methadone clinic

Opioid treatment center

A methadone clinic is a medical facility where people addicted to opioids—typically heroin or prescription painkillers—receive methadone as part of treatment.

Methadone is a synthetic opioid that reduces cravings and withdrawal symptoms without producing the same high.

Patients typically visit daily to receive supervised doses: He stops at the methadone clinic every morning before work.

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