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Methadone

Methadone is a medication used to help people reduce or quit their use of heroin or other opiates.

What is Methadone?

Methadone has been used for decades to treat people who are addicted to heroin and narcotic pain medicines. When taken as prescribed, it is safe and effective. It allows people to recover from their addiction and to reclaim active and meaningful lives. For optimal results, patients should also participate in a comprehensive medication-assisted treatment program that includes counseling and social support.

How Does Methadone Work?

Methadone works by changing how the brain and nervous system respond to pain. It lessens the painful symptoms of opiate withdrawal and blocks the euphoric effects of opiate drugs such as heroin, morphine, and codeine, as well as semi-synthetic opioids like oxycodone and hydrocodone. Goals of therapy are to prevent abstinence syndrome, reduce narcotic cravings and block the euphoric effects of illicit opioid use

Methadone Therapy for Opioid Dependence

Opiate dependent patients group tends to be poorly understood and underserved. Methadone maintenance therapy is the most widely known and wellresearched treatment for opioid dependency. Goals of therapy are to prevent abstinence syndrome, reduce narcotic cravings and block the euphoric effects of illicit opioid use. In the first phase of methadone treatment, appropriately selected patients are tapered to adequate steady-state dosing. Once they are stabilized on a satisfactory dosage, it is often possible to address their other chronic medical and psychiatric conditions. The maintenance phase can be used as a long/short term therapy until the patient demonstrates the qualities required for successful detoxification. Patients who abuse narcotics have an increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection, hepatitis, tuberculosis, over dosing and other conditions contributing to increased morbidity and mortality.

Frequency of Treatment

CHAMP's service stance is harm reduction, with the eventual goal of abstinence from the use of heroin or other opiates.

Methadone Dosing

When patients consent to treatment they will first come to CHAMP clinic daily for their methadone dose. In time they can earn take-home doses.

Counseling & Support

To enhance the scope of addictions treatment and the recovery continuum. CHAMP Clinic case managers adopt both scheduled and open door policy. Opiate dependent patients can see their case managers as scheduled and as needed to address the patients concerns.

Program Fees

CHAMP clinics accepts various payer sources including private insurance sponsoring substance abuse treatment centers outpatient rehabilitation, private pay and various charitable organizations sponsoring the treatment. Ask your health care provider if your plan covers Methadone Outpatient treatement.
If you are a resident of the State of Hawaii and have no health coverage, you can contact Hawaii Department of Human Services, Med-QUEST Division at 1-877-628-5076 for elegibility.

About us

CHAMP's primary mission is the reduction of the harm and restoration of life functioning for opiate abusing and opiate dependent adults by the provision of substance abuse treatment through methadone maintenance and methadone detox and support services for substance abusing adults and their families.

CHAMP Strategic Plan Goals

FY2018-2019

• To Maintain Quality Programs and Services.
• To Achieve and Maintain Regulatory Compliance.
• To Develop Quality, Professional staff.

CHAMP Clinics Program Outreach

CHAMP clinics Honolulu and Maui take every effort to reach the community in different sectors and media. These outreach areas provide constant referral sources to the clinics. Both clinics are registered with national methadone registry, major online search engines, local hospitals & clinics, local shelters, community centers, and various social services providers. In addition, CHAMP Clinics representatives conduct various presentations in various events. The local outreach for CHAMP clinics are listed next.

CHAMP Clinic Honolulu Local Outreach

The local outreach for CHAMP Clinic Honolulu to name a few includes:

• Local hospitals and clinics State of Hawaii Department of Human Services Med Quest Division (State Office)
• The Institute of Human Services, IHS (non-profit organization)
• Salvation Army (Christian church and international charitable organization)
• Word of Life Food Pantry (Church based non-profit Organization)
• Safe Haven (non-profit organization)
• Chinatown Cultural Plaza (Private Shopping Center)
• Various Parks, & more…

CHAMP Clinic Maui Local Outreach

The Island of Maui is the 2nd largest Island in population and area in the Islands of Hawaii. CHAMP Clinic of Maui deploys several local resources to reach the community. The following are notable outreach local resources:

• Maui Family Life Center (Profit Shelter)
• Ke Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, Inc. (non Profit Shelter)
• Med Quest Office (State Office)
• Welfare Office (State Office)
• Salvation Army (Christian church and international charitable organization)
• Maui Economic Opportunity (private non-profit Community Action Agency)
• Public Parks & More,...