Discovery House Inc
DBA Wilkes Barre CTC
307 Laird Street, Rear of Building, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Discovery House Inc DBA Wilkes Barre CTC is an outpatient facility in Wilkes Barre, PA offering substance use treatment and detox. Buprenorphine and Naltrexone are used for opioid use disorder. It reports accepting self-payment, 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.
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)Registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)Certified by SAMHSA as an opioid treatment program.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Buprenorphine continued over time to prevent relapse.
- 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; Medicaid; Medicare; Private health insurance.
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.
- Languages
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing.
More details this facility reports
- External Opioid Medications Source
- In-network prescribing entity; No formal relationship with prescribing entity; Other contracted prescribing entity.
- Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- 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
- Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable); Buprenorphine without naloxone; Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable).
- Treatment Approaches
- Brief intervention; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Motivational interviewing; Relapse prevention; Substance use disorder counseling; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Trauma-related counseling.
- Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
- Private for-profit organization.
- Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Complete medical history/physical exam; Comprehensive substance use assessment; Interim services for clients; Outreach to persons in the community; Professional interventionist/educational consultant; 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; 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.
- Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services
- Medication routinely used during detoxification; Opioids detoxification.
- Education and Counseling Services
- 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.
- Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted.
- Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted.
- Ancillary Services
- Case management service; Social skills development; Transportation assistance.
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