ADS provides effective treatment and counseling services for individuals abusing or addicted to chemical substances. Our professional staff consists of registered and licensed practical nurses, certified substance abuse counselors, and a contracted psychiatrists and physicians. We are licensed and certified by the NC Department of Human Resources, North Carolina Council of Community Programs, U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, NC Substance Abuse Professional Certification Board, and the NC Board of Nursing. Our programs are nationally accredited by CARF.

Treatment Programs

Substance Abuse Assessments
Substance abuse assessments are clinical interviews designed to determine:

1) If an individual has a substance abuse problem; 2) the degree of the problem, and; 3) the appropriate education or treatment program. Assessments can be scheduled for weekday mornings, afternoons, and evenings, or weekends.

• Substance abuse assessments for individuals charged with DWI ($108 State-mandated fee).

Narcotic Treatment Program (Methadone)
In understanding the cycle of addiction, we have learned that prolonged heroin use leads to addiction. Abrupt termination of opiate use results in severe withdrawal symptoms. Methadone, approved by the FDA for treatment of narcotic addiction, prevents opiate withdrawal, blocks the effect of other opiates (the addict does not get high should he/she use heroin while on methadone) and most importantly, relieves the craving described by addicts as a major factor in relapse.

Our Narcotic Treatment Program provides comprehensive substance abuse treatment for individuals with a chronic addiction to an opiate. This includes people addicted to heroin as well as synthetic drugs such as Dilaudid, Darvocet, and Oxycontin. The program combines medical services, FDA-approved medication for treatment of narcotic addiction, counseling services, TB testing, HIV/AIDS education and testing, and regular testing for alcohol and other drugs. Participation in counseling is mandatory in this long-term treatment program.

• Medically monitored detoxification from heroin and other drugs
• Available in Greensboro, High Point, and Burlington

Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

• Both daytime and evening counseling is available
• Includes education, individual counseling, and group therapy sessions

Substance Abuse Intervention Program

• Less intensive than IOP

Adolescent Services

• Majors Program in Alamance County & Caswell County