Addiction Treatment

  • Inpatient
    • ATS – Acute Treatment Services
      • SSTAR provides inpatient detoxification services for men and women who have a substance abuse problem with alcohol, opiates or benzodiazepines.
    • DDS – Dual Diagnosis Services
      • The Dual Diagnosis Unit, or DDS, is a short term acute care unit, founded in 1999, that focuses on serving individuals with both mental illness and substance abuse.
    • Clinical Support Services (CSS)
      • This program is a 30-bed separate gender unit providing 24-hour service for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.
  • Outpatient
    • IOP – Intensive Outpatient Program
      • Intensive Outpatient Program for Addiction Treatment provides multidisciplinary treatment to comprehensively address the sub-acute needs of clients with addiction and/or co-occurring disorders while allowing them to maintain participation in the community, continue to work or attend school and be part of family life.
    • Driver Alcohol Education Program
      • The Driver Alcohol Education Program (DAEP) is a program for individuals charged with a First Offense Driving Under the Influence violation. Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90-24D provides the option of attending the DAE program as an alternative to a lengthier license loss, heavier fines, and possible incarceration.
    • Family Interventions (ARISE)
      • ARISE is an approach to engaging reluctant drug and alcohol dependent individuals into treatment using an “invitational” model of intervention.
  • Primary Healthcare
    • The Family HealthCare Center at SSTAR has expanded to a family medicine model, serving all people from infancy through adulthood.
    • Buprenorphine/Suboxone Program
      • Treatment for opiate addiction including medical detox and maintenance in a clinical setting provided by the primary care physician and nurses. This program offers relapse prevention group therapy and individual counseling incorporated into primary health care.
  • SSTAR of RI
    • SSTAR of Rhode Island is the designated public detoxification provider for the state of Rhode Island.
  • SSTARBirth
    • SSTARBIRTH is the only residential substance abuse treatment program in the state of Rhode Island specifically designed for pregnant and postpartum women and their children.