Methadone Clinic Ashland, WI

Bad River Aoda

Bad River Aoda is a methadone clinic in Ashland, WI situated in Ashland County at 53585 Nokomis Road, 54806 zip code area that also includes suboxone treatment. Bad River Aoda provides naltrexone administration, buprenorphine maintenance and suboxone prescription. Also, Bad River Aoda offers mentoring/peer support, recovery coaches and case management. Bad River Aoda includes opioid treatment for children and adolescents.

Northlakes Community Clinic Ashland Downtown

Northlakes Community Clinic Ashland Downtown is a methadone treatment center in Ashland, Wisconsin located at 300 Main Street West, 54806 zip code. Northlakes Community Clinic Ashland Downtown provides naltrexone administration, relapse prevention from naltrexone and suboxone prescription. In addition, Northlakes Community Clinic Ashland Downtown offers transportation assistance, mentoring/peer support and recovery coaches. Northlakes Community Clinic Ashland Downtown also offers detox treatment that includes: cocaine detoxification, methamphetamines detoxification and opioid detox.

Frequently asked questions at a Methadone Clinic in Ashland, WI:

• Is methadone treatment in Ashland 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 Wisconsin 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 Ashland?

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