Addiction Recovery Systems LLCIOP Program in Charlottesville, VA
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Addiction Recovery Systems (ARS) is an outpatient treatment provider operating ten locations across the mid-Atlantic region. Since 2004, ARS has specialized in medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders, including methadone management and treatment for opioid addiction and other substance abuse. The organization employs physicians, nurse practitioners, registered and licensed nurses, licensed and certified counselors, and clinical social workers. ARS treats over 3,300 individuals annually and emphasizes a personalized approach to treatment with flexible individual and group sessions, early morning hours, and brief medication visits averaging less than 10 minutes. The organization embraces harm reduction principles, recognizing that abstinence is ideal but understanding that recovery is gradual and relapse may occur during treatment.
Role
IOP Program
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Evidence-based approaches
MAT
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). Pairs FDA-approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapy. Standard of care for opioid and alcohol use disorder; emerging evidence in gambling for impulsivity-targeting agents.
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
Harm reduction
Harm Reduction. Meets you where you are. Focuses on reducing the damage of use today rather than requiring abstinence as the entry condition.
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