Caring Choices of Alexandria
Central LA Human Service District
5411 Coliseum Boulevard, Alexandria, LA 71303
Caring Choices of Alexandria Central LA Human Service District is an intensive outpatient and outpatient facility in Alexandria, LA offering substance use treatment and detox. Buprenorphine and Naltrexone are used for opioid use disorder. It reports accepting self-payment, TRICARE, Medicaid, Medicare, 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 mental health departmentLicensed by the state's mental health department.
- 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.
- Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
- Treats substance use together with a serious mental illness in adults.
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 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.
- Buprenorphine detoxification
- Buprenorphine to ease withdrawal during detox.
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Buprenorphine continued over time to prevent relapse.
- 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; TRICARE and other federal military insurance; Federal, state, or local government funding for substance use treatment; Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance; Federal block grants for substance use and mental health services; A state-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid.
Who they serve
- Ages served
- Adults, 26 to 64; Seniors, 65 and older; Young adults, 18 to 25.
- Sex
- Female; Male.
- Programs for
- Adult men; Adult women; Clients who have experienced trauma; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders; Young adults.
- Languages
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing.
More details this facility reports
- Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder.
- Pharmacotherapies
- Acamprosate (Campral®); Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable); Buprenorphine with naloxone; Buprenorphine without naloxone; Clonidine; Disulfiram; Medication for mental disorders; Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable); Naltrexone (oral); Nicotine replacement; Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation.
- Treatment Approaches
- Brief intervention; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Contingency management/motivational incentives; Matrix Model; Motivational interviewing; Relapse prevention; Substance use disorder counseling; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Trauma-related counseling.
- Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
- Local, county, or community government.
- Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Complete medical history/physical exam; Comprehensive mental health assessment; Comprehensive substance use assessment; Interim services for clients; Outreach to persons in the community; Screening for mental disorders; 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
- Assistance with obtaining social services; Housing services; Mentoring/peer support.
- Other Services
- Treatment for gambling disorder; Treatment for other addiction disorder.
- Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services
- Medication routinely used during 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; Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling; Substance use disorder education.
- Medical Services
- Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination; Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination.
- Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted.
- Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted.
- Ancillary Services
- Case management service; Early intervention for HIV; Mental health services; Social skills development; Suicide prevention services.
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