Methadone Clinic Morehead City, NC

Port Health Services

Port Health Services is a methadone clinic in Morehead City, NC situated in Carteret County at 3715 Guardian Avenue, 28557 zip code area that also includes suboxone treatment services. Port Health Services provides naltrexone administration, relapse prevention from naltrexone and suboxone prescription. In addition, Port Health Services offers mental health services.

Fmrc Clinics Pc

Fmrc Clinics Pc is a methadone treatment center in Morehead City, North Carolina located at 310 Commerce Avenue, Suite B, 28557 zip code. Fmrc Clinics Pc provides buprenorphine maintenance and suboxone prescription. Also, Fmrc Clinics Pc offers mentoring/peer support and mental health services. Fmrc Clinics Pc provides opioid treatment for young adults and adults.

Morehead City Treatment Center Llc

Morehead City Treatment Center Llc is a methadone treatment center in Morehead City, NC located at 403 North 35th Street, 28557 zip code area. Morehead City Treatment Center Llc provides buprenorphine detox, buprenorphine maintenance and methadone detox. Morehead City Treatment Center Llc includes opioid treatment for young adults and adults. Morehead City Treatment Center Llc also offers detox treatment that includes: opioid detox, methamphetamines detoxification and benzodiazepines detoxification.

Frequently asked questions at a Methadone Clinic in Morehead City, NC:

• Is methadone treatment in Morehead 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 North Carolina 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 Morehead City?

  A methadone clinic in Morehead City will provide methadone treatment to treat substance abuse. In addition, most clinics in North Carolina 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.