UNC Horizons Program

UNC Horizons Program

Services:
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)
• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization

Pharmacotherapies

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Medication for mental disorders
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Clonidine
• Nicotine replacement
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Disulfiram
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone

Gender Accepted

• Female

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for substance use
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Screening for tobacco use
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for mental disorders

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Treatment Approaches

• Brief intervention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Matrix Model
• Relapse prevention
• Trauma-related counseling
• Anger management
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Substance use disorder counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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

• State government

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Recovery Support Services

• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services
• Employment counseling or training

Transitional Services

• Discharge Planning
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Naloxone and overdose education

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Adult women
• Pregnant/postpartum women

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Substance use disorder education
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Marital/couples counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Group counseling
• Family counseling

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Suicide prevention services
• Transportation assistance
• Child care for clients’ children
• Mental health services
• Integrated primary care services
• Social skills development
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• The Joint Commission
• State Substance use treatment agency
• State mental health department

Testing

• HIV testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• STD testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• SAMHSA funding/block grants
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid