Find Methadone Treatment Near Ingalls IN
A methadone clinic is a clinic that is licensed to dispense medications for the treatment of opiate dependency. It is historically and most often methadone-based, but buprenorphine has become more popular. Patients who are opioid dependent or have a history if opioid dependence should be treated with medically assisted drug therapy. Methadone, a Schedule II (USA) opioid analgesic that can also be prescribed for pain management, is also available. Methadone is a long-acting opioid, which can prolong the opioid withdrawal symptoms experienced by patients who have been on short-acting opioids like heroin. It also allows for detoxification. The law in the United States requires that patients receive methadone only under the supervision and through an opioid treatment program registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration and certified by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
FALSE. People are different and the medication that works best for one patient may not work for another. The doctor and patient decide the right level. There is no interference from anyone else involved in patient's care and treatment. The metabolism of the patient will determine how long it takes for methadone to be broken down. To stop using heroin or other opiates, most patients will require between 60 to 120 mg of methadone per day. Some patients may feel relief from withdrawal symptoms by taking 5-10 milligrams of methadone daily. Others will require more to feel "normal". To block the "high" effects and eliminate physical cravings, higher levels may be necessary.
Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho and Iowa are remaining states that do NOT allow Medicaid reimbursement for methadone treatments.
Since the beginning of 2004, methadone treatment reimbursement has been available in 33 states and District of Columbia. This is because Medicaid has been extended under the Affordable Care Act to provide coverage for low-income adults. Because of this, the opioid treatment industry is now able to afford new facilities.
Indiana has doubled the number of clinics it has in the last two decades by adding at least 10 new ones. The future growth of the state is still limited by an existing law. Ohio lifted a moratorium on private companies being allowed to open methadone clinics.