for people thinking of starting methadone maintenance treatment (MMT)

with 14 years of MMT under my belt i have a very good idea of what goes on at methadone clinics. this is for anyone thinking of starting a MMT stint.

1: there may be a wait list anywhere from 1 week to 4 months pregnant woman are fast tracked ASAP
2: there are ways to get your MMT funded in a lot of states if not its about $8-$11 a day but some insurance agency's will pay for it
3: the day of your APPT at the MMT clinic will be 3-7 hours 1st paperwork 2nd pee test to make sure you have opiates in your system 3rd bloodwork 4th meeting your drug counselor 5th your first dose!
4: DONT go to high on your methadone if you hope to be out of the place in 6 months. when you feel ok NOT high stop up'ing your dose cuz they will just keep upping you untill your way up there (the longer your there more $$$ for them)
5: you will be dropped 1-2 times a week, if you are clean for 4 months you will start getting "take homes" so you go from going 6 days a week to 3 days 3 more months of clean drops you go to 2 days a week 3 more months 1 day 3 more 1 day every 2 weeks 3 more months you hit the top of 1 day a month. you must drop clean the whole time
6: you must see your counselor every 2 weeks
7: depending on the time of day you come the wait in line can 0-40 min on a bad day( at one clinic it was 45min-3 hours EVERYDAY!

i hope you found this informative of you have questions please leave a reply and i will get back to you ASAP!