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Covert Action

METHADONE AND SUBOXONE

 Covert Action is accredited by both the state and federal government and closely follow their guidelines.  Along with the regular interaction with our treatment team of nurses and counselors, our longer acting medications, Methadone and Suboxone®,  restore balance to the brain and allow a dependent patient to focus on repairing their life and engaging in healthy activities.  Both medications are daily, synthetic, long-acting opioid medications which eliminate withdrawal symptoms and decreases both physical and psychological cravings while eliminating the sensation of “getting high”.  Both are FDA approved medication for treatment of opioid dependence.  Almost every insurance company covers these treatments.

Methadone is the most widely used medication for the treatment of opiate addiction over the last 60 years. 

Suboxone® contains both buprenorphine and naloxone and is placed under the tongue and dissolves in minutes. Patients may easily earn take-home privileges of a 30 day prescription if they show progress in treatment.   Buprenorphine is the primary active ingredient in Suboxone®.  It strongly binds to opioid receptors in our bodies and makes it much harder for other opioid medications to bind to those receptors.

Naloxone (Narcan) in Suboxone® is not active when dissolved under the tongue but when Suboxone is abused by IV injection the Naloxone helps prevent opiate overdoses and abuse by actively displacing the other opiates from those receptors.  

Meet Our Staff click photos for full bios 

Christopher Covert, D.O.

Christopher Covert, D.O.

Dr Covert was born in Chicago and loves all the Chicago sports teams. He moved to Iowa at age 8 and went to college in Kansas and graduate school at ISU in Ames.
Judy Hager

Judy Hager

Practitioner Hager chose a dual education path in medicine and mental health with substance abuse to best position herself as a holistic provider.
Lindsey Veitz

Lindsey Veitz

Lindsey has worked at Covert Action since February 2018, first as a counseling supervisor and currently as Program Director.
Nikki Kozosky

Nikki Kozosky

My Family includes my two daughters, my two dogs, and Three grandbabies.