Southeast Healthcare Services – Adult and Family

Addiction treatment is provided by Southeast Healthcare Services — Adult and Family in Columbus Ohio. An Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is used to organize their outpatient treatment for substance use and medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid dependence. Southeast uses the American Society of Addiction Medicines criteria to decide what degree of care is necessary to meet each person’s needs.

A comprehensive approach to treating substance use disorders is provided by their MAT program which combines behavioral therapies and counseling with approved medications. Medications that they may use include Buprenorphine, an opioid agonist or antagonist that reduces the risk of withdrawal and blocks other narcotics. They may also use Naltrexone which is a non addictive opioid antagonist that blocks the effects of various drugs including alcohol.

Treatment in the IOP includes group counseling meetings and behavioral therapy to help you establish long term recovery. When needed the Southeast Healthcare chaplain meets with clients to offer spiritual counseling and guidance. Because MAT requires the administration of medication the chaplain also facilitates NA meetings for those who wish to receive support.

At this facility you can call to make an appointment for assessment and they also provide walk in assessments between certain hours. They can also refer you to an outpatient Suboxone clinic if you’re interested in a focus on harm reduction. Patients can start treatment after release from inpatient or residential care or you can self refer or be referred by an emergency room.

Peers and case managers help program participants stay on top of their recovery plans and make sure they have access to resources. Because they have overcome substance use disorders in their own lives the peers who support program participants greatly add to treatment by sharing insights and relating to them through a common experience. When treatment ends Southeast also offers aftercare programs to support your recovery.

For those enrolled in the MAT program as well as anyone seeking primary care services the doctors and nurse practitioners here offer physical examinations and screenings as well as lab tests and general healthcare services.