Center for Behavioral Emergency and — Addiction Research/UTHealth Houston

Services reported to SAMHSA (2025)

This is what the program told SAMHSA in its 2025 national survey. It may have changed; confirm by phone.

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Detoxification

Service Setting

• Outpatient
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• No payment accepted

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Adolescents
• Young adults
• Adult women
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult men
• Seniors or older adults
• Veterans
• Active duty military
• Members of military families
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients who have experienced trauma

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Pharmacotherapies

• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis

Age Groups Accepted

• Children/Adolescents

External Opioid Medications Source

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

Treatment Approaches

• Brief intervention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Motivational interviewing
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Trauma-related counseling

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• State government

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State substance use treatment agency
• State department of health

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant

Testing

• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• STD testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Transitional Services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

Recovery Support Services

• Self-help groups
• Housing services
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Recovery coach
• Mentoring/peer support

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Opioids detoxification
• Medication routinely used during detoxification

Education and Counseling Services

• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Substance use disorder education
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Individual counseling
• Group counseling
• Family counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Sex Accepted

• Female
• Male

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Early intervention for HIV
• Mental health services
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services