Methadone Clinic Butler, PA

Butler Regional Recovery Program Butler Memorial Hospital

Butler Regional Recovery Program Butler Memorial Hospital is a methadone clinic in Butler, PA located in Butler County at 1 Hospital Way, 16001 zip code area that also includes suboxone treatment. Butler Regional Recovery Program Butler Memorial Hospital provides naltrexone administration, suboxone prescription and buprenorphine maintenance. In addition, Butler Regional Recovery Program Butler Memorial Hospital offers mentoring/peer support, housing services and self-help groups. Butler Regional Recovery Program Butler Memorial Hospital includes opioid treatment for adults and young adults. Butler Regional Recovery Program Butler Memorial Hospital also offers detox service that consists of: benzodiazepines detoxification, opioid detox and cocaine detoxification.

Foundations Medical Services

Foundations Medical Services is a methadone treatment center in Butler, Pennsylvania situated at 160 Hindman Road, 16001 zip code. Foundations Medical Services provides buprenorphine maintenance and methadone maintenance. In addition, Foundations Medical Services provides self-help groups, social skills development and housing services. Foundations Medical Services includes opioid treatment for adults and young adults.

Frequently asked questions at a Methadone Clinic in Butler, PA:

• Is methadone treatment in Butler 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 Pennsylvania 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 Butler?

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