Program and Staff Credentials
New Start Milledgeville is licensed by Georgia Department of Community Health (GADCH) and certified as an Opioid Treatment Program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Our staff consists of board-certified physicians, licensed nurses, certified addiction counselors and a licensed pharmacist.
Outpatient Admissions
To be evaluated for intake, call us at 478-451-5210. Patients will be confidentially evaluated on an individual basis through a systematic assessment process. Our caring staff will conduct an initial screening followed by a comprehensive interview with a professional counselor to determine medical, psychiatric, substance abuse and psychosocial information.
Patients found appropriate for services will then be scheduled for a physical examination. Upon admittance, patients will be medicated appropriately and treatment started. Persons found not to be appropriate for opioid treatment will be referred to other services.
Counseling Requirement:
Individual Counseling: One on one counseling is required of all patients attending opiate treatment programs. Patients will be assigned a counselor who will hold regular sessions with them each week. A minimum of TWO hours per month is spent with a counselor during the initial phase of treatment.
Group Counseling: Group counseling sessions must be attended by patients monthly.