Winchester Comprehensive Treatment Center

Winchester Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), which is located in Winchester, Virginia, provides outpatient medication-assisted treatment for adults who are struggling with opioid addiction. Our CTC serves adults age 18 and older of all genders.

Medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, is a form of opioid addiction treatment that incorporates prescription medications and counseling. This type of care has been used in methadone clinics in the United States for several decades, and it has proved to be both safe and effective. Methadone and certain other prescription medications can help a person end their opioid use, while counseling can help them develop the skills that will promote successful long-term recovery from opioid addiction.

One of your first activities at our CTC in Winchester, Virginia, will be to complete a thorough assessment with a member of our medical staff. Following this assessment, you may receive a prescription for methadone or another medication. Although medication-assisted treatment providers are commonly referred to as methadone clinics, other safe and effective medications are now available to help alleviate opioid withdrawal symptoms.

Methadone and the other medications that are used in MAT interact with the same receptors in the central nervous system that are impacted by opioids. Thus, when you use one of these medications as directed within the context of an approved methadone clinic or other licensed MAT center, you can stop using opioids without experiencing the intense distress of opioid withdrawal.

The doctor who conducts your assessment at our center can answer all your questions about methadone and other medications, and they will work with you to determine which medication is best for you.

Medication can be an essential part of your treatment for opioid addiction at our center in Winchester, Virginia. But medication alone cannot help you address the emotional, behavioral, and social aspects of opioid addiction and recovery. To be sure that you're best prepared to achieve and maintain successful long-term recovery, your individualized treatment for opioid addiction at Winchester CTC will also include a vibrant counseling component.

Counseling sessions at our medication-assisted treatment center are safe and supportive environments where you can learn important information about opioid addiction and recovery, identify the challenges that may have contributed to your struggles with addiction, and develop the skills that will empower you to resist relapse.

During counseling sessions, our professionals will have the opportunity to get to know you better as a person so that we can be sure that we're providing you with the focused, individualized services that will best prepare you for sustained success. When you're ready to start your recovery journey, Winchester CTC is here for you.