CLEVELAND — A new local addiction treatment clinic -- Community Medical Services at 6300 Brookpark Road in Cleveland -- is hoping to help more people in Northeast Ohio.
3News' Carmen Blackwell was there when the new center opened early Thursday morning.
Here's how it works...
Outpatients can walk into the clinic, complete a screening, meet with a licensed and certified counselor then a medial provider. Those patients can also receive same-day medication or treatment.
The goal for this clinic is to do more than treatment, but also to cut back the barriers that keep people from getting the help they need. This includes free transportation and help with paying for treatments and services for those who can’t afford it.
Here's how Community Medical Services explains their operation:
Community Medical Services is more than just the leading methadone clinic and drug addiction treatment center. We’ll meet you where you’re at, using evidence-based practices to treat your substance use disorder with medication assisted treatment (MAT) along with counseling and peer support services. We offer same day treatment, walk-in services and treat patients with confidentiality and dignity.
Here's what they treat.
- Drug addiction
- Substance use disorder
- Opioid addiction
- Prescription drug addiction
- Fentanyl addiction
- Heroin addiction
The Community Medical Service hours in Cleveland are listed as follows:
- Monday through Friday: 5:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
- Saturday: 6-10 a.m.
- Sunday: Closed