Opiate Treatment

Opiates are a class of drugs generally prescribed to treat pain. These drugs include Oxycontin, Lortab, Codeine, Hydrocodone, Morphine, Heroin, Methadone, Percocet and many others.

Addiction can occur when taking these medications, even if taken as prescribed, in as little as two weeks.

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In the past there were very few choices for people who found themselves addicted to opiates. Many people were forced to make daily trips to a Methadone Clinic to receive methodone -a long acting opiate- to prevent withdrawal symptoms. Some people were able to wean themselves off methadone, but few succeeded at abstinence.

In late 2002, the FDA approved two new medications, Subutex and Suboxone, to treat opiate addiction. These medications may be prescribed by a limited number of specially trained physicians in an office setting and will allow more flexibility and options to an opiate addicted person.

In the past there were very few choices for people who found themselves addicted to opiates.

At Assisted Recovery Center of Georgia, we offer an Opiate Program which is designed to minimize any disruption in your daily routine by utilizing Suboxone to treat opiate addiction. Suboxone is a long acting opiate with a built in opiate antagonist which decreases the likelihood of abuse. Suboxone is given initially to stabilize the addicted individual and then the dosage is slowly decreased. Specially trained Registered Nurses work with the individual to help manage any withdrawal symptoms that they may have during this tapering process. The individual is then given Naltrexone to alleviate or improve the opiate cravings and help maintain long term abstinence. This process generally takes 3-13 weeks and is combined with a specially designed counseling program.

Our goal at assisted recovery center is to help people get off opiates, maintain abstinence and get their lives back.

I haven't touched a drop since returning to New York, and I love the fact that I haven't had a hard time at all doing that. You all were monumental in assisting in my rebirth as a sober member of society, and I thank you all for that. In this day and age, common sense would dictate that you would use the latest medical or scientific discovery to cure a problem or disease. Yet every other program I looked into told me to follow a 12 step program and go to more AA meetings. Wasn't that from the 30's or something? Most addiction treatments seem to still use blood letting and leeches. Thank you for using a 21st Century approach that works.

-Steffanie O.


I never realized how different Assisted Recovery was until I ran into a friend who went to another program in town. He was upset that he relapsed for the third time, and that the only advice his counselor told him was to go to more meetings. He has been going to those things for 3 years! I'm so glad I decided to use the medical approach to recovery. I don't consider myself an "addict" anymore. I'm just someone who USED to use.

-Darryl S.