Operation PAR/Medication Assisted

Operation PAR/Medication Assisted reports using: methadone, a daily medication that prevents opioid withdrawal and cravings, provided through specially certified programs; buprenorphine, often known as Suboxone, which reduces opioid cravings and withdrawal so you can focus on recovery; extended-release naltrexone, often known as Vivitrol, a once-monthly shot that blocks the effects of opioids and can reduce alcohol cravings.

Operation PAR/Medication Assisted reports offering: cognitive behavioral therapy, a talk therapy that helps you notice and change the thought patterns that lead to substance use; motivational interviewing, a counseling style that helps you find your own reasons to change, without lectures or judgment; trauma-related counseling, therapy that addresses painful past experiences at your pace, because trauma and substance use are often connected; contingency management, a program that gives real rewards, like vouchers, for staying in treatment; 12-step facilitation, structured counseling built around the 12 steps, similar to AA or NA, guided by a professional; relapse prevention, which helps you spot your triggers early and make a plan so a hard moment doesn't undo your progress; the Matrix Model, a structured program that combines therapy, education, and family support, often used for cocaine or methamphetamine use; brief intervention, a short, focused conversation about your substance use and possible next steps; substance use counseling, regular sessions with a counselor focused on your recovery.

Yes. Operation PAR/Medication Assisted reports offering trauma-related counseling, therapy that addresses painful past experiences at your pace, because trauma and substance use are often connected.

That doesn't have to stop you. Operation PAR/Medication Assisted reports offering transportation assistance, help getting to and from treatment.

Possibly, yes. Operation PAR/Medication Assisted reports offering housing services, help finding or keeping a stable place to live.

Treatment doesn't just stop when your program ends. Operation PAR/Medication Assisted reports offering: discharge planning, a concrete plan made with you before you leave; aftercare and continuing care, ongoing support after your main program ends; follow-up after discharge, check-ins to see how you're doing; self-help groups, peer meetings like AA, NA, or SMART Recovery.

Yes. Operation PAR/Medication Assisted reports offering naloxone and overdose education. Naloxone is a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose.

Yes, in designated areas. Operation PAR/Medication Assisted allows smoking in set areas, not everywhere on site. Vaping is allowed in designated areas.

Operation PAR/Medication Assisted reports serving women and men. If you're not sure whether a program is the right fit for you, call and ask. It's a normal question and they hear it every day.

Yes. Operation PAR/Medication Assisted reports offering telehealth, which means treatment by video or phone from wherever you are.