Fentanyl & Opioid Use Treatment

CODAC is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for anyone who wants to start treatment for drug or alcohol use. Our outpatient clinic is open every day, evening, night and weekend.

Call us now at (520) 202-1792

Or come in to 380 E. Ft. Lowell Rd., Tucson, AZ 85705

Addiction to opioids can lead to physical changes in the brain, changing the circuits responsible for mood, pleasure and reward responses. After the body has become dependent on an opioid, it can be very painful to live without it (withdrawal).

Approved and prescribed medications help by replacing the opioid with a legal substitute (which is monitored closely by medical professionals). This helps lower the physical need for illicit opioids so a person can function normally.

Each individual’s treatment plan is unique and depends on a variety of factors. At CODAC, we believe medication assisted treatment is only one part of recovery and it does not need to be a lifelong treatment.

• Long-Term Detoxification Treatment (31 to 180 Days) — Long-term detoxification treatment focuses on methadone medication treatment with a monitored regimen of daily dosing. Patients are regularly monitored and tapered off methadone within 180 days. Members are expected to attend therapy and support groups to enhance their recovery.
• Methadone Maintenance Treatment (12+ Months) — Methadone Maintenance Treatment can last from weeks to years depending on the individual. People in Methadone Maintenance Treatment should be stable with their dose. Members will continue to meet with therapists, recovery coaches, and peer support specialists and attend groups. The focus during this period is counseling, relapse prevention and harm reduction.

Yes! CODAC is experienced in providing the safest solutions for pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorders. With many options available at CODAC, we’re best prepared to offer pregnant women the best treatment that’s safest for them and the child they’re carrying.

When you first start methadone, you do need to come to the clinic daily (except Sunday) for your methadone dose. This is very important to ensure safety while your methadone dose is being adjusted. Before dosing, nurses do a quick check-in to see how the medication is working, screen for side effects and evaluate for interactions with other medications or substances you may be using. Safety is CODAC’s first priority, and regular attendance at the clinic and evaluation by medical professionals (especially when you first start treatment) is critical to helping individuals safely meet their recovery goals.

After you have demonstrated stability in treatment and have met the criteria for take-home medication, you obtain methadone doses to take home with you (in a locked box) so you don’t have to come in every day. Typically, as individuals progress in treatment, their take-home levels increase accordingly. For example, you will start with weekend take-homes, then move to weekends plus one day, then triweekly (come in three times per week), then weekly, etc. You must continue to meet the take-home criteria to get to take home medications.

Why do some other clinics allow take-homes sooner than CODAC does? We can’t speak for the policies of other clinics. At CODAC, we believe it is important for your health and safety to tailor your treatment to you as a unique individual to help you meet your goals.