Methadone Clinic Franklin, TN

Journeypure Franklin

Journeypure Franklin is a methadone clinic in Franklin, TN located in Williamson County at 135 2nd Avenue North, Second Floor, 37064 zip code area that also includes suboxone treatment services. Journeypure Franklin provides naltrexone administration and suboxone prescription. Also, Journeypure Franklin offers mentoring/peer support, recovery coaches and self-help groups. Journeypure Franklin provides opioid treatment for young adults and adults.

Guidance Center

Guidance Center is a methadone treatment center in Franklin, TN situated at 1915 Columbia Avenue, 37064 zip code. Guidance Center provides naltrexone administration and relapse prevention from naltrexone. Also, Guidance Center provides social skills development, case management and mental health services.

Educare Counseling Center

Educare Counseling Center is a methadone clinic in Franklin, TN located at 382 Natchez Street, 37064 zip code area. Educare Counseling Center provides buprenorphine maintenance, relapse prevention from naltrexone and suboxone prescription. In addition, Educare Counseling Center provides self-help groups, housing services and recovery coaches. Educare Counseling Center provides opioid treatment for children and adolescents.

Frequently asked questions at a Methadone Clinic in Franklin, TN:

• Is methadone treatment in Franklin 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 Tennessee 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 Franklin?

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