Frequently Asked Questions
What primary services does AHS offer?
Methadone and Suboxone Subscriptions.
Counseling services for substance abuse, depression, anxiety, trauma, etc.
How do I become a patient?
To begin your treatment, please contact the clinic you'd like to visit and schedule an appointment.
On the day of your appointment, bring your ID and insurance card for verification.
You will also need to complete the paperwork.
Your vital signs will be taken, and you will provide a urine and blood sample. You will meet with a counselor to discuss your treatment plan. You will then consult a doctor to review your health and determine the appropriate dosage. Finally, you will wait to receive your dose from the nurse.
For Suboxone, you will complete similar steps but instead receive a prescription and need to make regular appointments to get refilled.
INTAKE PROCESS TAKES 2-3 HOURS.
After I become a patient, what do I need?
Methadone requires a lock box to receive weekend take-homes.
No sharing allowed. Your patient number should be written inside.
Holidays will require more take-homes because of different hours.
Know you will have randomized UAs and annual Doctor visits.
Suboxone Patients will need to see the doctor to refill prescriptions.
What are the Clinic Hours?
Clinic Hours are 5:30 am - 1:30 pm
Dosing Hours at all clinics are 5:30 am - 12:00 pm
What insurance does AHS accept?
Medicaid and Medicare.
If I do not have insurance, what do I do?
You can Self-Pay.
$15 Daily
$65 Weekly
$130 BiWeekly
$260 Monthly
If I am out of town, what do I do?
Please contact your counselor if you know you will be out of the area. They can discuss options for dosing while you are away.
For emergencies, contact the front desk and advise them of the clinic where you would like to guest dose.
What happens if I or someone I know overdoses?
Call 911 or seek emergency medical attention
Call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222
Always have NARCAN on hand and teach a friend or family member how to properly administer
An overdose can be fatal, especially in a child or other person using methadone without a prescription.
All patients recieve free Narcan upon request.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION RIGHT AWAY IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OF:
• SLOW OR NO HEART RATE
• SHALLOW OR NO BREATHING
• SEVERE DROWSINESS
• BLUE DISCOLORATION AROUND THE MOUTH AND FINGERNAILS
• MUSCLE WEAKNESS
• COLD AND CLAMMY SKIN
• PINPOINT PUPILS
• COMA
• WEAK, SHALLOW BREATHING
• SEVERE CONSTIPATION
• DIZZINESS, A LIGHT-HEADED FEELING
• FAST OR POUNDING HEARTBEATS, FLUTTERING IN YOUR CHEST
• SHORTNESS OF BREATH
• NAUSEA, VOMITING, LOSS OF APPETITE, OR DIARRHEA
• WORSENING TIREDNESS, WEAKNESS, MUSCLE STIFFNESS
• HALLUCINATIONS
• TWITCHING, LOSS OF COORDINATION
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor or pharmacist for medical advice about side affects you may be experiencing at 505-260-9917 or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222 / visit PoisonHelp.org / Text POISON to 79797
Narcan* IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TREATS THOSE WHO OVERDOSE.