Seniors Or Older Adults in Washington

Older adults age 50 and over in Washington with substance use disorders need treatment services that are sensitive to age-related or generational issues.

The Most Misused Substances among the Elderly: Alcohol and Heroin

Alcohol remains the most common drug of misuse among those seeking help at multiple centers. However, recently the proportion of people admitted to these centers primarily for heroin use has increased from 11% (17 out of 155) in 2014 to 23.1% (six out of 26) so far in 2015, according to OASAS data. The trend mirrors what is happening through the numerous states, such as the state of New York where the number of admissions for people age 50 and older to outpatient treatment programs statewide for opioids as a primary substance of misuse has increased by 22% from 2,769 in 2010 to 3,370 in 2014, according to OASAS.

Longtime substance use may also have consequences for the individual's family and housing status. For example, a 67-year-old man with an alcohol use disorder may turn to a local homeless shelter after divorcing and losing his job. Others may move from the home of one family member to another in lieu of permanent housing. Multiple organizations work with local service providers to secure more stable housing for those people in their care.

Symptoms of Addiction in Senior Citizens

As people get older, their mental health, physical health and personal relationships may start to deteriorate. Although addiction may be more difficult to recognize in this demographic, it's important to pay attention to any unusual signs your elderly loved one displays.

Some signs of elderly drug abuse to look for include:

Once an addiction is identified, it is critical to seek out a treatment center that has specific experience working with seniors facing addiction.

You should look for programs that specialize in this type of addiction and also offer case management services, as individuals over 65 typically lack the social support required throughout recovery. These case management services will provide the elderly with access to medical, psychiatric and social resources to allow for a healthy lifestyle to continue after treatment.

As per The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) consensus panel, the following are recommended as effective treatment approaches for older adults in substance abuse treatment:

Common Risk Factors Are Trauma and Age-Related Concerns

Understanding some of the underlying concerns of older people with substance use disorders is a key part of most centers' approach.

Professionals have noted many older people report feeling they have lost a feeling of meaning and purpose at this stage in their lives. Others may be nursing old wounds. Surveys of participants have found that many suffered childhood trauma. Support groups have been created specifically to deal with these concerns.

Getting Help

Older adults may truly feel alone in their situation and not reach out for help. There is hope and help for this vulnerable population. The first step is to identify the problem and begin the process of helping the elder reach out for support in Washington.

Washington Drug Rehabs by Type:

List of Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs For seniors or older adults in Washington

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Eastern State Hospital
850 Maple Street, Medical Lake, WA 99022
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication

Service Settings

Hospital Inpatient, Psychiatric Hospital Or Psychiatric Unit Of A General Hospital

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, US Department Of Va Funds, Sliding Fee Scale, Payment Assistance

Language Services

Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Other Languages, Russian

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Northwest Behavioral Modification
917 East Pitcher Street, Yakima, WA 98901
Primary Care Services

Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Mix Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse, Do Not Treat Opioid Addiction

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Motivational Interviewing, Matrix Model, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Private Health Insurance

Language Services

Spanish

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Sea Mar CMHC Pierce County
2121 South 19th Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, State Welfare Or Child And Family Services Funds, State Corrections Or Juvenile Justice Funds, State Education Funds, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Community Service Block Grants, Community Mental Health Block Grants, US Department Of Va Funds, Sliding Fee Scale, Payment Assistance

Language Services

Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish

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Compass Health Island County/Oak Harbor Clinic
32650 SR 20, Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Community Mental Health Center

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Trauma Therapy

Accepted Payment Types

Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, County Or Local Government Funds

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Harborview Medical Center Outpatient Behavioral Health
325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Community Mental Health Center

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, State Corrections Or Juvenile Justice Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Community Mental Health Block Grants

Language Services

Services For The Hearing Impaired

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Colville Tribal Alcohol Drug Program Behavioral Health Programs
Colville Street, Nespelem, WA 99155
Primary Care Services

Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Mix Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment, Computerized Treatment

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Motivational Interviewing, Matrix Model, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Trauma Related Counseling

Accepted Payment Types

Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance

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VA Portland Healthcare System Substance Abuse Treatment Program
1601 East 4th Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98661
Primary Care Services

Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Detox, Buprenorphine Used In Treatment, Naltrexone, Vivitrol, Acamprosate, Alcohol Detoxification, Buprenorphine Maintenance For Predetermined Time, Buprenorphine Maintenance, Buprenorphine Detoxification, Disulfiram, Medications For Psychiatric Disorders, Opioids Detoxification, Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Prescribes Administer Buprenorphine And Or Naltrexone

