sw Arkansas Counseling Mhc Inc provides opioid treatment for children and adolescents.

Frequently asked questions at a Methadone Clinic in Texarkana, AR:

• Is methadone treatment in Texarkana effective?

  Methadone treatment is very effective at curbing the desire to use opioids. Methadone acts as an opioid blocker in the brain, which makes quitting drug addiction easier. Methadone is a drug itself and can also possibly be addictive, however quitting without methadone is much harder. Methadone-based treatment in the state of Arkansas can have a success rate of up to 90%.

• Is medication-assisted treatment approved by the FDA?

  Methadone treatment has been approved by the FDA from 1947 for its original use as an analgesic, and in 1972 was approved for treating opioid addictions. Suboxone, a similar opioid blocker which is a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone that is often used as an alternative to methadone, has been approved by the FDA from 2002 for treating drug addiction.

• What services can I expect in a methadone clinic in Texarkana?

  A methadone clinic in Texarkana will provide methadone treatment to treat substance abuse. In addition, most clinics in Arkansas include services like mental health therapies, individual, group and family counseling, referral to social services where needed, referral to legal services if necessary, on-site housing if the facility is an inpatient (residential) facility, dual diagnosis treatment, drug detox and other rehab services.

• How long does methadone treatment last?

  The length of time for methadone treatment will vary based on the individual. For those who have been addicted to drugs for a very long time, quitting will take substantially longer than for individuals who have recently become addicted. In general, a methadone clinic will provide treatment from several weeks to months (for inpatient clinics) in order to completely cure the existing addiction.

• What kind of substance abuse is treated with methadone?

  Methadone can provide treatment for addiction to prescription opioids, synthetic opioids and illegal opioids that include fentanyl, codeine, cocaine, heroin, OxyContin, Vicodin, morphine, LSD, Kratom and other drugs such as marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids.