Miners Medical – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
43 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18706
Last Updated: June 26, 2026
Insurance
Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Private health insurance
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
- Self-pay options
Addiction Resource Score
Scoring is assigned by a proprietary system which helps surface key metrics that determine quality. The 10-point scale factors in categories such as operations, customer satisfaction, and trust metrics.
We understand that choosing an addiction treatment center can be overwhelming, especially with so many options, promises, and marketing messages. That's why we've developed a clear, standardized rating system designed to cut through the noise and highlight what truly matters: safety, quality of care, and transparency. Our goal is to give individuals and families the information they need to make confident, informed decisions during a critical time.
In this guide, we explain exactly how we rate treatment centers—from accreditation and staff credentials to therapy options, facility environment, and family involvement. You'll see how we assign scores, award badges, and update listings to ensure accuracy and fairness. Most importantly, our system focuses on elevating centers that prioritize ethical, evidence-based care, not just those with the best marketing. This way, you can trust that the ratings you see reflect meaningful standards that help you find the right fit for lasting recovery.
8.0
Out of 10
Miners Medical in Wilkes Barre, PA, helps people who are addicted to opioids like heroin and prescription painkillers without having them stay in the hospital. In order to meet the specific needs of each patient, the facility makes individualized care plans based on clinical assessments. Their programs are made to help both men and women through group sessions that are tailored to each gender. This creates a more personalized and helpful recovery environment.
You can get General Outpatient Treatment (OP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), Office-Based Opiate Treatment (OBOT), and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) at Miners Medical. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), relapse prevention, trauma-informed care, and motivational interviewing are some of the ways they help their clients. To help people recover in the long run, they also work on life skills, controlling anger, and family relationships. Miners Medical also has special programs for women who are pregnant and an Aftercare Monitoring Program to help people stay sober. The building has been approved by CARF and is known as a Pennsylvania Center of Excellence.
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
- Mentoring/peer support
- Housing services
- Discharge Planning
- Employment counseling or training
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Recovery coach
- Individualized Treatment
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Veterans
- Members of military families
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Interim services for clients
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for substance use
- Complete medical history/physical exam
Treatment Modalities
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Trauma-related counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Intervention Services
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Motivational interviewing
- Matrix Model
- Relapse prevention
- Individual psychotherapy
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Substance use treatment
Levels Of Care
- Outpatient
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Aftercare
License and Accreditation
- State department of health
- Federally Qualified Health Center
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Suicide prevention services
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner
- Early intervention for HIV
- Social skills development
- Transportation assistance
- Opioid use disorder clients only
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