Northwest Integrated Health
Opioid addiction is a chronic disease – similar to type 2 diabetes. The best way to manage a chronic disease is by life style modifications, behavioral therapy and support from family and friends. Medications are only for disease stabilization and harm reduction; they cannot cure a chronic disease.
The treatment of opioid addiction has been fragmented. Majority of “clinics†and “centers†offer an agency centered treatment; there are “Methadone clinicsâ€, “Suboxone clinics†, “Detox centers†and “abstinence only – treatment centersâ€.
In comparison, other medical and/or psychiatric chronic-diseases are managed by specialists – in a patient centered treatment model. Diabetes treatment for example does not have “Insulin clinics†or “Metformin clinicsâ€; there are no “diabetic coma centers†or “non-Insulin – nursing homesâ€. Addiction has been stigmatized for centuries; and so, has its treatment.
At Northwest Integrated Health we offer a true patient-centered, comprehensive, integrated treatment model. Our board-certified addiction specialists treat addiction as a medical specialty.
We offer the full spectrum of treatment options to our patients. When a patient contacts one of our treatment centers; they get assessed by a physician and a chemical dependency professional (CDP). Evidence-based treatment options are discussed with the patient; and a treatment plan which offers the best outcomes is devised.