Connect to Opioid Treatment Programs in North Georgia

Making the decision to get treatment for an opioid use disorder is a big step in the right direction. Whether you’ve decided to help yourself or you know someone going through opioid use disorder treatment, it’s important to gain all the knowledge you can about treatment options and supporting a person in treatment.

Types of Treatment Programs

Inpatient treatment

Residential programs

Partial hospitalization or day treatment

Outpatient programs

Methadone clinics

Get connected to an opioid treatment program.

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Supporting Someone in Treatment

When a family member or friend enters treatment for opioid use disorder, it’s important to support them in the best ways you can to promote long-term recovery.

Understand the Disorder

Know the facts about opioid use disorder. Understand the way that it affects a person’s actions, thoughts, emotions, and social interactions. Knowing that and being able to respond is important.

You should also understand that even if they’re in treatment, their past hasn’t been erased. Financial debt, health issues, or losing trust in relationships can be effects of opioid use disorder.

Finally, know that setback is possible. It’s common, so you should know the signs and how to react.

Adapt to Challenges

It’s a changing time for everyone involved. Don’t lie to yourself–set expectations that consider the time it takes for someone to recover and work with them to reach their goal.

It’s important to separate the opioid use disorder from the person suffering. Avoid words like “addict” or “abuser.” Understanding the stigma and avoiding conversational tactics that blame the person will help maintain an open line of communication.

You should dispose of or remove all opioids from the space to mitigate temptation. Further, explore new activities and healthy habits you can do with the person you are supporting during their treatment.

Don’t Forget Yourself

Different Approaches to Treatment

There are many approaches to take that ensure successful treatment of opioid use disorder. It is often a combination of care with a personalized treatment plan and recovery support program. Each person is different, so it’s important to understand every approach might not be effective for every person in treatment. To treat the whole person physically and mentally, approaches include:

Behavioral counseling
Evaluation and treatment for simultaneous mental health issues
Long-term follow-up to prevent setback
Medical devices and applications used to treat withdrawal symptoms
Medication such as methadone, naltrexone, or buprenorphine