 About Center for Behavioral Health
Who owns Center for Behavioral Health?
How long have you been in business?
Where are you located?
What are your clinic hours?
How much does treatment cost?
How are you funded?
About Treatment
What addictions do you treat?
What are the criteria for determining eligibility for admission to opiate addiction treatment?
What is the right medication level?
Is the program confidential?
What is the process for being admitted to the program?
How long is treatment?
How successful have you been in treating addictions
What is your approach to treatment?
How often do I need to attend the clinic?
For what reasons are patients formally terminated from the program?
Do you require urines?
What are common prescription opiates?
About Heroin Abuse and Addiction
What are the treatments for heroin addiction?
What is the scope of heroin use in the United States?
About Center for Behavioral Health
- Who owns Center for Behavioral Health?
Center for Behavioral Health is a private outpatient narcotic treatment program for opiate addicts. By operating as a private organization, we have the flexibility to treat patients using modalities that we know have been most successful and it allows us the ability to quickly incorporate new programs and services that are effective with patients. Also, the fact that we are a private organization ensures you absolute and complete confidentiality.
- How long have you been in business?
We have been successfully helping our patients achieve their treatment goals for over 20 years. Our first clinic was opened in Tempe, AZ in 1984. We have grown to 16 clinics located across the United States. We have focused on opiate addiction since day one and given this focus, we
are considered to be one of the best treatment organizations in the country. Because of our commitment to excellence and professionalism, Center for Behavioral Health is on the leading edge of treatment and accreditation.
- Where are you located?
We have 16 clinics across the U.S. Our clinics are in Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, South Carolina and Rhode Island. Please see the Clinic Locations for individual clinic addresses and phone numbers.
- What are your clinic hours?
Our hours vary from location to location. Please see the Clinic Locations for individual clinic hours of service.
- How much does treatment cost?
Our fees vary from location to location. Please see the Clinic Locations for individual clinic fees for treatment.
- How are you funded?
For the most part we are funded by patient fees. This is good news and bad news. The bad news is that in many locations we do not have sources to help patients pay for treatment. Some states simply do not allocate funds for methadone maintenance. Please check with each clinic to find out if treatment assistance is available. The good news is that because we are not funded by state or federal funds, we are dependent upon you the patient to pay the salaries of our staff, rent of our offices, etc. Therefore, we work very hard to keep you satisfied with the treatment you are receiving at our clinics. We realize there are other clinics you can go to, but we want and need your business and will work to make you happy.
About Treatment
- What addictions do you treat?
In most locations we treat all types of substance abuse such as methamphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, and barbiturates, however, we focus on opiate addiction. Common opioids include: Heroin, Lortab, Vicodin, OxyContin, Darvicet, Percocet, Morphine.
In some locations we also provide acupuncture, treatment for individuals and families affected by substance abuse, education and testing for people affected by HIV/AIDS, compulsive gambling counseling, domestic violence counseling and court assessments and drug testing. In all locations we provide counseling, drug testing, HIV/AIDS testing and hepatitis testing. Please see the Clinic Locations for specific services at each clinic.
- What are the criteria for determining eligibility for admission to opiate addiction treatment?
Eligibility varies from state to state, but generally the patient must be 18 years or older and abusing opiates for one year or more.
Admission criteria for other abused drugs vary so please contact the Clinic Location.
- What is the right medication level?
Medication levels must be individually determined because of differences in medical conditions, metabolism, body weight and opiate tolerance. The proper maintenance and therapeutic dose is one at which narcotic craving is averted, without creating euphoria, sedation or analgesia for 24 to 36 hours.
- Is the program confidential?
Yes. As with all medical services, we have an obligation to hold your personal and treatment records completely confidential. The only time we can provide any information about patients is when you have signed a release, in a medical emergency, if we receive a court order or if child abuse or bodily harm against others has occurred.
- What is the process for being admitted to the program?
Center for Behavioral Health is a voluntary program so the first step is the patient's. The admission process varies from state to state, but generally involves a full physical, including blood and urine tests and a complete bio-psychosocial assessment. In most cases we can admit the patient on the day they come into the clinic, but please call ahead for an appointment if possible.
- How long is treatment?
