Worcester County Health Department WACS Center - Ocean City Maryland

Worcester County Health Department WACS Center - Ocean City, MD

Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center is treatment facility located at 11827 Ocean Gateway in the 21842 zip code in Ocean City, MD that offers medication-assisted addiction treatment. It accepts adult men, transitional age young adults and adult women into its treatment service. Some of the treatment approaches used by Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center consist of substance use counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy and matrix Model.

Address: 11827 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, MD 21842

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

Here are the full facility listing details on Worcester County Health Department WACS Center in Ocean City, MD:

Types of Care at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • Substance use treatment
  • Treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders

Service Settings at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • Buprenorphine used in Treatment
  • Naltrexone used in Treatment

External Opioid Medications Source at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • In-network prescribing entity
  • Other contracted prescribing entity
  • Personal physician/health care provider

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • In-network prescribing entity
  • Other contracted prescribing entity
  • Personal physician/health care provider

Type Of Treatment at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

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

Pharmacotherapies at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • Acamprosate (Campral)
  • Disulfiram (Antabuse)
  • Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders
  • Clonidine

Treatment Approaches at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix Model
  • substance use counseling
  • trauma-related counseling

FacilityOwnership at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • the State government

License/Certification/Accreditation at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

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

Payment Assistance Available at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • Payment assistance
  • Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • teenagers
  • transitional age young adults
  • adult women
  • pregnant/postpartum women
  • adult men
  • seniors and older adults
  • veterans
  • people with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders
  • people with co-occurring substance use and pain

Assessment/Pre-treatment at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

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

Screening & Testing at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

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

Transitional Services at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

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

Ancillary Services at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • case management
  • housing services
  • mental health services
  • self-help groups
  • social skills development
  • transportation assistance
  • mentoring/peer support

Counseling Services and Education at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

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

Tobacco/Screening Services at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Gender Accepted at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • women
  • men

Services for deaf at Worcester County Health Department Wacs Center

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available

Phone #: 410-213-0202

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.

  2. Reduces Withdrawal Symptoms: Methadone can alleviate the severe withdrawal symptoms associated with opioids, which can be a significant barrier to recovery. This can enhance the patient's quality of life and make it easier for them to engage in therapy and counseling.

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