Opiate Treatment Program

Opiate Treatment Program

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There are currently state and federally funded or sponsored drug and alcohol treatment centers in the state of Oregon

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What kinds of care do they offer?

  • Substance use treatment

    Refers to a broad range of activities or services, including identification of the problem (and engaging the individual in treatment); brief interventions; assessment of substance abuse and related problems including histories of various types of abuse; diagnosis of the problem(s); and treatment planning, including counseling, medical services, psychiatric services, psychological services, social services and follow-up for persons with alcohol or other drug problems (Institute of Medicine, 1990).

  • Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

    Housing for individuals recovering from substance abuse that is designed to provide a drug and alcohol-free living environment and appropriate support services to facilitate movement to independent living. Such housing includes transitional living, sober houses, sober living, recovery houses, and 3/4 houses.

What types of opioid treatment do they provide?

  • Methadone maintenance

    Comprehensive treatment program that involves the long-term prescribing of methadone as an alternative to the opioid on which the client was dependent.

  • Buprenorphine maintenance

  • Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program

    The process by which the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Division of Pharmacologic Therapies determines that an OTP is qualified to provide opioid treatment under 42 CFR Part 8. For additional information on the OTP certification process, see http://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/opioid-treatment-programs/.

  • Prescribes buprenorphine

  • Prescribes naltrexone

  • Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

    Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

What opioid medications are used in treatment?

  • Buprenorphine used in Treatment

    Buprenorphine is used in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to help people reduce or quit their use of heroin or other opiates.

  • Naltrexone used in Treatment

  • Methadone used in Treatment

What specific pharmacotherapy treatments do they provide?

  • Methadone

  • Nicotine replacement

    Administers nicotine to the body by means other than tobacco, without other harmful chemicals found in tobacco. Common forms of nicotine replacement therapy are nicotine patches, nicotine gum or lozenges, nasal spray and inhaler. The goal of nicotine replacement is to prevent cravings in a tobacco user, allowing the person to abstain from tobacco.

  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

    Are medications that do not contain nicotine but act on the brain to reduce a person's craving for tobacco. Some common medications are Bupropion (Zyban, Wellbutrin), and Nortriptyline (Pamelor). Medications are often prescribed in conjunction with behavioral counseling or support groups to provide the best chance for achieving long-term smoking abstinence. (http://www.mayoclinic.com)

  • Disulfiram

  • Buprenorphine with naloxone

    A prescription medication that combines buprenorphine (which helps relieve symptoms of opiate withdrawal) and naloxone (reverse the effects of narcotics) used to treat opioid addiction.

  • Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)

    An injection used to treat adults with moderate to severe opioid use disorder (prescription or illegal) who have received an oral transmucosal (used under the tongue or inside the cheek) buprenorphine-containing medicine at a dose that controls withdrawal symptoms for a minimum of 7 days.

  • Medications for Hepatitis C treatment

  • Lofexidine

  • Clonidine

  • Medication for mental disorders

  • Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis

What types of treatment approaches do they offer?

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy

    Involves recognizing unhelpful patterns of thinking and reacting, and then modifying or replacing these with more realistic or helpful ones. The therapy can be conducted with individuals, families, or groups, and clients are generally expected to be active participants in their own therapy.

  • Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

    The ability for healthcare providers, working from a distance using telecommunications technology, to communicate with patients, diagnose conditions, provide treatment, and discuss healthcare issues with other providers to ensure quality healthcare services are provided. Other names used for this treatment approach are: e-medicine, e-therapy, e-psychiatry, and telepsychiatry.

  • Substance use disorder counseling

    A short-term treatment that has been generalized for a variety of disorders including opiate drug dependence and cocaine abuse. The therapy includes supportive techniques which encourage the patient to discuss personal experiences, and expressive techniques, which enable the patient to work through interpersonal relationship issues and gain greater self-understanding.

  • Trauma-related counseling

    Cognitive behavior techniques adapted for clients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other effects of abuse and trauma.

  • Motivational interviewing

    A counseling approach which acknowledges that many people experience ambivalence when deciding to make changes. Its aim is not to focus immediately on the action of changing, but to work to enhance motivation to change.

  • Relapse prevention

    A cognitive behavioral therapy developed for the treatment of problem drinking and adapted later for cocaine addicts. Cognitive behavioral strategies are based on the theory that learning processes play a critical role in the development of maladaptive behavioral patterns. Individuals learn to identify and correct problematic behaviors. Relapse prevention encompasses several cognitive behavioral strategies that facilitate abstinence as well as provide help for people who experience relapse.

  • Smoking not permitted

    Smoking is not allowed.

What type of setting is this location?

  • Outpatient

    Describes patients who receive treatment services without an overnight stay at a treatment facility or hospital.

  • Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment

What type of hospital is this?

  • General Hospital (including VA hospital)

    A hospital in which patients with many different types of ailments are given care.

Who is responsible for the operation of this facility?

