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Baton Rouge offers its residents an ample selection of doctors approved to write prescriptions for buprenorphine to treat opiate addiction and opiate withdrawal. Baton Rouge doctors authorized to write prescriptions for suboxone have received training in the safe use of buprenorphine. If you are a local doctor treating Baton Rouge residents, you may purchase a featured listing at the top of this page insuring that your treatment services will be found by prospective patients searching our website for quality suboxone services. Suboxone (buprenorphine) has emerged as an excellent therapeutic option for opioid addicted individuals. Methadone.US is striving to educate the general public on the variety of opioid replacement therapy options available in their area.



Baton Rouge Buprenorphine Suboxone Doctors
Rochelle Head-Dunham, M.D. New Orleans Center for Addictive Disorde
1201 Capital Access Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 342-4760
Carolyn N. Gibson, M.D. 606 Colonial Drive, Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 927-6368
Lance Everett Bullock, M.D. 4040 NORTH BOULEVARD
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 387-0851
Arnold E. Feldman, M.D. 505 E. Airport Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 201-0950
S. Rao Chalasani, M.D. 5425 Brittany Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 767-3278
Gopinath Kongara, M.D. 5625 Brittany Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 767-3710
Zahid Imran, M.D. 5329 Dijon Drive
Suite 107
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 761-5070
Ashwin B. Sura, M.D. 5425 Brittany Drive
Unit A
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 767-0460
Elenita Santos Mata, M.D. 11445 Rieger Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 932-9867
Larry Wedell Warner, Jr., M.D. New Beginning Therapy, LLC
7902 Wrenwood Boulevard, Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 456-2890
Johnny Lee Simpson, M.D. 7968 Essen Park Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 761-3454
Susan Frances Julius, M.D. 5215 Essen Lane
Suite 8
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 767-4774
Walter Ellis, M.D. 4545 Bluebonnet Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 766-2311
Jennifer Sue Gilkes, M.D. 8680 Bluebonnet Boulevard
Suite D
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225) 767-3200
Philip Louis Cenac, Jr., M.D. 19144 Pinnacle Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225) 571-2914
David Charles Greeson, M.D. 8680 Bluebonnet Boulevard
Suite D
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225) 767-3200
Howard Eugene Gidden, M.D. 3907 South Sherwood Forest Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225) 296-5125
Donald A. Dreyer, M.D. 8676 Goodwood Boulevard
Suite 101
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225) 924-6115

Federal Rules For Methadone Access Are Changing

The synthetic opioid, fentanyl, has led to an increase in overdose deaths in recent years. As many as 112,000 in the last year according to NPR. As a result, some physicians are pushing to make methadone more available to those who need it.

The Biden administration has created new federal rules for methadone treatment designed to widen access for more patients. In particular, the requirement of one year of active opioid addiction is being reduced to just 6 months of opioid addiction in order to become eligible to receive methadone.

There are about 2000 federally-approved opioid treatment programs (OTP) in the United States. Many thousands of patients are receiving life saving services from these clinics. Since COVID, many OTP clinics have made take home medication more accessible to those in early phases of treatment.

With illegal opiates still flooding the country, increasing access to opioid treatment and medication is easily justified. The question remains as to how local law enforcement can ultimately stem the flow of drugs into the community, as well as how youth can be educated to avoid risking first drug use.

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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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