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Rochester has seen a rise in opioid addiction in recent years causing alarm among local families, government officials, and healthcare professionals. Accordingly, Rochester has gained a number of local doctors specifically certified to prescribe suboxone (buprenorphine) to individuals struggling with severe opiate addiction. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) has emerged as the critical standard of care in addiction treatment programs for individuals who are at risk for repeated opioid relapses.

If you are a Rochester physician treating local residents for opioid addiction, you may purchase a featured listing at the top of this page insuring that your opioid treatment services will be located by prospective patients reviewing Methadone.US for a quality suboxone provider. Suboxone (buprenorphine) has become a top therapeutic intervention for opioid addicted individuals. Methadone.US is striving to inform the public about the variety of opioid replacement therapy options available in Rochester.



Rochester Buprenorphine Suboxone Doctors
Raju Fatehchand, M.D. ABC
33 Chestnut Street
Rochester, NY 14604
(585) 325-5116
Timothy J. Wiegand, M.D. 360 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
(585) 325-5100
Phyllis Elisabeth Hager, M.D. 82 Holland Street
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 423-2867
Samuel Mark Rosati, M.D. Anthony Jordan Health Center
82 Holland Street
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 423-5800
Michael Christie, M.D. 82 Holland
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 423-2879
Muhammad Dawood, M.D. Unity Mental Health, Greece Outpatient
100 Pinewild Drive
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 368-6700
Clifford Hurley, D.O. 2211 LyeII Avenue
Suite 104
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 426-0530
Muralidhar T. Reddy, M.D. 1150 University Avenue
Suite 7
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 442-8422
Christopher John Davis, M.D. Conifer Counseling Service
1150 University Avenue, Suite 7
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 442-8422
Linda L. Clark, M.D. 1040 University Avenue
Building 1, First Floor
Rochester, NY 14607-1282
(585) 227-0072
Gerhardt Stefan Wagner, M.D. Evelyn Brandon Health Center
81 Lake Avenue
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 368-6900
Gregory Seeger, M.D. Eastside Psychiatric Associates
2290 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 727-7808
Leesha Hoilette, M.D. 480 Genesee Street
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 436-3040
Robert Lee Mick, M.D. DePaul Addiction Services
774 West Main Street
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 279-5412
Jack Resnik, M.D. DePaul Addiction Services
803 Main St.
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 279-5412
Odysseus Adamides, Jr. Monroe County SLC
80 West Main Street 4th Floor
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 703-6259
Mary Elizabeth Burdick, M.D. 3300 Dewey Avenue
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 865-1550
John D. Markman, M.D. 2180 South Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 276-3616
Gary J. Horwitz, M.D. 919 Westfall Road
Building B
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 473-5705
Kevin A Kless, M.D. 777 South Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 279-4800
Elizabeth Lynne Loomis, M.D. 777 South Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 279-4800
Clifford Robert Jacobson, M.D. 1655 Elmwood Avenue
Suite 227
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 473-5110
Mark Arthur Winsberg, M.D. 1111 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 461-0410
Charles W. Morgan, M.D. John L. Norris Addiction Treatment Ctr.
1111 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 461-0410
Dharmendra Persaud, M.D. Highland Hospital
1000 South Avenue, Suite 558
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 341-8310
Anuj Bansal, M.D. 100 South Avenue
Suite 307
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 341-6770
Telva E. Olivares, M.D. 1650 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 241-5430
Joseph S. Vasile, M.D. Rochester Mental Health Center
490 East Ridge Road
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 922-2501
Kashinath B. Patil, M.D. 490 East Ridge Road
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 922-2560
Ashley Tribe Gallagher, M.D. 2613 West Henrietta
Rochester, NY 14623
(585) 279-4999
Raymond K. Chan, M.D. 1637 Howard Road
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 429-9777
Ricky Herrmann, M.D. 2870 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 426-1290
Michael E. Foster, M.D. Gates Family Medicine
2870 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 426-1290
Mary Elizabeth Burdick, M.D. 70 Linden Oaks
Rochester, NY 14625
(585) 300-5290
Patricia M. Halligan, M.D. 100 Linden Oaks
Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14625
(585) 586-1600
Cheryl Ann Herrmann, M.D. 1100 Long Pond Road
Suite 250
Rochester, NY 14626
(585) 368-4350
Jeffrey D Alberts, M.D. 1081 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14626
(585) 225-2600
Syed Izhar Mustafa, M.D. 1561 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14626
(585) 723-7750
George Salim Nasra, M.D. 2440 Ridgeway Avenue, Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14626
(585) 225-0620
Ellen Ann Fleischnick, M.D. Unity Health System
1565 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14626
(585) 723-7723
Gloria J Baciewicz, M.D. 300 Crittenden Blvd
Rochester, NY 14642
(585) 275-3161


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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