Methadone is typically provided through our dispensary and is generally for those patients who are high risk for chronic severe opioid dependence, where individuals inject more than a gram per day. Methadone is also a full agonist, requiring medically supervised withdrawal and maintenance that is in tandem with additional treatment and psychosocial support.

Suboxone has the combination of Naltrexone and Buprenorphine and is an antagonist (Naltrexone) and a partial agonist at the mu-Opioid Receptor. It is a prescribed medication where the treatment is focused on the prevention of potential relapse due to opioid dependence that is either moderate to severe, and generally beneficial for those individuals who smoke or intermittently inject heroin that is less than a gram per day. Suboxone is also medically supervised through withdrawal management.