Methadone Clinic Lufkin, TX

Burke Angelina Mental Health Services

Burke Angelina Mental Health Services is a methadone clinic in Lufkin, TX located in Angelina County at 1522 West Frank Avenue, 75904 zip code area that also includes suboxone treatment. Burke Angelina Mental Health Services provides naltrexone administration. Also, Burke Angelina Mental Health Services offers mentoring/peer support, case management and social skills development. Burke Angelina Mental Health Services provides opioid treatment for children and adolescents.

Medmark Treatment Centers Lufkin

Medmark Treatment Centers Lufkin is a methadone treatment center in Lufkin, TX located at 216 North John Redditt Drive, 75904 zip code. Medmark Treatment Centers Lufkin provides methadone maintenance and buprenorphine maintenance. In addition, Medmark Treatment Centers Lufkin offers case management. Medmark Treatment Centers Lufkin includes opioid treatment for young adults and adults.

Frequently asked questions at a Methadone Clinic in Lufkin, TX:

• Is methadone treatment in Lufkin 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 Texas 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 Lufkin?

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