Chase Brexton Health Care – Glen Burnie Center

Chase Brexton Health Care is a comprehensive medical and mental health care center. They offer substance use disorder treatment and treatment for psychiatric disorders (dual diagnosis). You can also get all types of medical care. They have five locations, including the Glen Burnie location on Hospital Drive in Glen Burnie, Maryland. They accept most major insurance plans including Medicare and Medicaid. If you’re uninsured, they’ll work with you to ensure you get services.

The center is Joint Commission accredited. The facility began as a volunteer gay men’s clinic and as such is LGBTQ+ friendly and welcoming, though they now treat patients of every age, gender, race, ethnicity and religion.

The Glen Burnie location has substance use treatment services Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. You’ll start with a certified peer recovery specialist (CPRS) to discuss your goals. You’ll then have an assessment with a behavioral health therapist. Together with these specialists, you’ll discuss your goals and form a treatment plan.

You’ll choose between an intensive outpatient program (IOP) and a more traditional outpatient program with the goal of total abstinence. There’s medication support if you’re struggling to recover from an alcohol or opioid addiction.

There are three phases of the outpatient programs. Phase I is learning about addiction through attendance in four group therapy sessions each week. You’ll also have individual therapy.

In Phase II, you’ll meet with others who already have 30 days or more of abstinence. They’ll help you figure out the origins of your addictions. The longstanding recovery group is Phase III of the program. You’ll dive deep into sober life skills and how to avoid relapse as you go through your daily life.

One of the nice things about this program is that the staff have been in your place. They’ve dealt with some of the same problems you have, so they have a lot of empathy and understanding.