Our Early Intervention team offers screening, HIV and hepatitis C testing and direct links to treatment. We meet you where you are, provide overdose prevention supplies, including the 1,231 Narcan kits we have distributed, to save lives and help start care fast.
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Addiction Center
The Addiction Center is dedicated to advancing recovery, reducing stigma and restoring lives through scientific discovery, education and compassionate care.
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Comprehensive Medication Options
We offer all FDA-approved medications for opioid and alcohol use disorders—something few centers in the Tristate area can say. This means you don’t have to transfer care if one medication isn’t the right fit.
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Interdisciplinary Care
We provide compassionate, evidence-based care for substance use disorders through an interdisciplinary approach. Our board-certified addiction psychiatrists and addiction medicine physicians collaborate closely with dedicated counselors and nurses to support each patient’s recovery journey.
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Research Advancing Addiction Science
Our research includes studies to better understand, prevent and improve treatment outcomes for opioid, stimulant, cannabis and alcohol use disorders. Our investigators work at all stages of the translational science spectrum from basic research through the testing interventions at the community level.
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Education: Training Future Specialists
Featuring one of very few sites in the US to operate both an ACGME-accredited Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship and an ABAM-accredited Addiction Medicine Research Fellowship, our training programs also include resident, medical student, addiction counselor and other professional training opportunities.
Our Specialties
Our Addiction Center Specialties
Explore our full range of addiction center specialties connecting you to the care that meets you where you are.
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Fast Referral Pathways for Inpatient and Outpatient Care
Refer to the UC Addiction Center for outpatient and intensive outpatient care, inpatient consults and coordinated HIV and opioid use disorder treatment.
Research and Clinical Trials
Find Active Studies Related to Addiction and Recovery
Learn more about our research in addiction medicine, mental health, HIV and opioid care and harm reduction. Search current UC Health clinical trials related to substance use, alcohol, opioids and behavioral health.
Billing and Insurance
Get Answers About Costs, Coverage and Financial Help
Review billing policies, insurance, estimates and financial assistance options for addiction services.
Early Intervention Program
Screening, Testing and Linkage to Care in the ED
Learn about the Early Intervention Program serving the Emergency Department and community, linking people to testing, treatment and overdose prevention resources.
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Reducing Stigma and Restoring Lives Through Compassionate Care
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Authoring Breakthroughs
Addiction Care Backed by Research and Community Impact
Our Unique Approach
Proven Impact in Addiction Care
Early intervention and harm reduction that link you to care.
5,536
People reached by our Early Intervention Program
1,291
HIV tests completed through Early Intervention
1,142
People connected to hepatitis C treatment
2,027
Fentanyl test strips distributed for overdose prevention
Featured Specialty
Pain Stewardship
Founded in 2019, Pain Stewardship supports acute and chronic pain while reducing harm risks. We use various pain management strategies for post‑operative care and help manage pain while reducing opioid risks.
Featured Benefit
Acute Pain Stewardship
We use a variety of pain management strategies for post‑operative pain management in our Acute Pain program. This supports effective pain control and lowers opioid risks.
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Chronic Pain Stewardship
Our program supports chronic pain while reducing harm risks. We help manage pain while reducing opioid risks and supporting safer long‑term care.
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Multidisciplinary Team Support
Addiction physicians, pharmacists, psychologists, nurses, counselors and peer recovery specialists work together to provide safer pain care and addiction treatment.
How to Contribute
Support Addiction Research
Your gift helps us advance addiction research and develop strategies for preventing and treating substance use disorders. Please consider a contribution to the UCAC that directly supports our work.
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