PORT Health Services – Nags Head, North Carolina
2808 Croatan Highway, Nags Head, North Carolina, 27959
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 military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
- State welfare or child and family services funds
- State corrections or juvenile justice funds
- County or local government funds
- Community Service Block Grants
- Community Mental Health Block Grants
- U.S. Department of VA funds
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- SAMHSA funding/block grants
- Self-pay options
Addiction Resource Score
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8.0
Out of 10
Nags Head, North Carolina’s PORT Health provides a wide range of mental health and drug use problem services to people of all ages, including kids, teens, and adults. PORT Health has a variety of outpatient and hospital programs that are designed to meet the specific needs of each patient. These programs are aimed at helping both mental illness and addiction. Their dedication to personal care makes sure that each person gets care that is tailored to their unique needs.
The center offers many programs, such as medication-assisted therapy (MAT), outpatient treatment, intense outpatient programs (IOP), residential services for teens, day treatment, and aftercare services. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), family and group therapy, Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), psychoeducational classes, and community services are some of the ways that PORT Health treats people. PORT Health is known for taking a complete approach. To improve patient outcomes, especially for teens, they combine therapeutic services with medication-assisted care. The center meets high standards for care and safety because it is accredited by The Joint Commission. This makes sure that patients get the help they need to heal for a long time.
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
- Discharge Planning
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Individualized Treatment
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Opioids detoxification
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
Treatment Modalities
- Individual psychotherapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Trauma-related counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Treatment for gambling disorder
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Intervention Services
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Motivational interviewing
- Anger management
- Relapse prevention
- Treatment for other addiction disorder
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
Levels Of Care
- Outpatient
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Aftercare
License and Accreditation
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
Ancillary Services
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment
- Family psychoeducation
- Suicide prevention services
- Mental health services
- Case management service
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Most private insurances accepted