Absentee Shawnee Counseling Services
Specializing in Painkiller and Heroin Addiction Treatment for both Native and Non-Native Adults.
Oklahoma City Methadone Clinic - Outpatient treatment for addiction to prescription painkiller drugs like Oxycontin, oxycodone, Lortab, hydrocodone, Vicodin, Percocet, Dilaudid, Demorral, and other opiates. Find out what is an addiction,  more about this drug addiction treatment center, what is the best addiction treatment program for painkillers addiction, oxycontin addiction treatment, and opioid addiction treatment in general.  Learn what is methadone treatment about, is it safe and effective and how to get methadone treatment.

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Educational Articles & Videos on Opiate & Methamphetamine Addiction Treatment

On this page is a list of articles and videos answering questions you might have on opiate (heroin and prescription painkiller drugs like Oxycontin, oxycodone, Lortab, Percocet, Vicodin, hydrocodone, Demeroll, Dilaudid, and morphine) addiction, best practice treatment, its safety & effectiveness, Methadone treatment, etc.

One needs to make informed decisions about treatment.  No single treatment is right for everyone.  Many traditional approaches to treatment of opiate addiction have resulted in SAMHSA published studies to be effective 6-10% of the time.  Medication Assisted Treatment has been found to be effective 70-75% of the time.  The treatment you choose makes a difference.
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NEWS ALERT: Zohydro - 10 Xs stronger than Vicodin
Some authorities fear this addiction wave could be worse than Oxycontin.

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A Checklist For Superior Opioid Treatment Programs

Methadone Treatment: Safe, Effective Management of the Painkiller Addiction Crisis

Is Methadone Safe?

Does Methadone impair mental functioning?


COMPA (Committee of Methadone Program Administrators)

COMPA published this booklet to educate the public about the most frequently asked questions pertaining to methadone treatment
http://www.compa-ny.org/book.html#top

Effective Medical Treatment of Opiate Addiction.

NIH Consensus Statement 1997 Nov 17-19; 15(6):1-38.
http://consensus.nih.gov/1997/1998TreatOpiateAddiction108html.htm

Methadone Maintenance Treatment is the Most Effective Treatment for Opiate Addiction

http://www.cdc.gov/idu/facts/Methadone.htm

 

 

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Warning Signs of Painkiller Addiction

Painkiller Addiction: Do Something!

Methadone: Safe, Effective Management of Painkiller Crisis

Methadone blocking effects

Effects of Methadone on the Brain

Methadose

A Community Response to the Painkiller Addiction Crisis

Opiates and the Brain

Hydrocodone

This selection of articles and videos help to explain our intensive outpatient treatment plans that are effective in helping people who are abusing opiates, heroin, methamphetamine and prescription painkillers like Oxycontin, Oxycodone, Percocet, Vicodin, and morphine.

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