First Step of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/Youth and Adult - Sarasota Florida

First Step of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/Youth and Adult - Sarasota, FL

First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult is treatment center located at 1750 17th Street, Building J-2 in the 34234 zip code in Sarasota, FL that offers medication assisted substance abuse treatment. It accepts people with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, court/judicial system clients and teenagers into its treatment service. First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult provides naltrexone administration, relapse prevention from naltrexone and buprenorphine maintenance to children and adolescents. Some of the treatment approaches used by First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult consist of substance use counseling, 12-step facilitation and trauma-related counseling.

Address: 1750 17th Street, Building J-2, Sarasota, FL 34234

  1. Types of Care
  2. Service Settings
  3. Opioid Medications used in Treatment
  4. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  5. Type Of Treatment
  6. Pharmacotherapies
  7. Treatment Approaches
  8. FacilityOwnership
  9. License/Certification/Accreditation
  10. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  11. Payment Assistance Available
  12. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  13. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  14. Screening & Testing
  15. Transitional Services
  16. Ancillary Services
  17. Counseling Services and Education
  18. Tobacco/Screening Services
  19. Facility Smoking Policy
  20. Age Groups Accepted
  21. Gender Accepted
  22. Services for deaf
  23. Additional Spoken Languages

Here are the full facility listing details on First Step of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/Youth and Adult in Sarasota, FL:

Types of Care at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Substance use treatment

Service Settings at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Outpatient treatment
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Buprenorphine used in Treatment
  • Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • suboxone prescription
  • naltrexone administration
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
  • Buprenorphine without naloxone
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • relapse prevention
  • substance use counseling
  • trauma-related counseling
  • 12-step facilitation

FacilityOwnership at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • State substance abuse agency
  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Federal, or any government funding for substance use programs
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military insurance
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Payment Assistance Available at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • teenagers
  • pregnant/postpartum women
  • court/judicial system clients
  • people with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders

Assessment/Pre-treatment at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients
  • Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • HIV testing
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use

Transitional Services at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education
  • Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • case management
  • early intervention for HIV
  • housing services
  • mental health services
  • recovery coaches
  • self-help groups
  • mentoring/peer support

Counseling Services and Education at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • individual counseling
  • group counseling
  • family counseling
  • marital/couples counseling
  • substance use education
  • HIV and AIDS education, support and counseling

Tobacco/Screening Services at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • children and adolescents

Gender Accepted at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • women
  • men

Services for deaf at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available

Additional Spoken Languages at First Step Of Sarasota Inc Outpatient Program/youth And Adult

  • Spanish

Phone #: 941-552-2075

Call (866) 434-2077 for 24/7 help with treatment.

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  1. Supervised Administration: Methadone treatment is typically provided through opioid treatment programs (OTPs) or clinics where patients receive a daily dose of methadone under the supervision of healthcare professionals. This helps reduce the risk of misuse and overdose.

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