--Individual/Family Therapy: One-on-one meetings arranged between a clinician and the individual seeking  substance abuse treatment. Family members and significant others may also be in attendance. 

--Dual Diagnosis/Co-occurring Treatment: Treatment services provided to person by programs and clinicians with competencies in substance abuse and mental health disorders.  

--Group Therapy: Substance abuse counseling led by a therapist in a group setting of people dealing with a variety of substance abuse issues. Group therapy usually includes didactic lectures, therapeutic discussions, and other group activities. 

--Intensive Outpatient Services: Intensive group counseling usually lasting three hours a day, three days a week.

--Methadone: Methadone/Other Medication Supported Services. Medication detoxification means the dispensing of drugs in decreasing doses to an individual in order to alleviate adverse physiological or psychological effects incident to withdrawal from the continuous or sustained use of a narcotic drug. It is also used as a method of bringing the individual to a narcotic-free state within a specified period. There are two types of medication detoxification: 1) short-term detoxification is for less than 30 days; 2) long-term detoxification is for between 30 and 180 days. Medication maintenance involves stabilization of patients on chemotherapy and ongoing medication. 

--Prevention: Prevention Programs are those directed at individuals who have not been determined to require treatment for substance abuse. Funded prevention services must be provided in a variety of settings for both the general population and for subgroups who are at a high risk for substance abuse. 

 --Sub Acute Detoxification: Medically supervised care provided in a substance abuse residential setting for the purpose of managing the effects of withdrawal from alcohol or drugs.

 --Residential Treatment: A supervised live-in substance abuse program that includes individual, group, didactic and peer therapy all within a supportive living environment. There are residential programs for men, women, and adolescents. Additional women's residential programs allow for children to live with them during treatment.

--Women's Specialty: Gender specific substance abuse treatment and other therapeutic interventions for priority women which may address issues of relationships, sexual and physical abuse, parenting and child care. Priority women are identified as meeting one or more of the following criteria: Pregnant with IV drug use, Pregnant, Up to 1-year post partum, Have minor children at risk, CPS involvement of threat of CPS action, IV drug use. 

For help with any substance abuse, methadone, dual diagnosis, women's or prevention issue please call: 1-800-448-5498. 

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Bay Arenac Behavioral Health
201 Mulholland · Bay City, Michigan 48708
Ph: (989) 895-2300