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How
do I contact Substance Abuse Services?
Substance
Abuse Services
7460 Tidewater Drive
Norfolk, Virginia 23505-3842
(757) 664-6670
Substance abuse refers to alcohol abuse as well as
misuse, dependence, and addiction to legal and illegal drugs.
Substance Abuse Services provides a variety of treatment
options to individuals and their families through services that are focused on
recovery from the effects of alcoholism and drug addiction.
Opioid
Treatment Program
The Opioid
Treatment Program (OTP) operates to reduce the physical, psychological and
social problems associated with dependence on narcotics and other drugs of
abuse.
An
immediate goal of the Opioid Treatment Program is to assist patients to become
free of addiction to legal and illicit opioid and other drugs and to stabilize
on approved opioid medications. With this immediate goal accomplished, patients
can immediately address other medical issues and work towards eliminating
high-risk behaviors that may lead to the infection of HIV, Tuberculosis,
Hepatitis, and other sexually transmitted diseases. The long-range treatment
goal, for a person admitted to OTP, is for the patient to establish sustained
recovery with or without the use of opioid treatment.
Intensive Outpatient
Intensive
Outpatient is a variable-length program that contains three levels of intensity.
The length of stay in each level is determined by each patient’s needs and
progress.
All
patients start at Level III, with three group meetings a week. At this level of
intensity, the group process is paramount in addressing denial or resistance to
recovery. Treatment plans are developed at each level. Once the initial
treatment plan goals have been achieved, patients may be moved to Level II, with
two meetings a week.
Level
I meets once a week for a period of transition and aftercare, to ensure that
relapse prevention is working and that challenges to recovery are addressed.
Intensive
Outpatient services are provided by staff that are licensed and/or certified in
addictions counseling. A minimum of six hours per week in structured group and
individual sessions provides a high degree of attention to each person’s needs
(e.g., detoxification, bio-psychosocial functioning, case management, etc.).
Traditional Outpatient
Traditional
Substance Abuse Outpatient treatment is the least restrictive level of
structured outpatient services. This program is provided by clinicians who are
licensed and/or certified in the addictions field. Patients are usually seen
once a week in individual appointments or group therapy sessions, tailored to
meet each person’s clinical needs and schedule.
Criminal Justice Services
Two
programs are provided at the Norfolk City Jail. “Bridges to Freedom” is for
women and “Freedom Within” is for men. Both programs have the same
admission, exclusion and release/discharge criteria.
Bridges to
Freedom is a
therapeutic community-type treatment program with an expected length of stay of
six (6) months. The first 12 weeks provide intensive education about issues
surrounding addiction to alcohol and other drugs. During this period, patients
receive group therapy and psycho-educational sessions Monday through Friday.
Patients complete a wide variety of self-assessment assignments and receive
thorough orientation to 12-step recovery programs through lectures, speakers,
readings, and in-house meetings. Individual sessions are scheduled throughout
treatment. A major component of this treatment experience is taking back a
personal sense of responsibility, developing a healthy self-image as a woman,
and developing a willingness to cooperate as part of a larger group.
Freedom Within
is a therapeutic community-type program designed for male offenders 18 years and
older who are in need of and who have requested substance abuse treatment and
psycho-education. The expected length of stay is 2 to 4 months. The program
operates Monday through Friday. Evening, weekend and holiday periods are covered
by program participants through assignments to conduct small process and
self-help groups.
Drug
Court is a program developed with Norfolk Circuit Court and other criminal
justice service agencies to divert non-violent individuals addicted to drugs to
court-monitored treatment programs instead of jail. Treatment services utilize
the intensive outpatient treatment protocol.
Counseling.
Counseling staff are located at the City of Norfolk Probation & Parole site
to provide individualized substance abuse treatment, education and screening to
adult offenders who have problems alcohol and other drugs. Services include
screening and referrals, group therapy, and relapse prevention education.
Detoxification, Residential and Housing Services
These
services are provided to patients who need to withdraw from alcohol or drugs of
abuse. Patients can be assessed for medical or social (non-hospital based)
detoxification services. All detoxification services are provided through a
contractual arrangement.
Residential services are provided for patients who
need an intensive, supervised treatment environment to assist them to maintain
an alcohol and drug-free lifestyle. Services can last from 28 to 90 days.
Residential treatment services are also available for pregnant women or mothers
with children. Special unsupervised housing supports are provided for up to 120
days for qualifying patients.
HIV Early
Intervention and Prevention Program
The
purpose of the HIV program is to inform and educate both Norfolk CSB patients
and other residents of Norfolk about HIV disease, to teach how the virus is
transmitted, and to teach methods of protection.
The program is designed to assist all patients identified as HIV
positive to be assessed for case management and medical referrals. They are also
educated about HIV and its modes of transmission so that they will be able to
adequately protect their partners from transmission through sexual contact or
sharing needles in the use of IV drugs. This program is a Ryan White Provider.
