• You can effectively advocate for an opiate addict by contacting a methadone clinic.injection image by sasha from Fotolia.com
  
  Methadone is a man-made narcotic that helps addicts withdraw from opioid dependence. It relieves the harsh symptoms of withdrawal from such drugs as heroin, morphine and opium. Taken by mouth once a day in a clinical environment, methadone has been used effectively by medical professionals for over three decades. If you are an addict, or are advocating for one in the Pacific Northwest, there is an extensive list of Washington state methadone clinics where you can get the help you seek.
  
  

Tacoma Treatment Solutions

• Tacoma Treatment Solutions is a 350-person outpatient clinic that treats opiate addiction with methadone and buprenorphine. Opened in 2004, this facility is located just south of Tacoma in the town of Lakewood. While methadone is the medication of choice for addicts with advanced or chronic problems, clinicians also dispense buprenorphine, which has recently been approved by the FDA, to patients whose opioid addiction is in its earlier stages.
  
  Tacoma Treatment Solutions
  
  9500 Front Street
  
  Lakewood, WA 98499
  
  253-584-3996
  
  methadone-clinic.com
  
  

Vancouver Methadone Clinic

• This daily cocktail is a prescription for recovery: methadone powder mixed with orange juice.orange and orange's juice in a glass image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com
  
  Vancouver Methadone Clinic is located in the southwest Washington town of Vancouver, near the Oregon border. After an initial intake interview and a physical examination by a doctor, the doctor will prescribe an appropriate methadone dosage. The methadone is generally dispensed in powder form that patients ingest in orange juice.
  
  WCHS, Incorporated--Vancouver Clinic
  
  2009 NE 117th Street, Suite 101
  
  Vancouver, WA 98686
  
  866-575-8187
  
  methadone-clinic.com
  
  

Spokane Regional Health District Methadone Treatment Program

• On the eastern side of the state, the Spokane Regional Health District methadone clinic is funded by Spokane county and Washington state, and accepts uninsured state-assisted patients on a limited basis. The clinic also serves patients with private health insurance and those who pay cash. The clinic has a capacity to treat around 400 patients in total.
  
  Spokane Regional Health District
  
  1101 West College Avenue
  
  Spokane, WA 99201
  
  509-324-1420
  
  srhd.org
  
  

Yakima Medical Clinic

• The Yakima Medical Clinic, located in central Washington state, offers addiction treatment as well as family medical care. The clinic is headed by Dr. T. Kent Vye, who is board certified in Addiction Medicine 4 as well as family medicine.
  
  Yakima Medical Clinic, PC
  
  310 Holton Avenue
  
  Yakima, WA 98902
  
  509-452-2508
  
  yakimamedicalclinic.com
  
  

Evergreen Treatment Services

• If you are unable to travel to the clinic each day for treatment, some clinics offer mobile methadone services.bus image by Empath from Fotolia.com
  
  Established in 1989, Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS) is a private, non-profit outpatient opioid treatment clinic located in Seattle. ETS serves approximately 1,000 patients with methadone therapy via its mobile clinic and outpatient clinic in south Seattle and its South Sound Clinic in Olympia. The agency conducts research projects and offers clinical training, acupuncture and case management services in addition to methadone treatment.
  
  Evergreen Treatment Services
  
  1700 Airport Way South
  
  Seattle, WA 98134
  
  206-223-3644
  
  evergreentreatment.org