Western Carolina Treatment Center

Types of Care:

• residential treatment for heroin abuse

Service Settings:

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Methadone used in treatment
• Buprenorphine treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• Does not treat alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• buprenorphine maintenance
• methadone maintenance
• prescribes suboxone

Pharmacotherapies:

• Methadone
• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention services
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• motivational incentives
• DBT
• motivational interviewing
• matrix model
• relapse prevention
• counseling for substance abuse
• counseling for trauma victims
• 12 step rehabilitation

Facility Ownership:

• a private for-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• State substance abuse agency
• State department of health
• State mental health department
• Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Accepts self payment and cash

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
• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• Screening for substance use
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing

Transitional Services:

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

Ancillary Services:

• case management
• domestic violence services
• HIV early intervention
• housing services
• self-help groups
• social skills development

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling
• counseling for groups
• family counseling
• marital/couples counseling
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV and AIDS education
• health education services
• employment counseling services
• educational support

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

• adult heroin rehab
• accepts young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

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

Exclusive Services:

• Methadone and buprenorphine clients only
• Methadone clients only
• All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program

Services for deaf:

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available