Methadone Clinic Harbor City, CA

County Of Los Angeles Harbor/ucla Family Medicine Clinic

County Of Los Angeles Harbor/ucla Family Medicine Clinic is a methadone clinic in Harbor City, CA situated in Los Angeles County at 1403 West Lomita Boulevard, Suite 102, 90710 zip code area that also includes suboxone treatment services. County Of Los Angeles Harbor/ucla Family Medicine Clinic provides relapse prevention from naltrexone, naltrexone administration and suboxone prescription. Also, County Of Los Angeles Harbor/ucla Family Medicine Clinic offers housing services, mental health services and transportation assistance. County Of Los Angeles Harbor/ucla Family Medicine Clinic includes opioid treatment for adults and young adults.

Western Health Harbor City Clinic

Western Health Harbor City Clinic is a methadone clinic in Harbor City, California located at 1647 West Anaheim Street, 90710 zip code. Western Health Harbor City Clinic provides buprenorphine detox, methadone maintenance and methadone/buprenorphine for pain management. Also, Western Health Harbor City Clinic provides mental health services, mentoring/peer support and social skills development. Western Health Harbor City Clinic includes opioid treatment for young adults and adults. Western Health Harbor City Clinic also provides detox treatment that consists of: methamphetamines detoxification, benzodiazepines detoxification and opioid detox.

Frequently asked questions at a Methadone Clinic in Harbor City, CA:

• Is methadone treatment in Harbor City 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 California 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 Harbor City?

  A methadone clinic in Harbor City will provide methadone treatment to treat substance abuse. In addition, most clinics in California 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.