Drugs like meth, cocaine, and heroin create powerful addictive habits with intense withdrawal symptoms that are extremely difficult to get through alone. A medication-assisted detox program can help ease your withdrawal symptoms and help you move on with your recovery.
At Ethan Crossing Recovery, our addiction treatment center can help you get through the debilitating effects some substances have when you try to break your addiction. We use medication to ease the painful effects and curb your cravings for your substance of choice. If you have asked yourself the question, “Do I need medication-assisted detox?” call 833.691.0736 today and speak with one of our compassionate therapists about how our medication-assisted detox center may be right for you.
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What Is Medication-Assisted Detox?
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is an evidence-proven approach to help patients overcome the painful and sometimes deadly withdrawal symptoms that are common with drugs such as:
A MAT program with supervision from medical staff can help with withdrawal symptoms that prevent effective recovery. Often, when a patient tries to detox alone, they fail because their symptoms are too painful to endure. With the help of doctors and therapists, you will have the care you need to get through this difficult time.
Benefits of Medication-Assisted Treatment
Our medication-assisted detox center at Ethan Crossing Recovery helps patients who want a real chance at recovery. There are several benefits to enrolling in a detox program:
- Reduce the pain from withdrawal symptoms
- Improved mood
- Less risk of death
- Better chances at staying sober
- A return to a normal life
- Women who are pregnant have a lower chance of congenital disabilities.
By enrolling in a drug detox program, you give yourself a better chance at success.
Medications for MAT
The FDA has approved several drugs to help patients with their addiction. These drugs can help reduce the painful side effects of withdrawal and curb your cravings for your substance of choice. Medication-assisted treatment works alongside other treatment programs and is typically a temporary solution.
Buprenorphine
Buprenorphine is an opioid partial agonist that helps treat opioid addiction withdrawal symptoms. In low doses, it helps reduce muscle pain that is common with withdrawal. When you start a detox program, buprenorphine is helpful when withdrawal symptoms first appear.
Methadone
Methadone is an opioid agonist that helps reduce pain and is helpful in long-term addiction treatment from drugs like heroin and hydrocodone. Along with pain relief, it blocks the pleasurable effects that drugs and alcohol can produce. If a relapse does happen, they don’t feel that high and will not feel the need to take it.
Naltrexone
Naltrexone is not an opioid. It blocks the brain’s opioid receptors producing the euphoric feeling you get when taking heroin, meth, and other drugs. It is a safer alternative to buprenorphine and methadone as there are zero risks of addiction.
When you start a medication-assisted detox program, your therapists will determine which medicines are right for you. They’ll then create a medical-supervised plan to help reduce your withdrawal symptoms and allow you to work on your recovery.
As you progress, our team will update your medication treatment with the goal of you no longer needing the medication.
Learn More About Drug Rehab at Ethan Crossing Recovery
If you or a loved one is struggling to break their addiction alone, a medication-assisted therapy program can help them stop suffering and begin focusing on their recovery. The pain patients go through during withdrawal does not have to happen. Under medical supervision, these medications can help ease their suffering and clear their minds to help them focus on their recovery and get control of their life.
Ethan Crossing Recovery is pleased to work with insurance carriers such as Aetna Better Health and Humana. Anyone can get help at any point. Ethan Crossing Recovery serves the Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Ohio area. Contact us today.
