Alternatives for Better Living

Alternatives for Better Living

Services:
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Outreach to persons in the community
• Interim services for clients
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

Transitional Services

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

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Education and Counseling Services

• Individual counseling
• Marital/couples counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Substance use disorder education
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Group counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Family counseling

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Regular outpatient treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient

Exclusive Services

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Young adults
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Adolescents
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Members of military families
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Active duty military
• Seniors or older adults
• Adult men
• Veterans
• Adult women

Testing

• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing

Language Services

• Spanish

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment

Ancillary Services

• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Mental health services
• Social skills development
• Case management service

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Type of Care

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Substance use treatment

Recovery Support Services

• Recovery coach
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Employment counseling or training
• Self-help groups
• Housing services

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State mental health department
• State Substance use treatment agency
• Hospital licensing authority

External Opioid Medications Source

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Treatment Approaches

• Trauma-related counseling
• Matrix Model
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• 12-step facilitation
• Relapse prevention
• Motivational interviewing
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Anger management
• Brief intervention
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for other addiction disorder