Wausau Health Services - Wausau, WI

CRC Health Group - Experts in Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment

CRC Health is the largest provider of specialized behavioral health care services in the U.S. Operating residential treatment facilities, outpatient clinics, boarding schools, outdoor wilderness camps, and a variety of other therapeutic programs, we are uniquely qualified to treat patients throughout the life cycle of their disorders, at every level of care.

Wausau Health Services
209 W Washington St
Wausau WI 54403-5475
Tel: 715 845-3637

Treatment Services
* Methadone/Suboxone Maintenance

Wausau Health Services provides medically supervised methadone maintenance and Suboxone (buprenorphine) detox treatment to individuals who are attempting to overcome an addiction to or dependence upon heroin or other opioids.

Methadone hydrochloride is a synthetic "opioid agonist," which means that it acts in a way that is similar to morphine and other narcotic medications. When used in proper doses as part of a medically supervised opioid addiction treatment program, methadone blocks cravings and other withdrawal symptoms without creating the euphoric or sedative states that result from opioid abuse.

Buprenorphine is a partial opioid receptor agonist. Like methadone, buprenorphine can relieve opioid withdrawal symptoms without producing the intoxicating effects that are associated with opioid abuse. Buprenorphine was the first medication for the treatment of opioid dependence to be approved under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000.

To be eligible for this type of treatment at Wausau Health Services, prospective patients much be at least 18 years old, and must have been addicted to or dependent upon opiates for a minimum of one year prior to seeking treatment.