Ernest E Kennedy Center

Ernest E. Kennedy Center is an outpatient addiction treatment program in Goose Creek, South Carolina that is focused on drug addiction and alcoholism. Its services include substance abuse assessments.

Also included are counseling and case management with educational classes as well as a medication assisted treatment program that offers three medications alongside walk-in intake access five days a week.

Detox and Medication Services for Opioid Users

Ernest E. Kennedy Center provides medication assisted treatment.

This includes methadone and buprenorphine Suboxone, and Vivitrol along with detox and maintenance services for opioid addiction which is unique from many outpatient clinics in the region that offer only one of these options.

The Goose Creek program gives patients room to match the medication to their situation. This could be daily methadone maintenance, a Suboxone prescription, or monthly Vivitrol injections after detox. The advantage to this is flexibility.

Those who have not responded well to one medication can discuss alternatives within the same program rather than a new start at a new clinic and counseling and medical services are built into the same care plan.

Walk-In Intakes and Telehealth Counseling

Ernest E. Kennedy Center accepts walk-ins for intakes Monday through Friday.

This removes the appointment wait that often delays the start of outpatient treatment which means clients are able to show up and begin the assessment process immediately and could be the most important feature to some clients.

The center also offers telehealth for counseling sessions. Patients who cannot reliably get to the Wisteria Drive office can continue therapy without interruptions to their care.

Ernest E. Kennedy Center serves residents of Berkeley and Charleston as well as Dorchester Counties which includes those who need DUI or ADSAP services.