Riverside Treatment Services, Edgewood: Opioid Detox

Based on the Maryland Drug Control Update, the rate of illicit drug use in Maryland is around 8.11%. This is comparable to the national average, which is about 8.82%. It was also reported that the drug-induced death rate in Maryland exceeds the national average. Furthermore, among illicit drugs, heroin is the most abused. Heroin is also the most commonly cited drug among primary drug rehabilitation centers in Maryland.

The question is, can Riverside Treatment Serviceshelp patients with heroin addiction recover successfully? This listing will provide information about opioid management options and other substance abuse therapies available in Riverside Recovery Center.

Riverside Treatment Services: An Overview

Riverside Recovery Center, under the legal name Riverside Treatment Services, LLC, is an outpatient rehab facility founded in 2016. Generally, the company aims to reduce the incidence and prevalence of substance abuse, especially opioid addiction and dependency. Although it only offers outpatient treatment, the Riverside Recovery Center also offers other services such as behavioral health management to address the side effects of opioid drugs. Additionally, the Riverside Treatment Edgewood follows a comprehensive treatment approach to improve patients’ overall wellness.

Before the Edgewood rehab, the Rosedale branch was first opened. This year, another branch will be available to residents of Lansdowne. Aside from comprehensive therapy, multidisciplinary approaches such as individual and group counseling, medication management, medical consultation, and referral services are also followed. Moreover, when it comes to the staff, the company trusts medical doctors, physician assistants, nurses, social workers, and certified counselors.

During the first years of this Edgewood rehab, the focus of opioid replacement therapy was only on Methadone and Buprenorphine patients. As of today, the company is now catering to different drug addictions.

Treatment Options

This Edgewood rehab provides regular outpatient treatment, and it follows different approaches such as the following:

• Brief intervention
• Contingency management
• Motivational interviewing
• Matrix Model
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling
• 12-step facilitation

This Edgewood rehab can also manage serious co-occurring mental health disorders caused by substance use disorders. Although it only caters to outpatient treatment, the effort of the workers to address other health issues makes everything else efficient.

Therapies at Riverside Recovery Center

This facility aims to improve the life function of its patients in terms of vocational, social, family, and community. 

To achieve this, the following therapies are offered in all the facilities:

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Individual therapy
• Aftercare
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy

These therapies are provided to patients 18 years old and above. Currently, the company is only offering its services to this group of people.

Riverside Addiction Treatment Payment Options

Currently, this Edgewood rehab only accepts cash or self-payment, Medicaid, and Medicare. The fee will depend on the severity of the patient’s drug addiction and the type of drug the patient is addicted to. For patients without insurance and short on budget, financial assistance from the government can also be accepted.

Licenses and Accreditations

Riverside Recovery Center provides quality services. This company has the following licenses and accreditations:

• State Substance Abuse Agency
• State Department of Health
• State Mental Health Department
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Since this company focuses on opioid replacement therapy, its opioid therapy is also SAMHSA-certified Opioid Treatment Program.

Riverside Treatment Edgewood Advantages

In this facility, before being admitted, Comprehensive substance use assessment and outreach to persons in the community are followed. Additionally, there are special programs for men, women above 18 years old, and postpartum women. There are also screenings provided for all patients. 

Some of these include the following:

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• Screening for substance use
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Screening for tobacco use
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

For those who want to undergo transitional treatment, aftercare/continuing care and discharge planning are offered. Moreover, ancillary services are also available for those enrolled. 

Some of these are:

• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Case management
• Housing services
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance

Since this facility is more on drug abuse, smoking is not prohibited. Some patients may appreciate this advantage while others may not.

Staff at the Facility

Leadership is very important in this facility. Thus, the workers do not only help the patients but help the other service providers as well.

Michael Oliver, LGADC

Michael Oliver is an alcohol and drug counselor with a background in Social Work. He started his career in the addiction management industry in 2012 at an Opioid Treatment Program in East Baltimore. There, he learned the techniques of treating opioid dependence using Medication-Assisted-Treatment. He then utilized his experience, education, and personal relationships to develop an Opioid Treatment Program of his own with two partners in 2016. 

Crystal Pulsirisaroth

Crystal has 13 years of administrative and counseling experience in the medicated assisted treatment setting. She is also knowledgeable of program certification processes, legislative requirements for therapy programs, case management, and counseling services needed for at-risk populations, as well as managing community involvement in the process. 

Charles Watson

Charles is an expert in the drug addiction management field, with over 13 years of providing administrative leadership in an outpatient medicated assisted treatment setting. He has a strong background in social work and alcohol and drug counseling. He possesses an in-depth understanding of relevant legislation, regulations, and procedures involving medicated assisted and substance abuse management. He also has extensive knowledge relating to the complexities and practices of community issues encompassed in the Social Work field. In the facility, he is responsible for providing mental health support.

Page Sources

1. Maryland Drug Control Update. (2013). Obama White House. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/state_profile-maryland.pdf