About Anchorage Treatment Solutions – Anchorage
Anchorage Comprehensive Treatment Center is an outpatient clinic for drug addiction in Anchorage, Alaska. They specialize in treating opioid addiction with medication assisted treatment.
Medication assisted treatment is a technique for addiction recovery that uses certain medications to manage withdrawal symptoms and cravings. There are some medications for alcohol addiction but most MAT is for opioid addiction and that’s what they provide at this treatment center. They offer methadone and Suboxone as well as buprenorphine and Vivitrol so their specialists can determine the best option for you.
Along with medications your program will include counseling too. Addiction is a challenge because it has both physical and mental dependency. The goal here is for the medication to help with the physical dependency while the counseling works toward overcoming your mental dependency.
This program is for people ages 18 and older of any gender who struggle with opioid addiction. Clients here generally say that they do have some complaints with how the administrative side of this clinic is run but they’re generally happy with the treatment itself.