Treatment

Treatment areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Alcohol use disorders
• Opioid use disorders
• Benzodiazepine and other sedative use disorders
• Cocaine use disorders
• Amphetamine and other stimulant use disorders
• Cannabis use disorders
• Evaluation and treatment of impaired professionals.
• Psychiatric co-morbidity (in the Department of Psychiatry)

Treatment

Treatment looks very different for each patient, depending on what his or her needs are. Each patient is assessed on initial visit to determine an individualized plan of care.

Treatment could involve: 

• Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT)
  (ie Suboxone, Buprenorphine / Naloxone)
• Behavioral Therapy
• Enhancement Therapy
• 12-Step Program Facilitation

Treatment is offered in an outpatient setting that allows patients to continue working and living at home. Treatment can also be offered while a patient is hospitalized in another inpatient addiction program.

The doctors of UT Addiction Medicine University Clinical Health are also participating in the University of Tennessee College of Medicine’s training of medical students on alternatives to opioid pain medications. Part of the teaching will also spill over into community outreach and the re-education of practicing physicians on pain management alternatives.

As part of their offerings, the practice is able to treat pregnant women with addiction issues. In the summer of 2016, a program was started to examine neonatal abstinence syndrome (or newborn withdrawal syndrome), helping create a Center for Excellence for Addiction and Maternity best practices. Working side by side with maternal fetal medicine specialists who are high-risk obstetricians, addiction can be safely addressed for both the mother and the child.

If you or someone you know struggles with addiction, please call us for an appointment at 901.866.8630. Our office is conveniently located at the Penn Marc building at 6401 Poplar Avenue, Suite 500 in Memphis, TN.