PursueCare Connecticut PC

PursueCare Connecticut PC

Services:
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment

Recovery Support Services

• Self-help groups
• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Assistance with obtaining social services

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• The Joint Commission
• State Substance use treatment agency

Testing

• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Adult men
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

Pharmacotherapies

• Clonidine
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Disulfiram
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Nicotine replacement
• Buprenorphine with naloxone

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Screening for substance use
• Interim services for clients
• Comprehensive mental health assessment

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Transitional Services

• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Treatment Approaches

• Substance use disorder counseling
• Anger management
• Trauma-related counseling
• Brief intervention
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Matrix Model
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Relapse prevention
• Motivational interviewing

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Type of Care

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Substance use treatment

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private for-profit organization

Ancillary Services

• Mental health services
• Suicide prevention services
• Case management service

Education and Counseling Services

• Family counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Group counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing