Freestanding Substance Abuse Detox Facility
STATISTICS
GENERAL:
| Number of Beds: | 30 |
| Detox Available: | Yes |
Last Year’s Admissions:
| Total Annual Admits | 30 |
| Average Length of Stay | 5-7 days |
| Percent of Women | 40% |
| Percent under 25 | 25% |
| Percent with College Education | 10% |
| Percent Covered by Public Assistance | 95% |
| Receiving some form of psychiatric medication other than for detoxification | 20% |
Admissions Procedures:
| Night Admission Available: | Yes |
| Weekend Admission available: | Yes |
| Face to Face Interview or exam required before admission: | No |
SPECIAL POPULATIONS:
Facility has separate program for:
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Facility has group sessions for:
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PAYMENT INFORMATION:
| Self-pay Cost: | $1470 per week or sliding scale |
| Public Assistance coverage may be accepted: | Yes |
| Medicare Coverage accepted: | Yes |
| Insurance Coverage verified before admission: | Yes |
| Follow-up Care included at no additional charge: | No |
LICENSING & ACCREDITATION:
| Licensed by: | Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health |
| Type of License: | Level III Detox |
| Accredited by: | None |
Self Description:
“SSTAR provides inpatient detoxification for men and women on a 30 bed unit which is medically supervised 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”
Treatment Philosophy:
“To provide a quality continuum of care and support to all people, especially those affected by addiction, by responding to their mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.”
Approach to Dual Diagnosis:
“SSTAR Detox accepts patients who are psychiatrically stable who may or may not be on psychiatric meds. Patients with more significant psychiatric conditions, but who are post detox and are not acutely suicidal or homicidal or actively psychotic may be referred to our dual diagnosis residential program.”
Family Program:
“Information and referral.”
Position on 12 Step Involvement:
“SSTAR encourages and highly recommends client involvement in 12 Step programs.”
Position on Confrontation:
“All staff are fully trained in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) which employs non-violent intervention techniques.”
Additional Characteristics:
“SSTAR provides a wide range of mental health and substance abuse tretment. SSTAR opened the first inpatient substance abuse detoxification unit in the area, first to open a HIV/AIDS walk in testing clinic and was the first agency in Massachusetts to detoxify pregnant addicts.”
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