Carroll County Health Department

290 S Center St
Westminster, MD 21157

Westminster, Maryland
410-876-2152

About Carroll County Health Department

The Carroll County Health Department offers a range of behavioral health, wellness, and recovery services to local citizens in their county. You'll find 'em located out in Westminster, Maryland. They don’t provide direct mental health care or substance abuse treatment, but they can connect you with local treatment centers. They provide a smoking cessation program and peer recovery support services. Using a harm reduction approach, this organization provides free naloxone and overdose prevention training resources.

The tobacco, nicotine, vaping, and smoking cessation program offers education and resources on tobacco and nicotine products including e-cigarettes. This program is free of charge and can be accessed virtually or in person. You could receive a voucher to cover some of the costs of nicotine replacement patches, gum, or lozenges.

In the Overdose Response program, they dispense naloxone to the community and provides overdose prevention education. They also provide fentanyl and xylazine test strips for drugs. A mobile crisis response team provides crisis care from 9:00 am to midnight in the community.

Service coordinators can link adults, children, and adolescents with local mental health and substance abuse treatment programs. They’ll then monitor the services to make sure they are being provided and continue with ongoing case management. Your service coordinator will also offer case consultation to service providers.

The Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program is for folks with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. This program helps link them to housing, benefits, and long-term treatment services.

People seem satisfied with their experience at Carroll County Health Department. One person said the doctors are always nice and gentle. Others say it was easy to get in and get out with whatever you need done.

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Addiction Treatment Programs

Teen & Adolescent Program

During crucial developmental years, addiction can cause cognitive impairment, increase risky behavior, and impair social development. A young adult program in Maryland can help individuals learn to make healthy choices and avoid these downfalls of addiction.

Adult Program

A typical adult program in Maryland offers a private setting for rehabilitation from alcohol or drugs. Treatment often includes group therapy, individual counseling, and family support and may occur in a residential facility or through outpatient care.

Alcoholism

If you desire to discontinue alcohol use, alcohol rehab in Maryland can help. Through detox, counseling, and aftercare, these programs can help you break free from alcohol dependence.

Men's Rehab

Men’s rehab in Maryland helps men recover from substance use disorders and start rebuilding their lives. Therapies focus on men only and their unique needs.

Women's Rehab

Women’s rehab in Maryland provides an environment where women can step back from daily stresses and distractions to focus on their recovery. The caring, safe surroundings help create positive recovery outcomes.

Opioid Treatment

Opioid rehab in Maryland takes place in a safe, supportive environment that minimizes access to opioids and reduces stressors that trigger relapse. Treatment often begins with medical detox, followed by inpatient rehab that may last 30 to 90 days. Aftercare is provided to help maintain long-term sobriety.

LGBTQ Friendly Rehab

Women’s rehab in Maryland provides an environment where women can step back from daily stresses and distractions to focus on their recovery. The caring, safe surroundings help create positive recovery outcomes.

Levels of Care

Outpatient Rehab

Outpatient rehab in Maryland is best suited for those who are coping well in recovery but need ongoing treatment. This level of rehab offers accountability and support through regular therapy sessions and support group meetings. It may last for weeks or months, based on your ongoing recovery needs.

Dual Diagnosis & Mental Health

If you have both a mental health and substance use disorder, these cannot be treated independently. They interact, so the treatment must be integrated. Dual diagnosis treatment in Maryland is designed to treat both co-occurring disorders.

Detox & MAT

Maryland drug rehabs often start with detox. During this initial step, your body will be cleansed of all addictive substances. You’ll remain under constant supervision and may receive medication to alleviate withdrawal symptoms.

Drug & Alcohol Intervention

Intervention services are often necessary before treatment at a drug rehab in Maryland can begin. These professional services help you encourage your loved one to get the treatment they need. Support includes intervention facilitation, education about treatment plan options, and guidance in selecting the best program for your loved one.

Accepted Insurance

Carroll County Health Department works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
Humana

Contact Information

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290 S Center St
Westminster, MD 21157

Fact checked and written by:
Kelly Junco, CPC, CPRC, BA, BS
Edited by:
Peter Lee, PhD

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