BAART Programs St. Albans, VT

For over 40 years, BAART programs have been committed to supplying cost-efficient quality services for communities across the US. The skilled specialists at our BAART St. Albans location provide MAT or medication-assisted treatment for adults struggling with opioid use disorder. This outpatient methadone clinic provides addiction solutions that are monitored by an experienced and dedicated staff of medical professionals. A dynamic “whole spectrum” approach that includes counseling is accessible to each patient that visits any BAART clinic.

Medication-Assisted Treatment with Methadone in St. Albans

Though patients are required to visit the methadone clinic daily for their dosages, they may eventually earn the privilege to take home their medication for weekly and even monthly self-dispensing. The length of methadone treatment varies from patient to patient as some may require treatments from months or years depending on their progress. This means of addressing an opioid use disorder is much more effective in patients than others and has a higher success rate of patients managing long-term recovery.

In the 1960s, doctors first used the methadone to treat opioid dependence and withdrawal side-effects successfully. Since then, methadone and buprenorphine (Suboxone®) have become the safest and most effective FDA-approved opioid addiction treatment options available. Methadone is what is called a full agonist opioid which means that the effects of the drug are present enough to help people who are regularly taking high doses of illicit or prescription opioids. It also greatly reduces withdrawal symptoms for 24 to 36 hours per treatment. Despite common misconceptions, methadone isn’t a medication that replaces a drug addiction. It works by gradually reducing the body’s dosage tolerance until the patient can discontinue the medication.

Services Include

• Individualized substance use disorder counseling
• Group counseling sessions
• Case management
• Coordinated treatment during pregnancy
• Addiction education
• Relapse prevention

Drug Counseling Program with MAT

To help someone overcome their substance use disorder it is recommended that they receive comprehensive services, including mental and behavioral health support. While MAT addresses the physical effects of addiction and withdrawal, significantly reducing withdrawal symptoms, cravings, and urges, individual counseling and possibly group counseling should be involved as well. Empathetic and experienced counselors at BAART facilities are able to speak with patients about past traumas or underlying mental health issues that may be co-occurring with their addiction. There is strong evidence that links mental health and addiction, as they tend to often go hand-in-hand. With the counseling available at our facilities, patients are given individualized and customized care to help ensure their medication-assisted treatment program is as healing as possible.

Why Choose BAART?

BAART clinics are dedicated to their patients and know that addiction is a disease and does not define the person who suffers from it. We understand that everyone that walks into our clinics should be respected and treated with dignity while undergoing treatment. All of the services offered at BAART are evidence-backed and proven to help people with substance use disorders turn their life around.

Start Methadone Treatment Now

During intake at a BAART facility, you will work with experts to develop a treatment strategy tailored to your individual needs. All the details of your treatment plan will take into consideration your lifestyle and needs to ensure the highest rate of success. Take the first step towards life-changing recovery by calling us at 802.370.3545 or filling out our online contact form.