Athens Area Commencement Center

1175 Mitchell Bridge Road, Athens, GA 30606

Athens Area Commencement Center is an intensive outpatient and outpatient facility in Athens, GA offering substance use treatment and detox. Buprenorphine and Naltrexone are used for opioid use disorder. It reports accepting self-payment and private insurance.

Licenses and accreditations

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)Accredited by CARF, an independent nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.
State department of healthLicensed by the state's department of health.
State substance use treatment agencyLicensed by the state's substance use treatment agency.

Kinds of care

Detoxification: Medical care while the body clears a substance, with staff watching for withdrawal.
Substance use treatment: Treatment for alcohol and drug use.

Settings

Intensive outpatient treatment: Several hours of treatment a day, several days a week, while living at home.
Outpatient: Regular appointments while living at home.
Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization: Day treatment or partial hospitalization: most of the day, going home at night.
Outpatient detoxification: Detox during the day, going home at night.
Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment: Methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone for opioid use, with counseling, without staying overnight.
Regular outpatient treatment: Weekly or less frequent appointments while living at home.

Medications for opioid use

Buprenorphine used in Treatment: Buprenorphine is used here.
Naltrexone used in Treatment: Naltrexone is used here.

Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere: Accepts clients whose medication for opioid use is prescribed elsewhere.
Buprenorphine detoxification: Buprenorphine to ease withdrawal during detox.
Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification: Lofexidine or clonidine to ease withdrawal during detox.
Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization: Medication maintained, then tapered under medical supervision once stable.
Prescribes buprenorphine: Prescribes buprenorphine.
Prescribes naltrexone: Prescribes naltrexone.
Relapse prevention with naltrexone: Naltrexone to help prevent relapse.

Payment

Accepted: Cash or self-payment; Private health insurance; A state-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid.

Who they serve

Ages served: Adults, 26 to 64; Children and adolescents, 17 or younger; Seniors, 65 and older; Young adults, 18 to 25.
Sex: Female; Male.
Programs for: Adolescents; Adult men; Adult women; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.

More details this facility reports

External Opioid Medications Source: No formal relationship with prescribing entity; Other contracted prescribing entity.
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.
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: In-network prescribing entity; No formal relationship with prescribing entity; Other contracted prescribing entity.
Pharmacotherapies: Acamprosate (Campral®); Buprenorphine with naloxone; Buprenorphine without naloxone; Clonidine; Disulfiram; Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable); Naltrexone (oral); Nicotine replacement; Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation.
Treatment Approaches: 12-step facilitation; Brief intervention; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Matrix Model; Motivational interviewing; Relapse prevention; Substance use disorder counseling.
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public): Private for-profit organization.
Assessment/Pre-treatment: Complete medical history/physical exam; Comprehensive substance use assessment; Outreach to persons in the community; Screening for substance use; Screening for tobacco use.
Testing: Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing; Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing; Drug or alcohol urine screening; HIV testing; STD testing; TB screening; Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV); Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV).
Transitional Services: Aftercare/continuing care; Discharge Planning; Naloxone and overdose education; Outcome follow-up after discharge.
Recovery Support Services: Mentoring/peer support; Self-help groups.
Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services: Alcohol Detoxification; Benzodiazepines Detoxification; Cocaine Detoxification; Medication routinely used during detoxification; Methamphetamines detoxification; Opioids detoxification.
Education and Counseling Services: Family counseling; Group counseling; HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support; Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis; Hepatitis education, counseling, or support; Individual counseling; Marital/couples counseling; Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling; Substance use disorder education.
Facility Smoking Policy: Smoking permitted in designated area.
Facility Vaping Policy: Vaping permitted in designated area.
Ancillary Services: Case management service; Integrated primary care services; Social skills development.

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