George J Scontsas MD

George J Scontsas MD - Wilmington, NC

George J Scontsas Md is an addiction treatment center located at 1201 Medical Center Drive in the 28401 zip code in Wilmington, NC. It is operated by a private for-profit organization. George J Scontsas Md provides naltrexone administration, buprenorphine for pain management and prescribes suboxone. Some of the treatment approaches used by George J Scontsas Md include anger management, motivational incentives and 12 step rehabilitation. George J Scontsas Md also specializes in detox services and offers Alcohol Detox, Methamphetamines Detoxification and Benzodiazepines Detox. George J Scontsas Md provides outpatient detox services, outpatient treatment and outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment. It also provides detox and treatment for substance use.

Address: 1201 Medical Center Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401

  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. Facility Ownership
  9. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  10. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  11. Screening & Testing
  12. Transitional Services
  13. Detoxification
  14. Counseling Services and Education
  15. Tobacco/Screening Services
  16. Facility Smoking Policy
  17. Age Groups Accepted
  18. Gender Accepted

Here are the full facility listing details on George J Scontsas MD in Wilmington, NC:

Types of Care:

  • detox services
  • substance use treatment

Service Settings:

  • outpatient rehabilitation
  • outpatient detox
  • outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Buprenorphine treatment
  • Naltrexone clinical treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Administers medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

  • buprenorphine detoxification
  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • suboxone prescription
  • naltrexone administration
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone
  • methadone for pain management

Pharmacotherapies:

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

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention services
  • CBT
  • motivational incentives
  • DBT
  • motivational interviewing
  • relapse prevention treatment
  • counseling for substance abuse
  • counseling for trauma victims
  • 12 step rehabilitation

Facility Ownership:

  • a private for-profit organization

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Medicare
  • Accepts cash or self-payment

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients

Screening & Testing:

  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing

Transitional Services:

  • Naloxone and overdose education

Detoxification:

  • Alcohol Detox
  • Benzodiazepines Detoxification
  • Cocaine Detoxification
  • Methamphetamines Detox
  • Opioid Detox

Counseling Services and Education:

  • counseling for individuals
  • family counseling
  • counseling for couples
  • substance use education
  • health education services

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

  • adult rehab
  • young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Phone #: 910-254-1414

Call (855) 274-2412 for 24/7 help with treatment.

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