Medication Assisted Treatment

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Medication Assisted Treatment 

Janus initiates and develops existing protocols for both inpatient and outpatient facilities.

Methadone 

Using medications like Methadone to treat addiction is widely accepted and offers many benefits to those who experience painful withdrawal symptoms and powerful cravings. Methadone is an FDA-approved medication that has been proven to reduce opioid withdrawals and cravings safely. It is a full opioid agonist that blocks the euphoric effects of opioids while still providing pain relief. 

Buprenorphine attaches to the same receptors in the brain as addictive opioid drugs, so the opioids cannot attach themselves there. This reduces withdrawal symptoms without causing an associated high as long as the drug is taken as prescribed. The prescribing physician monitors buprenorphine use and tapers off the dose over time.

Naltrexone works by blocking access to the brain receptors that opioid drugs use. Because naltrexone doesn’t attach to the receptors directly, it doesn’t cause any Dopaminergic effects of opioids. 

Suboxone is a combination of two medications, buprenorphine and naloxone. Suboxone works by both attaching directly to the receptors and blocking them so opioids can’t reach them.