Sisters Health Center Amherst OTP

Types of Care:

• residential heroin use treatment

Service Settings:

• outpatient heroin rehabilitation
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient heroin treatment

Hospitals:

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Methadone treatment
• Buprenorphine clinical treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine maintenance
• methadone maintenance

Pharmacotherapies:

• Acamprosate (Campral)
• Methadone
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable, for example, Sublocade)
• Naltrexone (oral)

Treatment Approaches:

• brief intervention services
• CBT
• DBT
• motivational interviewing
• relapse prevention
• counseling for substance abuse

Facility Ownership:

• a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• State substance abuse agency
• State department of health
• Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts Medicaid
• Accepts private health insurance
• Accepts self payment and cash
• Accepts state health insurance

Payment Assistance Available:

• Provides payment assistance
• Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• residential heroin rehab for adult women
• in-patient heroin rehab for adult males

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive substance use assessment

Screening & Testing:

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• TB screening
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing

Transitional Services:

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education

Ancillary Services:

• mental health services

Counseling Services and Education:

• counseling for individuals
• counseling for groups
• counseling for families
• counseling for couples
• substance use education
• HIV and AIDS education
• health education services

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Screening for tobacco use
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

• No smoking allowed

Age Groups Accepted:

• adult heroin rehab
• accepts young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

• inpatient heroin rehab for women
• in-patient heroin rehab for men