Service Settings

Inpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Drug Rehab, Short Term Drug Rehab, Long Term Drug Rehab, Outpatient Detoxification, Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine Or Vivitrol, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment, General Hospital

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Motivational Interviewing, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling

Accepted Payment Types

Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale, Payment Assistance

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HopeSparks Puyallup
1420 South Meridian , Puyallup, WA 98371
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Trauma Therapy

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, State Welfare Or Child And Family Services Funds, State Education Funds, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Community Mental Health Block Grants, Sliding Fee Scale

Language Services

Services For The Hearing Impaired

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Substance Abuse Disorder Clinical Care
Liggett and 3rd Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98433
Primary Care Services

Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Detox, Buprenorphine Used In Treatment, Naltrexone, Vivitrol, Acamprosate, Alcohol Detoxification, Benzodiazepines Detoxification, Buprenorphine Maintenance For Predetermined Time, Buprenorphine Maintenance, Cocaine Detoxification, Buprenorphine Detoxification, Disulfiram, Methamphetamines Detoxification, Mix Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse, Medications For Psychiatric Disorders, Opioids Detoxification, Use Methadone Buprenorphine For Pain Management Or Emergency Dosing, Prescribes Administer Buprenorphine And Or Naltrexone

Service Settings

Hospital Inpatient, Inpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Drug Rehab, Short Term Drug Rehab, Long Term Drug Rehab, Inpatient Detoxification, Outpatient Detoxification, Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine Or Vivitrol, Outpatient Day Treatment Or Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment, Hospital Inpatient Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient Treatment, Computerized Treatment

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Motivational Interviewing, Matrix Model, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach

Accepted Payment Types

Military Insurance

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Ukrainian Community Center of WA
13470 Martin Luther King Way South, Seattle, WA 98178
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Trauma Therapy

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, State Mental Health Agency Funds, State Welfare Or Child And Family Services Funds, State Education Funds, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Sliding Fee Scale

Language Services

Other Languages, Russian

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Asian Counseling and Referral Service
3639 Martin Luther King Jr Way South, Seattle, WA 98144
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Community Mental Health Center

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Community Mental Health Block Grants

Language Services

Other Languages, Any Chinese Language, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese

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Karens House
4324 North Jefferson Street, Spokane, WA 99205
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication

Service Settings

Inpatient Drug Rehab, Other Residential Services, Outpatient Drug Rehab

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy

Accepted Payment Types

Medicaid, Payment Assistance

Language Services

Services For The Hearing Impaired

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Cascade Mental Healthcare
2428 West Reynolds Avenue, Centralia, WA 98531
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Community Mental Health Center

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Community Service Block Grants, Community Mental Health Block Grants, Sliding Fee Scale, Payment Assistance

Language Services

Services For The Hearing Impaired

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Pathways Mental Health Services Lacey WA Clinic
4804 Lacey Boulevard SE, Lacey, WA 98503
Primary Care Services

Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Mix Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Regular Outpatient Treatment

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Motivational Interviewing, Matrix Model, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Trauma Related Counseling

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance

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Believe In Recovery LLC
3907 Creekside Loop, Yakima, WA 98902
Primary Care Services

Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Day Treatment Or Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Motivational Interviewing, Matrix Model, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Private Health Insurance

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Sea Mar CMHC Whatcom County
3350 Airport Drive, Bellingham, WA 98226
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Trauma Therapy

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, State Corrections Or Juvenile Justice Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Payment Assistance

Language Services

Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish

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Jonathan M Wainwright VAMC Richland CBOC
825 Jadwyn Avenue, Richland, WA 99352
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy, Telemedicine Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling

Accepted Payment Types

Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, US Department Of Va Funds

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Navos Outpatient Services
1210 SW 136th Street, Seattle, WA 98166
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Community Mental Health Center

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, State Welfare Or Child And Family Services Funds, State Corrections Or Juvenile Justice Funds, State Education Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Community Mental Health Block Grants

Language Services

Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish

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Sound Mental Health Chartley House
505 29th Street SE, Auburn, WA 98002
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication

Service Settings

Inpatient Drug Rehab, Inpatient Treatment Center For Adults, Outpatient Drug Rehab

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling

Accepted Payment Types

Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, State Mental Health Agency Funds, County Or Local Government Funds

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Sea Mar CHC Outpatient Behavioral Health
10001 17th Place South, Seattle, WA 98168
Primary Care Services

Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication

Service Settings

Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility

Treatment Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling

Accepted Payment Types

Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Sliding Fee Scale, Payment Assistance

Language Services

Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Other Languages, Portuguese

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