Heroin Treatment Agawam MA

The heroin addict faces a very harsh withdrawal; the heroin addict becomes dependent on the drug very quickly. Heroin treatment involves detoxification in a medical setting where withdrawal is carefully monitored by concerned health professionals, and analgesic treatments are given to lessen the symptoms or to cope any emergencies that crop up during withdrawal.

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(413) 737-1426x114
367 Pine Street
Springfield, MA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
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Baystate Medical Center
(413) 794-8409
140 High Street
Springfield, MA
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Substance abuse
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DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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Gandara Center Inc
(413) 781-2234x104
33 Arch Street
Springfield, MA
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Men
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Spanish

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Phoenix Houses of New England
(413) 733-2178
5 Madison Avenue
Springfield, MA
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Substance abuse
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men

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Gandara Center Inc
(413) 736-0395
2155 Main Street
Springfield, MA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders
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Spanish

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Baystate Medical Center
(413) 733-7891
89 Belmont Avenue
Springfield, MA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children

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(413) 739-2440
15 Mulberry Street
Springfield, MA
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Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
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Adolescents, Criminal justice clients
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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(413) 733-3488
2257 Main Street
Springfield, MA
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Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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(413) 739-4732
59 Saint James Avenue
Springfield, MA
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Substance abuse
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Men
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Northern Educational Services Inc
(413) 787-2101x124
736 State Street
Springfield, MA
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(800) 925-0127
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Persons with HIV/AIDS, Seniors/older adults, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
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Spanish

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Heroin Treatment

It is very important to get a heroin addict into heroin treatment as quickly as possible. This is due to the speed at which the condition progresses. Also, the sooner one is treated, the more likely there is a greater success rate to kicking the addiction. Conversely, the longer it takes to get treated, the less like it is that the addict will ever recover.

The heroin addict faces a very harsh withdrawal; the heroin addict becomes dependent on the drug very quickly. Heroin treatment involves detoxification in a medical setting where withdrawal is carefully monitored by concerned health professionals, and analgesic treatments are given to lessen the symptoms or to cope any emergencies that crop up during withdrawal.

After the addict is detoxed and drug free, he or she should probably be placed in a long term heroin treatment program so that he or she can move into the next phase of treatment. (Withdrawal is just the first step.)

Methodone for Heroin Treatment

Sometimes the drug methadone is used as a panacea; it is taken orally and acts to suppress withdrawal. Most importantly, it relieves the craving for the drug. It is that craving which causes many addicts to relapse into use. There are other drugs available now which can be used instead of methadone. These other drugs block the not only the brain’s heroin receptors but also receptors of other drugs, so if there is a concurrent addiction to another drug, there is treatment available.

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