About Community Medical Services Wasilla
Community Medical Services is a local clinic that offers opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment for people struggling with addiction in Wasilla, Alaska. It’s a satellite clinic within the larger Community Medical Services network that offers care nationwide. The priority is focused on treating opioid addiction, but treatment also includes heroin and fentanyl addiction along with providing targeted services for pregnant women and people facing judicial action.
They accept most major insurance providers in the state along with Medicaid.
Medication Assisted Treatment
Opioids are incredibly addictive, which makes quitting without assistance hard. They offer a medication assisted treatment (MAT) program to reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings which also helps to prevent relapse. MAT is rarely offered alone and is usually combined with counseling or peer support groups to help you build community and a tool set to maintain your sobriety when you finish the program.
Specialized Care for Specific Groups
Addiction can be especially dangerous for pregnant women and their unborn babies. This facility offers a specialized program for pregnant women that uses methadone for MAT. This follows the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
They also offer a correctional program. This is designed to help inmates get clean.
Life Skills Development
Achieving sobriety is so important but just the beginning of your journey. Identifying triggers and avoiding them is also important. Participants attend counseling services in group, individual and family sessions. They also gain skills through peer support groups which helps to create an accountability network.
