Whatcom Community Detox

Types of Care:

• supervised heroin detox

Service Settings:

• long-term heroin rehab
• residential heroin detoxification

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Buprenorphine treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• Personal physician/health care provider

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Personal physician/health care provider

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine detox
• suboxone prescription

Pharmacotherapies:

• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)

Treatment Approaches:

• brief intervention services
• motivational interviewing
• relapse prevention treatment
• counseling for substance abuse
• 12-step rehab

Facility Ownership:

• a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• State substance abuse agency
• State department of health

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Federal funding
• Free heroin drug rehab

Payment Assistance Available:

• Provides payment assistance

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• TB screening

Transitional Services:

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services:

• recovery management
• HIV early intervention
• sober housing services
• self help meetings
• help with transportation

Detoxification:

• inpatient alcohol detoxification
• cocaine detox
• in-patient methamphetamines detoxification
• inpatient opioid detoxification

Counseling Services and Education:

• counseling for groups
• substance use education

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Screening for tobacco use

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

• adult heroin rehab
• accepts young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

• heroin rehab for women
• heroin rehab for men

Services for deaf:

• Service for hearing impaired