Heroin Treatment Santa Fe NM

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.

Santa Fe Recovery Center
(505) 471-4985
4100 Lucia Lane
Santa Fe, NM
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men
Language Services
Spanish

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Life Link
(505) 438-0010
2325 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, German, Spanish

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Albuquerque Treatment Center (ATC) I
(505) 217-3416
209 San Mateo Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Seniors/older adults, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Navajo, Spanish

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Right Step of Las Cruces
(000) 000-0000
2625 Pennsylvania Street NE
Albuquerque, NM
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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La Buena Vida Inc
(505) 867-2383x3015
872 Camino Del Pueblo Street
Bernalillo, NM
Hotline
(505) 269-7596
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
French, Spanish

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Presbyterian Medical Services
(505) 986-9633
2960 Rodeo Park West
Santa Fe, NM
Hotline
(505) 820-6333
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, German, Russian, Spanish

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Ayudantes Inc
(505) 438-0035
1316 Apache Avenue
Santa Fe, NM
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Men, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Mental Health Resources Inc
(575) 461-3013x131
1005 South Monroe Street
Tucumcari, NM
Hotline
(800) 432-2159
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
Spanish

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Navajo Nation
(505) 786-2111
Southwest Highland Drive
Crownpoint, NM
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
Navajo

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Mental Health Resources Inc
(575) 355-2414
546 North 10th Street
Fort Sumner, NM
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient

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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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