An initial screening followed by a comprehensive interview with a professional counselor to determine medical, psychiatric, substance abuse and psychosocial information will be provided. Patients found to appropriate for services will then be scheduled for a physical examination and upon admittance will be medicated appropriately and treatment started.
Persons found not to be appropriate for opioid treatment will be referred to other services. Individual Counseling: One on one counseling is required of all patients attending opiate treatment programs. Patients will be assigned a counselor who will hold regular sessions with them each week. A minimum of TWO hours per month is spent with a counselor during the initial phase of treatment.
Persons found not to be appropriate for opioid treatment will be referred to other services. Individual Counseling: One on one counseling is required of all patients attending opiate treatment programs. Patients will be assigned a counselor who will hold regular sessions with them each week. A minimum of TWO hours per month is spent with a counselor during the initial phase of treatment.
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Methadone is a legal medication produced by licensed pharmaceutical companies using quality control standards. Under a physician's supervision, it is administered orally on a daily basis with strict program guidelines. When the methadone dosing l. Suboxone is the first opioid medication approved under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000, a federal law for the treatment of opioid dependence in an office-based setting.
