Addiction Recovery Medication-Assisted Treatment

Addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disorder. Addiction causes an intense desire for the drug and damages the ability of the brain to control the longings to take the drug. There is hope for the struggles of addiction and it can be treated successfully! Our outpatient addiction treatment program uses a Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies.

HOW WE CAN HELP

Program Details

  • Counseling and Behavioral Therapy
  • Alcohol Dependence Treatment
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Long-Term Recovery Planning
  • Pregnancy and Opioid Use Disorder
  • Patient Centered Medical Care

TREATMENT PROGRAMS

Vivitrol®

  • Treatment for Alcohol Dependence
  • Once-monthly injection given by health care provider
  • Used to help prevent relapse to Opioid Dependence after detox
  • Non-addictive

Requirements

  • Patient must be 18 years or older
  • You must be opioid-free for a minimum of 14 days to avoid sudden opioid withdrawal
  • You should stop drinking before starting VIVITROL
  • Vivitrol must be used with other drug or alcohol recovery programs such as counseling

Suboxone®

  • Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Subutex® may be used as alternative during pregnancy
  • Taken as a daily oral medication

Requirements

  • Patient must be 18 years or older
  • Suboxone must be used with other drug recovery programs such as counseling
  • Must be detoxed at least 24-48 hours prior to initiation

Narcan®

  • Can be used to treat opioid overdose in the case of an emergency
  • Available in Pharmacy (no prescription needed)

LOCATIONS

Suboxone Treatments

  • Habersham
  • Colbert
  • Monroe
  • Bowman

Vivitrol Treatments

  • Colbert
  • Gainesville
  • Gwinnett
  • Habersham

ADDITIONAL SERVICES WE OFFER

Behavioral Health

Our Licensed Clinical Social Workers provide behavioral health therapy for substance abuse disorders. Our LCSWs work as part of an integrated care team along with MedLink medical providers and other specialty providers to offer quality patient-centered care.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Marsha Story

MAT Coordinated Care Manager
706.788.2127 X1317
mstory@medlinkga.org

MedLink Georgia is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U. S. C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee site under 42 U. S. C. 233 (g) – (n). MedLink Georgia is Covered under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number H80CS00427, Health Center Program, for $6,465,445 with 61.7% from nongovernmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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