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Licensed by Texas HHSCInstitute for Chemical Dependency Studies
Services reported to SAMHSA (2025)
This is what the program told SAMHSA in its 2025 national survey. It may have changed; confirm by phone.
Type of Care
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Service Setting
- Outpatient
- Regular outpatient treatment
Payment Assistance Available
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Special Programs/Groups Offered
- Adult women
- Adult men
- Veterans
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
Language Services
- Spanish
Age Groups Accepted
- Young Adults
- Adults
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- Does not use medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder
Type of Opioid Treatment
- Does not use MAT for opioid use disorders
Treatment Approaches
- Anger management
- Brief intervention
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Matrix Model
- Relapse prevention
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Trauma-related counseling
- 12-step facilitation
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
- Private for-profit organization
License/Certification/Accreditation
- State department of health
- State substance use treatment agency
Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Screening for tobacco use
- Professional interventionist/educational consultant
Testing
- Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
- HIV testing
Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
Recovery Support Services
- Self-help groups
- Recovery coach
- Mentoring/peer support
Other Services
- Treatment for gambling disorder
- Treatment for other addiction disorder
Education and Counseling Services
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Substance use disorder education
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Individual counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking permitted without restriction
Sex Accepted
- Female
- Male
Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping permitted without restriction
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner
- Social skills development
Before you commit, ask: what level of care they recommend and why, what it will cost after insurance, whether they take your plan, and how long the wait is. Be cautious of anyone offering free travel or payment to enroll.