Denver Methadone and Suboxone Treatment

Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery (CMAR)

Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery (CMAR)
8800 Fox Drive
Thornton, CO 80260

Phone: (720) 778-2627

Website: Colorado-Recovery.com

About Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery: If you struggle with dependence to opiates, with or without additional addictions, we offer a private, clinically driven medication-assisted treatment program to help. Our program provides outpatient treatment that fits your schedule. Our clinical team ensures that you are our number one priority, and that your care is completely individualized to fit your needs and your schedule.

Call today: (720) 778-2627

 

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Denver, Colorado is home to a number of methadone clinics and drug treatment programs which offer methadone, suboxone, or both. Typically, local suboxone-approved physicians provide suboxone to opioid-addicted patients suffering with debilitating opioid withdrawal. Suboxone has risen in popularity due in part to its effectiveness in reducing opiate withdrawal symptoms and the convenience it offers over daily visits to a methadone clinic. Methadone remains the leading medication-assisted intervention for moderate to severe opioid addiction. We have provided below links to additional information on methadone program structure & benefits, an opioid dependence overview, and addiction-recovery counseling.


Denver Methadone Clinics
Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
777 Bannock Street, Unit 9
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 436-3315
ARTS Univ of CO Health Science Ctr
Westside Center for Change
393 South Harlan Street, Suite 250
Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 935-7004
North Denver Behavioral Health Center 7290 Samuel Drive, Suite 110
Denver, CO 80221
(303) 487-7776
ARTS Univ of CO Health Science Ctr
Potomac Street Center
1330 South Potomac Street, Suite 104-A
Aurora, CO 80012
(303) 283-5991

 

Denver Buprenorphine Suboxone Treatment
Colorado Medication
Assisted Recovery (CMAR)
8800 Fox Drive
Thornton, CO 80260
(720) 778-2627
Magnolia Medical
Group

Dr. Pradeep Raj Rai, MD
Dr. Stefanie Huff, MD
Dr. Christopher Rose, MD
Dr. Daniel Shoell, MD
 
2925 E Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 209-5115
HealthFirst
Dr. Jonathan W. Singer, D.O.
8400 E. Prentice Ave.
Suite 301
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(303) 488-0034
Dr. Charles Shuman 1127 Auraria Parkway, Suite 25
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 870-8331
Carol Traut, M.D. 777 Bannock Street
Unit 9
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 436-5711
Christian Conrad Thurstone, M.D. 1155 Cherokee Street
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 436-5711
Carolyn C. Ross, M.D., MPH 1890 Gaylord Street
Denver, CO 80205
(520) 440-0079
Sara M. Markey, M.D 165 Cook Street
Suite 100
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 321-0738
Gregory Lynn Kirk, M.D. 2036 East 17th Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
(720) 334-8328
William B. Swafford, M.D. 1827 Gaylord Street
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 388-5894
Jody T. Ryan, M.D. Mental Health Center of Denver
1733 Vine Street
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 504-1023
Jane A. Kennedy, D.O. 1894 Vine Street
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 322-0202
Edmund Casper, M.D. 3400 East Bayaud Avenue
Suite 210
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 880-3545
Steven Leigh Wright, M.D. 950 East Harvard Avenue
Unit # 660
Denver, CO 80210
(303) 744-2706
Scott Alan Humphreys, D.O. 1601 East 19th Avenue
Suite 4005
Denver, CO 80218
(303) 394-2060
Deborah Lopez Stegner, M.D. Department of Psychiatry
4455 East 12th
Denver, CO 80220
(303) 315-9062
Rachel Anne Davis, M.D. Mental Health Center of Denver
4353 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80220
(303) 504-1200
Boulder Clinic Inc
Denver Behavioral Health Ctr Downtown
1337 Delaware Street
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 629-5293
Phoenix Concept 2162 Lawrence Street
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 293-3620
ARTS Univ of CO Health Science Ctr
Peer 1 Administration
1827 Gaylord Street
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 388-5894
Mental Health Center of Denver
Downing Site
1634 Downing Street
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 504-1800
Boulder Clinic Inc
North Denver Behavioral Health Center
7290 Samuel Drive
Suite 110
Denver, CO 80221
(303) 487-7776
ARTS Univ of CO Health Science Ctr
The Haven Mother's House
3844 West Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 761-7626
ARTS Univ of CO Health Science Ctr
The Haven Day Treatment
3630 West Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 761-7626

 
Over the last 10 years, opioid use disorder has emerged as a primary medical problem in the United States. Individuals from varied and diverse backgrounds have all been subject to the dangers of opioid misuse and potential opioid dependency. The good news is that addiction is a treatable illness. And with opioid addiction in particular, there are specific medication-assisted interventions available that have proven successful. Extensive research studies have shown the clear benefits of both methadone and buprenorphine in alleviating the debilitating physical symptoms of opioid withdrawal.

