Regina’s Harm Reduction Methadone Clinic changes name to Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinic
Saskatchewan Health Authority announced that they are renaming the Harm Reduction Methadone Clinic in Regina to the Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinic .that the new name is meant to better reflect the health services offered at the clinic, which centre around medical treatment options for opioid addictions.
“And then really what clients or patients could expect when coming to the clinic. So we were thinking about how to make that easier and in that wanted a name that was more descriptive of the service offered.”Opioid agonist therapy, also known as opioid addiction treatment, has been provided through this SHA-funded and operated addiction services clinic for approximately 20 years, using a combination of medication, counselling and other community supports.
She added that methadone will remain as one of the treatment options that physicians might offer but not exclusively the only one.
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