Treatment Plan

WHAT ARE THE GENERAL GUIDELINES OF A NEW START?

We offer outpatient medication-assisted specialized quality care for opioid drug use management and recovery. We support the education and understanding of addiction as a disease, so that more patients and communities can find the care they need to focus on and overcome the current national opioid epidemic.

Addictive illness is a chronic brain disease that can be addressed with treatment and treatment works. Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) programs and the medications used today have been studied and proven to be highly successful in recovery over years of research.

At New Start, our programs use the latest science to create a comprehensive plan for patients that include MAT, counseling and medical services. Programs are customized to the patient’s needs and services are delivered in a way that respects the dignity, value and self-worth of every individual.

We are committed to each of our patient’s success stories. We believe in you. We are are apart of the recovery process every step of the way.

Insurances We Accept :

Medicare
Medicaid (Anthem, Aetna, Humana, Passport-Molina, WellCare)
BCBS
Humana
Aetna
MultiPlanAlliance Coal
Cigna
CareSource
HealthLink
TriCare East
UMWA
And others…

OUTPATIENT TREATMENT

Begins with selection of an Accredited Behavioral Health Service Organization or Alcohol and Other Drug Entity (BHSO/AODE) program. Typical treatment approach would consist of two physician visits monthly, coupled with two (Cognitive) therapy sessions monthly, two Narcotics Anonymous / Alcoholics Anonymous (12-Step Program) sessions monthly.

AFTER CARE

After Care is designed to transition the patient to a maintenance phase of treatment with Abstinence as the goal but only after the bio-chemistry and neuropathway changes of the brain have occurred.

MAINTENANCE

During the maintenance phase, the patient will continue toward the goal of abstinence or the lowest possible dose of Buprenorphine-Naloxone (Suboxone) to remain in recovery. The maintenance phase can be sustained long-term by a monthly visit with a provider, behavioral health therapy session, and Narcotics Anonymous / Alcoholics Anonymous (12-Step Program) twice monthly. These processes will not ensure success but will greatly increase the possibility of sobriety. With abstinence-only, the sobriety rate is less than 10%. With a MAT program sobriety after one year jumps to 50%.

EMPATHY – Big journeys begin with small steps.

Phases Of Addiction Recovery

INDUCTION PHASE:

History and physical exam
Substance abuse history
Urine drug screen
Induction of medicine (if never taken)
Initial lab work
Intake assessment with a therapist in the first month
Group therapy attendance monthly beginning the first month
NA/AA meeting at least twice monthly beginning the first month
Weekly physician visits for first three months of care

STABILIZATION PHASE:

Physician visit every two weeks
Urine drug screen every visit
Group therapy attendance
Individual therapy attendance
2NA/AA meetings per month with attendance confirmed by the leader

MAINTENANCE PHASE:

Have been in program 12 months or longer
All urine drug screens consistent for the past 6 months
Recommended group therapy monthly for the past 6 months
Attended NA/AA meetings 2 X monthly last 6 months
Attended individual therapy monthly
Will be scheduled monthly to see a physician
If failure of any of the above items, placed on accountability with weekly visits for 4 weeks or longer until deemed stable by the provider
May return to monthly visits if all items appropriate after the 2 months to re-stabilization phase

Opioid Addiction

Opioid Addiction is a chronic disease due to deficiency of dopamine, a brain chemical that allows people to feel normal, deal with life, be content & happy. As much a chronic disease as diabetes which is due to a deficiency of insulin in the pancreas.

Outpatient Care

Outpatient Care begins with selection of an Accredited Treatment Program.

MAT Treatment

MAT is an evidence-based practice that combines medication with counseling, behavioral therapies, psychosocial therapies, and social support services to treat substance use disorders, opioid dependence, and prevent opioid overdoses.

12 Step Program

The 12 Steps were created by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous to establish guidelines to overcome an addiction to alcohol. The program gained enough success in its early years for other addiction support groups to adapt the steps to their own needs.