1223 Center St, Suite 22 Des Moines, IA 50309
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Opiate Abuse Disorder The abuse of opiates and opioids such as heroin, fentanyl, morphine, and narcotic pain-killers is a life-threatening condition that affects your health. Opioid addiction wreaks havoc on one’s physical, mental and financial health. Substance abuse strains relationships with loved ones, leads to employment problems along with a whole host of health hazards. Addiction is a complex issue that often leaves patients feeling alone and hopeless, suffering in silence as their disease deepens their struggles in life. Covert Action understands the unique struggles you face and will help you choose a treatment plan that will allow you to regain the balance needed to properly manage this condition.
Opioid Abuse Disorder
Dependent patients often suffer for years fearing treatment will carry a stigma and disrupt their lives.
Whether it's your first time in treatment or your tenth time, take a minute and contact us. We believe we are your best and most affordable treatment option in the state.
Opiate Abuse is obviously a very dangerous habit and overdose deaths approach 75,000-100,000 in the U.S. every year. Heroin, fentanyl and other opiates can cause life threatening respiratory depression and patients rarely know how close they often come to not waking up. Since 2021, Fentanyl overdose deaths are rapidly rising in the US.
Medication Assisted Treatment
- Methadone and Suboxone are “essential medicines” according to the World Health Organization and should be combined with behavioral counseling for a “whole patient” approach, known as Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- These medications work through the same receptors as the dependent patient's drug of choice, but have been proven to be safer.
- MAT allows the patient's brain to heal and eases withdrawal as they work with their counselor towards recovery. This approach has been rigorously studied over more than five decades, and is widely considered the most effective way to treat opioid use disorder.
- There is no question that effective Medication Assisted Treatment requires a combination of medication and behavior therapy.