Off Main Clinic provides methadone maintenance and detoxification to adults suffering from addiction to heroin and other opiates.

Methadone is a synthetic drug that is legal, inexpensive, does not damage body organs or tissues and, when prescribed and taken appropriately, does not create a euphoric high. It's rehabilitating effects include:

• Relief from sickness resulting from withdrawal from opiates
• Reduction of craving for opiates
• Allows the time needed for other treatment methods to become effective
• Eliminates the physical reasons for continued use of illegal drugs

Off Main provides a physical examination to determine eligibility for services, after which a dose of methadone is determined and prescribed. Counselors provide treatment planning and counseling. The clinic also provides HIV/Hepatitis C risk assessment, confidential HIV testing and disclosure sessions, risk reduction and education and referral services.

To qualify for methadone maintenance, clients must meet the following minimum criteria:

• At least 18 years of age
• Proof of a one-year history of opiate addiction, or proof of one prior attempt at detoxification using methadone
• Currently addicted to opiates unless discharged from methadone treatment within the last six months
• Possess a legal picture ID

To qualify for methadone detoxification, a client must meet the following minimum criteria:

• At least 18 years of age
• Currently addicted to opiates
• At least seven days have elapsed since the last episode of detoxification treatment
• Only two treatment episodes per 12 month period
• Possess a legal picture ID

The maintenance program fee is $300 per month. Medi-Cal is accepted for the maintenance program only. The detoxification program fee is $200 per month.

Off Main Clinic is a medical treatment program and has no formal affiliation with criminal justice agencies of any kind. Patient information is strictly confidential. Participation in the program is voluntary, and patients may end their participation without penalty at any time.