Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Heroin South Portland ME

Because of its highly addictive properties, Heroin, a semi-synthetic opioid drug and a Schedule I narcotic in most developed countries around the world, is a particularly nasty drug to which an individual can become addicted.

City of Portland/Portland Public Hlth
(207) 874-8445
20 Portland Street
Portland, ME
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Catholic Charities Maine
(207) 775-5671x5320
250 Anderson Street
Portland, ME
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, French

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Wellness Health Associates Inc
(207) 799-7100
27 Ocean Street
South Portland, ME
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Northeast Occupational Exchange
(207) 553-7056
62 Elm Street
Portland, ME
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Spurwink
(207) 871-1200
341 Pine Street
South Portland, ME
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Crossroads for Women
(207) 773-9931
66 Pearl Street
Portland, ME
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, DUI/DWI offenders

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Community Substance Abuse Centers
(207) 221-2292
2300 Congress Street
Portland, ME
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Serenity House Inc
(207) 774-2722
30 Mellen Street
Portland, ME
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Men

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YAI
(207) 874-1060
54 Maple Street
Portland, ME
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Top of the Hill Counseling
(207) 780-8999
142 High Street
Portland, ME
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Heroin

Heroin Addiction – One of the Most Powerful and Addictive of its Kind – is Treatable, but Only with Detox and Trained Professionals

The most important step in beating heroin addition is to first detox from heroin. This is usually only accomplished through drug and alcohol primary or inpatient treatment for heroin addiction . By detoxing, the behaviors and physical need for the drug will not play a role in the recovering addict’s decision-making process. This in turn, allows trained professionals and care givers to help a recovering addict recognize what brought them to this point in their life, and to hopefully help abusers never relive this time.

Because of its highly addictive properties, Heroin, a semi-synthetic opioid drug and a Schedule I narcotic in most developed countries around the world, is a particularly nasty drug to which an individual can become addicted. That this is true is in large part because of the manner in which the drug works: as an opioid drug, it affects the opioid receptors in the central nervous and in the gastrointestinal systems. Though it may be a tough road, drug and alcohol treatment for heroin will help an abuser recover from addiction.

Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Heroin Will Help Long Time Abusers ReThink Their Behaviors and Lifestyle

Through prolonged and regular use – for heroin, this usually involves ‘shooting up’, or boiling tar or ‘rock’ heroin down to a liquid state and injecting it – of opioid drugs, users – whether they ...

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