Brazos / Treatment for drug addiction
HHSC · TAC
Treatment for drug addiction in Texas after the 2019 TMHP array
Updated
SUD treatment services may include withdrawal management services, individual and group SUD counseling in an outpatient setting, residential treatment services, medication assisted treatment, and evaluation and treatment or referral for treatment for co-occurring physical and behavioral health conditions. Treatment for drug addiction in Texas covers the TMHP SUD service array that took effect January 1, 2019.
What is the treatment for drug addiction
Level of care - outpatient, residential, inpatient hospital - and specific services provided must adhere to current evidence-based industry standards and guidelines for SUD treatment, such as those outlined in the current edition of the American Society of Addiction Medicine's Treatment Criteria for Addictive Substance-Related and Co-Occurring Conditions, as well as the licensure requirements outlined in Texas Administrative Code. Hours per week and the mix of services move with how severe the SUD is and with what is clinically appropriate.
Behavioral treatment for drug addiction
NIDA's Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment, Third Edition, inventories behavioral therapies as cognitive-behavioral therapy, contingency management interventions / motivational incentives, motivational enhancement therapy, community reinforcement approach plus vouchers, the Matrix Model, twelve-step facilitation therapy, and family behavior therapy. That list is not exhaustive, and new treatments are continually under development. Behavioral therapies - including individual, family, or group counseling - are the most commonly used forms of drug abuse treatment in that guide.
Treatment for drug addiction and mental illness
CDTFs shall facilitate access to physical health, mental health, and ancillary services if those services are not available through the program and are necessary to meet treatment goals or individual needs. SUD withdrawal management in an inpatient hospital setting may be provided for individuals who meet hospital level of care requirements as a result of the severity of their withdrawal syndrome and/or the severity of their co-occurring conditions. Withdrawal management in an inpatient hospital setting may be required when comorbid psychiatric conditions (severe suicidality, acute and unstable psychosis or mania) require a hospital level of care. Evaluation, treatment, or referral for co-occurring conditions sits on that same TMHP benefit page.
Treatment centers for drug addiction
SUD treatment services (outpatient or residential) may only be delivered in a licensed CDTF. Desk at (844) 833-0738.