Denver Suboxone Services

Magnolia Medical Group

Magnolia Medical Group
2925 E Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 80206

Phone: (303) 209-5115

Fax: (720) 638-5562
Website: www.MagnoliaMed.com
Email: office@magnoliamed.com

Physicians
Dr. Pradeep Raj Rai, MD
Dr. Stefanie Huff, MD
Dr. Christopher Rose, MD
Dr. Daniel Shoell, MD

Magnolia Medical Group is a Denver-based outpatient medication assisted treatment program specializing in treating addiction. Our medical group was founded in 2016 by Dr. Pradeep Raj Rai, MD. He leads a team of providers using a judgement free, integrated, harm-reduction model of care: Buprenorphine (Suboxone / Sublocade / Subutex) and Naltrexone (Vivitrol) are medications used in conjunction with counseling, peer support, and nurse case management – gold standards of treatment, tailored to each patient’s individual needs. Our clinic is open daily, evenings and Sundays and can often see patients the same day. Private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and self-pay are accepted.

 

Denver Suboxone Services

HealthFirst

HealthFirst
Dr. Jonathan W. Singer, D.O.
8400 E. Prentice Ave. Suite 301
Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Phone: (303) 488-0034

Website: Our Website

There is hope for opiate addiction, and it does not necessarily require inpatient treatment or daily visits to a rehab clinic. A carefully administered, holistic treatment program can free you or a loved one from the burden of addiction.

By replacing the abused drug with a prescription substitute, the body can tolerate withdrawal far more easily. Properly prescribed medications (buprenorphine and naloxone) help an addict’s body gradually adjust to a drug-free lifestyle.

Call today: (303) 488-0034

 


How Bad Is Opioid Withdrawal

There is an informative video by Sarah Wakeman on the physical and psychological perils of severe opioid withdrawal. Sarah is a Medical Director at Mass General Brigham. They are an integrated health care system that conduct medical research, teaching, and patient care.

In the video, Sarah explains how opioid withdrawal can become so severe with diarrhea and vomiting that individuals can die from extensive dehydration. As physicial dependency progresses, the brain becomes increasingly imbalanced and unable to function without the presence of opioids.

When opioid withdrawal commences (usually 8-12 hours after last use), it becomes increasingly unbearable as the body is flushed with stress hormones. The withdrawal discomfort builds in intensity over days, and can last up to a week or more. For many, this withdrawal process feels akin to a severe case of the flu, but then potentially reaches levels of sickness even far beyond that.

In the video, Sarah goes on to discuss the benefits of methadone and buprenorphine in reducing severe withdrawal symptoms and in helping patients to ultimately not die from overdose. She also illuminates on how rational decision-making is so extremely difficult when struggling against the intense pain of opioid withdrawal.

Please check this video out, and share it with anyone you believe can benefit from its message.

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Helping Skeptics Understand Methadone

When it comes to addiction, reactions and opinions are often intense. Addiction is a devastating illness that can rapidly derail a person’s life, and seriously impact the lives of those around them.

Sadly, addiction leads people to behave in ways that make no sense to their family, friends, and co-workers. Therein lies an important part of the problem. Family feel confused, angry, and fearful as their loved one tumbles down the hill of active addiction.

When it comes to something as perplexing as drug addiction, grasping for answers is an understandable reflex for family and friends. What family often don’t comprehend is the power of physical dependency to opioids and the severe sickness that results from opioid withdrawal.

Family and others incorrectly assume that mere “choice” is all that’s needed to overcome the addiction. When the addict fails to remain drug free, harsh judgment by others usually follows.

Halting withdrawal sickness is a paramount step for an opioid addicted person. This cannot be overstated. As long as a person is suffering from severe opioid withdrawal, their ability to think and “choose” logically is greatly impaired.

Statistically, individuals who utilize medication-assisted treatment (like methadone) are far more likely to avoid incarceration, a continued downward spiral, or death by overdose. Medication assistance successfully removes debilitating withdrawal sickness so that the addicted person can experience greater clarity of thought and the ability to make more sound decisions that lead to improved quality of life.

If you are a skeptic about methadone or suboxone, you may think “they’re just trading one drug for another”. This is not true. People, once therapeutically stabilized on methadone or suboxone, do not get high from the medication. Health generally improves, and the person is able to function much better on the job and at home. This brings hope. It offers a new opportunity for further recovery.