The duration of treatment is individually and clinically determined and treatment should last for as long as the clinic staff and the individual patient agree is appropriate. Federal and state regulations require annual evaluation of patients to determine whether they should continue in methadone maintenance treatment.
- How successful have you been in treating addictions?
We determine success in many ways. Our number one treatment goal is to work with the patient to stop the use of illicit drugs. We do not "kick people out of treatment" if they continue to use drugs unless it is determined that it may be a medical risk. We believe that having a patient come into treatment on a voluntary basis is a step in the right direction. We encourage consistent treatment. Research has shown longer length treatment is highly correlated to treatment effectiveness.
- What is your approach to treatment?
We believe everyone deserves respect and dignity. We understand that methadone is not a "silver bullet", but research has shown it to be the most effective treatment for opiate addiction. We do not have a particular counseling philosophy that all of our counselors must follow. In fact, quite the opposite. Our counselors come from various backgrounds and educations. We believe this gives our patients the option to work with counselors that can connect with them. We understand that no one type of treatment works for everyone.
- How often do I need to attend the clinic?
Clinic attendance will vary from state to state depending upon state regulations, as well as, a patient's progress in treatment. Take home medication is dependent upon a number of variables. Patients transferring from one state or clinic to the next will generally stay at the same take home level they are transferred at, but should consult with the individual Clinic Location to discuss specific situations.
- For what reasons are patients formally terminated from the program?
We work very hard to keep patients in treatment as research has shown that generally the longer patients are in treatment, the less the chance of relapse. However, if patients are continually non-compliant with treatment rules, and only after all therapeutic interventions have been exhausted, we will offer to transfer the patient to another program. Seldom will we terminate a patient from treatment except in the case of threats or violence.
- Do you require urines?
The federal and state laws require urine tests on everyone in treatment. The number of urine tests per month or year varies depending upon the state. Some are as often as weekly and some are as few as every 45 days.
- What are common prescription opiates?
The following are the most common prescription opiates: Codeine, Demoral, Dilaudid, Fentanyl/Fentanyl transdermal, Floricet, Fiornal, Hydrocet, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Lorcet, Lortab, Mepergan, Meperidine, Methadone, Morphine, MS Contin, OxyContin, Percocet, Percodan, Propoxyphene, Roxanol, Roxicet, Roxicodone, Tussionex, Tylenol III & IV, Tylox, Vicodin and Vicoprofen.
About Heroin and Abuse Addiction
- What are the treatments for heroin addiction?
A variety of treatments are available for heroin addiction. The success of the treatments that follow vary depending on the individual, but methadone has a proven record of success for people addicted to heroin. Other pharmaceutical approaches like buprenorphine and many behavioral therapies also are used for treating heroin addiction. We will work with you to determine which treatment will work best for you.
Detoxification
The primary objective of detoxification is to relieve withdrawal symptoms while patients adjust to a drug-free state. Not in itself a treatment for addiction, detoxification is a useful step only when it leads into long-term treatment that is either drug-free or uses medications as part of the treatment.
Behavioral Therapies
Although behavioral and pharmacologic treatments can be extremely useful when employed alone, science has taught us that integrating both types of treatments will ultimately be the most effective approach. There are many effective behavioral treatments available for heroin addiction. Positive changes are best achieved by skilled counselors with therapeutic strategies that will impact patients. An important task is to match the best treatment approach to meet the particular needs of the patient.
- What is the scope of heroin use in the United States?
According to the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the prevalence of lifetime heroin use increased for both youths and young adults since mid-1990’s. There were an estimated 166,000 current heroin users, while 4.4 million used pain relievers. Between 1995 and 2001, the number of first-time heroin users was consistently greater than 100,000 each year.
The 2002 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), which collects data on drug-related hospital emergency department (ED) episodes from 21 metropolitan areas, estimates that 36 percent of all drug-related ED episodes involved heroin. Even more alarming is the fact that between 1991 and 1996, heroin-related ED episodes more than doubles (from 35,898 to 73,846). Among youths aged 12 to 17, heroin-related episodes nearly quadrupled.
NIDA's Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG), which provides information about the nature and patterns of drug use in 21 cities, reported in its December 1999 publication that heroin was mentioned most often as the primary drug of abuse in drug abuse treatment admissions in Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles, Newark, New York and San Francisco.
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