TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR AN OPIOID USE DISORDER
OPIOID (NARCOTIC) TREATMENT
The Opioid (Narcotic) Treatment program provides daily or several times weekly medication and counseling available to maintain stability for those with an opioid use disorder. Studies show that people with an opioid use disorder who follow detoxification with complete abstinence are very likely to relapse, or return to using the drug. While relapse is a normal step on the path to recovery, it can also be life threatening, raising the risk for a fatal overdose. An important way to support recovery from heroin or prescription opioid use disorder is to maintain abstinence from those drugs. Someone in recovery can also use medications that reduce the negative effects of withdrawal and cravings without producing the euphoria that the original drug of abuse caused.
Source: NIDA. (2018, June 8). Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
WHAT IS MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT?
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) provides ordering, prescribing, administering and monitoring of medications for substance use disorders.
- Medication can safely reduce opioid craving and withdrawal, allowing the brain to balance and heal during recovery.
- MAT decreases opioid misuse and reduces opioid-related overdoses and deaths.
- An individualized assessment and medical plan are required.
- MAT is not a one-size-fits-all approach.
- MAT does not substitute one addiction for another.
- MAT is not a substitute for counseling and behavioral therapies.
TREATMENT PROVIDERS
ALCOHOL & DRUG PROGRAMS OUTPATIENT SERVICES
- Butte County Behavioral Health
560 Cohasset Rd, Suite 165 – Chico
2430 Bird Street – Oroville
- Aegis Treatment Centers – 530.345.3491
590 Rio Lindo Ave - Chico
- Awakening Solutions – 530.419.6665
22 Williamsburg Lane - Chico
- Theraputic Solutions – 530.899.3150
3247 Esplanade - Chico
- SAMSHA National Helpline (find local services) 1.800.622.HELP
- Butte 211 – Simply dial 211 for information and resources
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS
- Johnson House – 530.520.52485
Contact Stacy Johnson – Chico
- Paths Straight to Recovery – 530.354.2729
- Skyway House – 530.898.9424
3105 Esplanade – Chico
- Freedom House – 530.403.6632
1620 Elgin St. – Oroville
- Northern California Treatment Services – 530.693.9182
3114 Myers St - Oroville
Adapted from Ventura County Behavioral Health / www.venturacountyresponds.org