Saint Vincents Medical Center
Important Information
Age Groups Accepted | Children/adolescents |
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Languages | Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing |
Special Programs/Groups Offered | Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders |
Specialization | Substance use treatment, Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children |
Contact Information
CT, 06851
Phone: 203-221-8899
Website: http://www.stvincents.org/
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Payment & Insurance Accepted at This Facility
Accepted | |
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Medicare | |
Medicaid | |
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) | |
Private health insurance | |
Cash or self-payment |
Help offered by Saint Vincents Medical Center at 1 Lois Street
Pharmacotherapies
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Acamprosate (Campral®)
Often known by the brand name Campral, Acamprosate is a common medication used in alcohol dependence treatment. Unlike other medicines that make alcohol unpleasant to the user, Acamprosate works by reducing the brain's dependence on it.
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Disulfiram
Disulfiram (Antabuse) is an alcohol dependence treatment medication that reduces cravings by discouraging the consumption of alcohol.
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Buprenorphine with naloxone
Buprenorphine is an opioid agonist that reduces the effects of opioid withdrawal. Naloxone rapidly reverses the effects of opioids, preventing overdose and severe withdrawal symptoms
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Naltrexone (oral)
Naltrexone blocks the pleasure receptors that are interacted with by alcohol and narcotics. This effectively removes any pleasurable sensations the substance offers and reduces the need to take them.
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Clonidine
Clonidine is used to reduce the symptoms of stimulant and opioid withdrawal and is primarily used in the detoxification process
- Medication for mental disorders
Type of Opioid Treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Buprenorphine maintenance for predetermined time
- Prescribes buprenorphine
- Prescribes naltrexone
- Relapse prevention with naltrexone
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Screening for tobacco use
- Screening for substance use
- Screening for mental disorders
Setting
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Outpatient
Outpatient treatment centers offer the same level of care as inpatient settings while also allowing the patient to be able to return home each day
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Intensive outpatient treatment
IOP requires patients to attend day treatment for three hours a day, often for five days a week but declining as recovery improves.
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
Treatment Approaches
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Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a commonly used type of therapy widely used in addiction treatment, rehab and recovery as a way of identifying emotional triggers that lead to substance abuse and developing methods to control them.
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Relapse prevention
The Relapse Prevention (RP) model is widely used in alcohol and drug rehab treatments. It uses CBT practises to prepare those approaching the end of rehab treatment to begin a life of sobriety without falling into old habits of substance abuse.
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Substance use disorder counseling
Substance use disorder counseling can incorporate a wide variety of therapies and and treatment models.
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Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Telehealth has grown in popularity and availability across all forms of treatment in the wake of COVID-19. For those who are unable to leave their homes (such as immunocompromised individuals) telehealth services can provide addiction treatment virtually and provide a support network for people unable to receive normal treatment.
Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
Counseling
- Substance use disorder education
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Group counseling
Group counseling can takes place in both inpatient and outpatient settings and involves those afflicted with substances use disorders/behavioral addictions meeting to discuss their issues. This form of counseling can help create a level of empathy and understanding of others journeys with addiction, which can help to give perspective on an individual's addiction. It also helps to build a support network which helps reduce relapse and promotes positive relationships outside of substance abuse.
Gender Accepted
- Female
- Male
Opioid Medications used in Treatment
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
- This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
- Private for-profit organization
Testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted
Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services
- Mental health services
Hospitals
- General Hospital (including VA hospital)
External Opioid Medications Source
- In-network prescribing entity
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- In-network prescribing entity
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