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<p><strong>ABOUT WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER - ADDICTIONS TREATMENT</strong></p> <p>The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) is one of the largest military medical centers in the U.S. Located a mile north of central Bethesda, the center offers <strong>a full spectrum of medical services,</strong> including a behavioral health department that provides <strong>outpatient care</strong> for substance use disorder at a variety of intensities.</p> <p>The behavioral health department treats individuals of any age, and caters to those on <strong>active duty, veterans, and military families</strong>. It's one of 70 substance abuse treatment facilities in Maryland (<a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MA17.pdf" target="_blank">20 percent</a>) to provide <strong>treatment tailored to veterans</strong>.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Addiction treatment is available in either <strong>outpatient</strong> or an <strong>intensive outpatient (IOP) setting,</strong> the latter of which is offered by <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MA17.pdf" target="_blank">20 percent</a> of Maryland outpatient treatment facilities. WRNMMC can also provide referrals to residential or inpatient treatment for those individuals who require more intensive treatment. </p> <p>During IOP or general inpatient, clients may participate in <strong>group and individual counseling</strong>, educational classes on recovery, and coping skills workshops. In addition to treating addiction, the program aims to promote a healthy lifestyle through <strong>educational services</strong> and preventative treatment. Alcohol and drug screenings are available at the center. </p> <p>The center does not provide any further information about treatment specifics at the time of this writing, however, a staff member polled by Rehabs.com indicated that the center offered <strong>family programming</strong> and treatment for <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</a>, which suggests <strong>medication management</strong> may be available. Programming is available Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Staff at WRNMMC's behavioral health department includes <strong>board-certified psychiatrists</strong>, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and therapists. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date — themselves a staffer — gave the addiction treatment center five out of five stars for its staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>While Rehabs.com has not yet received any reviews from alumni of WRNMMC's behavioral health department's alumni, the medical center, as a whole, earned average ratings of 4.3 out of five stars based on 165 Google reviews<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> and three out of five stars based on 85 Yelp reviews<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small>. It also received a <strong>4.5 out of five star rating</strong> based on the opinions of 1,807 individuals on Facebook<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a></small>, which the facility may manage.</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>The one staff member surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave WRNMMC's behavioral health department highly positive feedback, awarding the facility four or five out of five stars for its cleanliness, its counseling options, its administrative and discharge procedures, its treatment of co-occurring disorders, and its family participation. "I had an outstanding experience working there and would recommend people with serious substance abuse problems to check in there to become clean and sober," they wrote.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>WRNMMC accepts TriCare and is among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MD17.pdf" target="_blank">24 percent</a> of Maryland treatment facilities to take military insurance. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility four out of five stars for its affordability.</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSION</strong></p> <p>In 2017, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center served as the host site for a national <a href="https://www.dcmilitary.com/journal/features/symposium-focuses-on-substance-use-disorder/article_d53b1e2a-f371-59cc-a85e-b1ab8fe0e89d.html" target="_blank">Substance Use Disorder Symposium</a>, held in collaboration with the Uniformed Services University and the National Institutes of Health. The theme of the symposium was "Promoting Recovery Through Compassionate Care,” and the event largely focused on the opioid epidemic, specifically the growing concern of increased prenatal exposure to opioids.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Walter+Reed+National+Military+Medical+Center+-+Addictions+Treatment+in+Bethesda%2C+MD&oq=Walter+Reed+National+Military+Medical+Center+-+Addictions+Treatment+in+Bethesda%2C+MD&aqs=chrome..69i57.228j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x89b7c944d8b133d7:0xd763020b69ea82b4,1,,," target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/walter-reed-national-military-medical-center-bethesda-2" target="_blank">https://www.yelp.com/biz/walter-reed-national-military-medical-center-bethesda-2</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WRNMMC/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/WRNMMC/</a></small></p>
— Susan Linney · 2018-12-29 15:38:52 PST
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