Methadone Clinic North Platte, NE

Great Plains Health Behavioral Health

Great Plains Health Behavioral Health is a methadone clinic in North Platte, NE situated in Lincoln County at 601 West Leota Street, 69101 zip code area that also includes suboxone treatment. Great Plains Health Behavioral Health provides methadone/buprenorphine for pain management, suboxone prescription and buprenorphine maintenance. In addition, Great Plains Health Behavioral Health provides self-help groups, case management and social skills development. Great Plains Health Behavioral Health provides opioid treatment for children and adolescents. Great Plains Health Behavioral Health also provides detox service that includes: cocaine detoxification, methamphetamines detoxification and alcohol detox.

Heartland Counseling And Consulting Clinic/region Ii Human Services

Heartland Counseling And Consulting Clinic/region Ii Human Services is a methadone treatment center in North Platte, NE situated at 110 North Bailey Street, 69103 zip code. Heartland Counseling And Consulting Clinic/region Ii Human Services provides buprenorphine maintenance and suboxone prescription. Also, Heartland Counseling And Consulting Clinic/region Ii Human Services offers social skills development, self-help groups and case management.

Frequently asked questions at a Methadone Clinic in North Platte, NE:

• Is methadone treatment in North Platte 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 Nebraska 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 North Platte?

  A methadone clinic in North Platte will provide methadone treatment to treat substance abuse. In addition, most clinics in Nebraska 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.