Methadone is one of a group of medications called narcotic analgesics. It is used as part of a therapeutic treatment plan to recover from the use of illegal narcotics in addiction treatment programs. Although not a cure for addiction, it is often used along with counseling and support groups. The methadone is synthetically produced and gradually ramped down in dosage until the addict is drug free. There are 21 treatment clinics, some with more than one location, that use methadone in Chicago. They are referred to as methadone clinics even though they may incorporate other treatment methodologies, according to the Methadone Treatment Directory. All of the clinics listed provide substance abuse treatment and detoxification along with methadone maintenance and methadone detoxification on an outpatient basis with self-pay or private insurance paying the bill unless otherwise noted. The following partial list includes clinics grouped by special services.
Clinics with Co-occurring Services and Other Language Options
Center for Addictive Problems, at 609 North Wells Street, also treats co-occuring mental disorders with Spanish and Polish language options.
(312) 266-0404
www.capqualitycare.com
Other clinics with co-occurring services and other language options include Chicago Treatment and Counseling Centers I (CTCCI), at 555 West Roosevelt Road, and II at 4453 North Broadway, both of which include special women's and DUI/DWI offender programs with a Spanish language option.
I: (312) 738-3200, II: (773) 506-2900
www.chicagotreatment.com
Clinics with Inpatient Services
Chicago Lakeshore Hospital Chemical Dependence Program, at 4840 North Marine Drive, offers inpatient and partial hospitalization and day treatment programs with special gay and lesbian services. Medicaid and Medicare are accepted forms of payment.
(773) 878-9700
www.aurorabehavioral.com/chicago
Other clinics which provide inpatient services include South Shore Hospital Chemical Dependency of 8012 South Crandon Avenue, which also provides hearing impaired and HIV/AIDS with payment accepted by Medicaid, Medicare and military insurance. Language options include Spanish, Polish and Tagalog.
(773) 356-5303 or 356-5098
www.southshorehospital.com
Inpatient services are also found at Stone Institute of Psychiatry/8 East at 446 East Ontario Street, which offers inpatient services in mental health, co-occurring, and seniors and accepts Medicare and payment assistance patients.
(312) 926-8700
www.amh.org
Clinics with Women's and Other Special Services
Clinics with women's and specialized programs include Cornell Interventions Northside Clinic, 2723 North Clark Street, and Cornell Interventions Southwood, 5701 South Wood Street, which include special programs for HIV/AIDS, gay, lesbian, and pregnant/postpartum women and accept Medicare, Medicaid and military insurance as well as payment assistance. The Southwood location also treats adolescents and criminal justice clients and has a Spanish language option with short- and long-term treatment as well as partial hospitalization.day treatment.
(773) 525-3250, (773) 737-4600.
www.cornellcompanies.com
El Rincon Community Clinic, at 1874 North Milwaukee Avenue, treats co-occurring mental disorders and accepts Medicaid and Medicare as well as payment assistance. Options for Spanish, Polish and hearing impaired persons are available.
(773) 276-0200
www.elrinconclinic.org
Family Guidance Centers Inc, at 310 West Chicago Avenue, also has adolescent, co-occurring mental disorders, pregnant/postpartum women, and criminal justice clients programs. A Spanish language option is available and Medicare and Medicaid payment are available.
(312) 943-6545
Garfield Counseling Center, at 4132 West Madison Street, includes adolescent, mental disorders, HIV/AIDS, pregnant/postpartum and women's programs. Medicaid and sliding fee payments are available.
(773) 533-0433
Organization with Multiple Clinic Sites
The organization with the most locations is the Human Resources Development Institute, which has three locations: 340 E. 5th St., 8000 South Racine Avenue, and 33 East 114th Street. They provide HIV/AIDS, men's, criminal justice clients, women's, postpartum, co-occurring mental and substance abuse and partial hospitalization/day treatment and accept Medicaid and Medicare payments as well as sliding scale fees..
(773) 869-0300, 660-4630 or 994-2708
www.hrdi.org
www.cornellcompanies.com
Clinic for Veterans
Veteran's services are provided at Veterans Affairs Medical Center of 820 South Damen Avenue, which offers V.A. alcohol and substance abuse programs on site including long-term, co-occurring mental health and substance abuse.
(312) 569-7450
