Methadone Clinic Halethorpe, MD

Healthy Lives Llc

Healthy Lives Llc is a methadone clinic in Halethorpe, MD located in Baltimore County at 1504 Joh Avenue, Suite 120, 21227 zip code area that also includes suboxone treatment. Healthy Lives Llc provides buprenorphine maintenance and suboxone prescription. Also, Healthy Lives Llc provides housing services, case management and social skills development. Healthy Lives Llc includes opioid treatment for children and adolescents.

Bright Horizons Behavioral Health

Bright Horizons Behavioral Health is a methadone clinic in Halethorpe, MD situated at 1502 Joh Avenue, Suite 180, 21227 zip code. Bright Horizons Behavioral Health provides suboxone prescription, buprenorphine maintenance and naltrexone administration. Also, Bright Horizons Behavioral Health provides mentoring/peer support, social skills development and case management. Bright Horizons Behavioral Health includes opioid treatment for children and adolescents.

Riverside Treatment Services Llc Lansdowne

Riverside Treatment Services Llc Lansdowne is a methadone clinic in Halethorpe, MD located at 1903 Lansdowne Road, 21227 zip code area. Riverside Treatment Services Llc Lansdowne provides buprenorphine maintenance and methadone maintenance. In addition, Riverside Treatment Services Llc Lansdowne offers case management and professional intervention. Riverside Treatment Services Llc Lansdowne includes opioid treatment for adults and young adults.

Frequently asked questions at a Methadone Clinic in Halethorpe, MD:

• Is methadone treatment in Halethorpe 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 Maryland 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 Halethorpe?

  A methadone clinic in Halethorpe will provide methadone treatment to treat substance abuse. In addition, most clinics in Maryland 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.