When you care about a person’s survival, one more chance to help them can be quite valuable. Don’t let judgment or excessive skepticism get in the way. Medication-assistance in opioid recovery is effective for many people, and it has been the life saving next step that some never got the chance to take.

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Methadone Treatment in Oregon

Like most states, Oregon is in need of quality treatment options for opioid-addicted individuals who are ready for recovery.

This article, in the Hillsboro News-Times, features the recent approval by Washington County commissioners to add a new methadone clinic in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Acadia Healthcare is aiming to establish the new methadone clinic in Hillsboro in order to better serve the local community. Acadia already operate a mobile unit in the general area as well as a comprehensive treatment center (CTC) in nearby Tigard located about 20 miles away.

The commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the proposed site which will be on the local bus route thereby providing improved access. The article mentions that Oregon presently has 17 operational methadone clinics serving the state, where fentanyl, opiates, and other substances are causing a grave overdose crisis.

Having local opioid treatment available is a critically important step in saving lives and providing hope to patients and families. Methadone has been proven to decrease opioid use, reduce relapse risks & overdose deaths, as well as increase employment and overall health. Clinics offering medication-assisted treatment (MAT), like methadone and buprenorphine, are forging a new path to safety for those people once stuck in active addiction.

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Remote Observation of Methadone Dosing

There’s a new spin being proposed on the dispensing of methadone to Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) patients. A federally-funded project is underway between Scene Health and The University of Washington in which patients video themselves taking their daily methadone dose, and then submit that video to the treatment provider.

The project is evaluating this new modified approach that falls somewhere between in-person daily dosing and unsupervised take home dosing.

This new approach is currently being referred to as Video DOT (video direct observation therapy) and has been successfully implemented with other health issues including hepatitis C, asthma, and diabetes.

While this experiment seems appealing at first glance, it does raise legitimate questions about the ability to insure proper safety protocols with the provision of methadone medication to new patients. The project may possibly demonstrate the usefulness of Video DOT methadone dosing. But assuming this new approach one day becomes common practice, it will be important that physicians or clinics have in place a procedure for quickly reclaiming methadone doses that are not ingested on schedule.

Imagine a new patient receives 7 take home doses of methadone, but then only sends in the required video of their medication use on day one. At what point does the prescribing clinic intervene, and how will the unaccounted for doses be retrieved?

Approved Opioid Treatment Programs currently have “callback” procedures in which stable patients are randomly selected to return to their home clinic with their unused take home doses. This allows the clinic medical staff to perform a medication count, and it acts as a safeguard to insure patients are taking their medication as prescribed.

Patients who have earned take home privileges through months of treatment progress are less inclined to divert or misuse methadone than someone who just started treatment. New patients must be inducted gradually on a stabilizing dose of methadone. And time is typically needed to help these patients adjust to methadone while eliminating use of all other illicit substances. This is where the benefit of a structured treatment program is most relevant. OTP’s provide extremely valuable life management skills training in conjunction with medication therapy.

It remains to be seen if “easy access” to methadone is truly an advancement in care, or a step backwards in accountability & safety for patients and the public.

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Expanding Access to Methadone

Historically, access to methadone for the treatment of opioid addiction has been through enrollment in a local clinic licensed to dispense methadone. As a result of Covid restrictions, some of these clinic regulations were relaxed. For example, many patients across the U.S. were allowed to begin receiving take home doses of methadone as a result of Covid lockdowns and decreased clinic access.

Critics have begun to express the belief that clinic restrictions are cumbersome and that methadone should be made available for pick-up at local pharmacies. On the other hand, the concern remains that methadone can be misdirected or mishandled thus reinforcing the need for close supervision, particularly in the early phases of opioid treatment. Decades of research has shown that taken under proper supervision, methadone’s safety profile is excellent.

In this recent era of contaminated street opiates and overdose concerns, it is clear that methadone is a phenomenally effective medication for promoting health, well-being, and physical safety.

Mark Parrino, president of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, recently shared that deregulation of methadone would likely increase the diversion of methadone and methadone-related overdose deaths.

Following a period of stability, most U.S. clinics do allow patients to begin dosing at home with methadone. This system of care is working well throughout the country where methadone is readily available. However, many U.S. citizens are still lengthy distances from methadone-approved clinics. So, the challenge continues to link those with opioid addiction to effective resources in their local community. Legislators are presently examining a range of options as the opioid epidemic marches on.

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