“You Are Worth It” is the message that Hanna, 32, of Waco, TX would want to share with anyone who is struggling with substance abuse or addiction. She knows. She’s been there. With an amazing two years of sobriety, Hanna can look back and say that there were times she didn’t believe her life was worth fighting for. But now, after extraordinary success in medication assisted treatment for a ...
Medication-Assisted Treatment and Confidentiality
Most people are relieved to know that when they participate in medication-assisted treatment (MAT), their privacy is protected by strict federal guidelines. People who work in substance abuse treatment centers work with regulations that are stricter than the ones that protect your regular medical records. The guidelines that protect you in medication-assisted treatment are always referred to as 42 ...
Support Grows for Suboxone Programs
When someone like Dr. Marvin D. Seppala speaks up about addiction treatment, people listen. Living in a world in which the possibilities of success with Suboxone programs are questioned, it’s refreshing and promising to hear that Dr. Seppala, who once promoted only abstinence-based therapies, now gives his full support to the benefits of Suboxone or buprenorphine. Dr. Seppala earned his medical ...
Stop Stigma Now: Medication Assisted Treatment Recovery
No matter how pretty the patina that we apply to the science of medication assisted treatment, there will be people who denigrate it, decry it, or declare it an unhealthy substitution of one addiction for another. The people who suffer from opioid addiction live day in and day out feeling the effects of this stigma cast by their family, friends, and others they care about. Those are the people who ...
What’s the Heroin Withdrawal Timeline in Fort Worth TX ?
Are you considering a methadone or Suboxone program for pain pill or heroin addiction? You may be wondering about the heroin withdrawal timeline. Fort Worth TX, programs throughout the area offer both drug-free and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs. Many heroin users find that MAT programs offer the best chance for successful recovery. Before we get into the stages of heroin ...
Behavioral Contracts at Georgia Opiate Rehab Centers
You’ve been attending medication-assisted treatment at one of the Georgia opiate rehab centers that offer methadone or Suboxone. You know you’ve been getting away with some negative behaviors, bending the rules to suit yourself and sliding under the radar. And then—boom! You’re caught, and the counselor makes you sign a behavioral contract. What comes next? The Rules at Georgia Opiate Rehab ...