  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Facility operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, including general hospitals, and/or residential treatment programs, and/or?psychiatric out?patient clinics.

  • Federal Government

What types of license or certifications or accreditation does this facility posses?

  • The Joint Commission

    An independent, not-for-profit group in the United States that administers voluntary accreditation programs for hospitals and other healthcare organizations.

  • SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)

  • Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

What types of payment or funding do they accept?

  • Cash or self-payment

    Payment for treatment is made by the person directly, through cash or other means, rather than using health insurance.

  • Private health insurance

  • Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs

    Financial assistance provided by the federal, state, or local government for substance use treatment.

What specific groups are treated here?

  • Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

    Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders.

  • Veterans

    Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Veterans.

What ancillary services are offered at this facility?

  • Case management service

    Helps people arrange for appropriate services and supports through a case manager who monitors the needs of clients/patients and their families and coordinates services, such as mental health, social work, health, educational, vocational, recreational, transportation, advocacy, and respite care, as needed.

  • Suicide prevention services

    Include identifying risk factors; educating staff on identifying the signs of suicidal behavior and using methods to detect risk; and the assessment, intervention, and management of suicidal patients including treatment of an underlying mental or substance use disorder, and use of psychotropic medication, supportive services, and education. Hotlines help individuals to contact the nearest suicide prevention mental health provider.

  • Early intervention for HIV

    Early detection and treatment of HIV, which can help prevent the onset of AIDS and other opportunistic infections.

  • Mental health services

    Assessment, diagnosis, treatment or counseling in a professional relationship to assist an individual or group in alleviating mental or emotional illness, symptoms, conditions or disorders.

  • Transportation assistance

What types of screening and assessment methods are used here?

  • Screening for tobacco use

    Determines a client's use of tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, or smokeless tobacco. It is generally recommended that providers screen for tobacco use on a regular basis by asking clients, as they are seen, about their current and past use of tobacco products and their exposure to secondhand smoke or tobacco.

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment

    An examination used to ascertain whether or not a patient is functioning on a healthy psychological, social, or developmental level. It can also be used to aid diagnosis of some neurological disorders, specific diseases, or possible drug abuse.

  • Comprehensive substance use assessment

  • Outreach to persons in the community

  • Screening for mental disorders

    Test to determine whether a person is experiencing symptoms of mental health conditions and needs treatment.

  • Screening for substance use

    Test to determine whether a person is experiencing symptoms of substance use and needs treatment.

  • Complete medical history/physical exam

What kinds of education and counseling services are offered here?

  • Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

    Includes interventions for persons who use tobacco and want help with stopping, including behavioral support or counseling in groups or individually.

  • Individual counseling

    Process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment.

  • Group counseling

    Form of therapy where people with similar experiences/issues come together with a professional therapist.

  • HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support

    Access to education, counseling, and support groups to ?at risk? individuals and also individuals who have been infected with the virus.

  • Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis

    Any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes.

  • Substance use disorder education

  • Hepatitis education, counseling, or support

    Provides education, counseling, and guidance and support for individuals who are at risk for or potentially infected with the hepatitis virus.

  • Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)?

What age groups are accepted here?

  • Young Adults

    Facility accepts young adults (13-25) for treatment.

  • Adults

    Facility accepts adults (26-64) for treatment.

What genders are accepted here?

  • Female

  • Male

What types of testing do they offer?

  • Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing

    A device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample.

  • Drug or alcohol urine screening

    Analyzes your urine for the presence of certain illegal drugs and prescription medications.

  • HIV testing

    Determines whether you are infected with HIV, a virus that weakens the immune system and can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

  • STD testing

    Testing to determine the type of sexually transmitted disease a person may be carrying.

  • Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)

    Involves blood test that measure HBV (Hepatitis B virus) antigens and antibodies.

  • Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

    Test for Hepatitis C, which is usually done and recommended for persons currently injecting drugs, ever injected drugs, were prior recipients of transfusions or organ transplants, or have certain medical conditions, including persons: 1. who received clotting factor concentrates produced before 1987 2. who were ever on long-term hemodialysis 3. with persistently abnormal alanine aminotransferase levels (ALT) 4. who have HIV infection

What kinds of transitional services do they provide if any?

  • Discharge Planning

    A process that aims to improve the coordination of services after discharge from the hospital by considering the patient?s needs in the community.

  • Naloxone and overdose education

  • Outcome follow-up after discharge

What types of recovery support services are offered here?

  • Employment counseling or training

    Advises, coaches, provides information to and supports people who are planning, seeking and managing their life/work direction.

What types of alcohol abuse treatment are available at this facility?

  • This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Who provides the medication used in alcohol abuse treatment?

  • In-network prescribing entity

What medical services do they offer?

  • Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination

  • Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Is vaping allowed at this facility?

  • Vaping not permitted

What exclusive services do they offer?

  • Opioid use disorder clients only

How do I apply for admission at this location?

Have you been to this facility? What was your experience?

Is there a wait-list for treatment center?

Is any payment required?

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