CleanSlate Outpatient Addiction Medicine Merrillville
8601 Connecticut St, Merrillville, IN 46410
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CleanSlate's core mission is to deliver high-quality, evidence-based addiction medicine that treats SUD as a chronic health condition rather than a moral failing.
What we treat
Treatment & Programs
Levels of Care
CleanSlate Outpatient Addiction Medicine Merrillville delivers highly accessible outpatient care designed to fit into everyday life. Their continuum relies heavily on medication-assisted treatment that allows individuals to heal while working and living at home. For patients who reach advanced stages of clinical stability, secure telehealth appointments become an option to maintain sustained recovery.
Therapies
Therapeutic interventions focus heavily on Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) combined with evidence-based behavioral health counseling. To combat severe opioid dependence, clinicians perform specialized low-dose buprenorphine induction—often called microdosing—allowing a gentler transition without triggering immediate sickness. Daily recovery is further sustained through prescribed options like Sublocade, Brixadi, or Vivitrol to quiet physical cravings.
Addictions
The clinical team primarily treats alcohol dependence and opioid use disorder, meeting the complex challenges of modern substance use. They place a massive emphasis on managing fentanyl addiction, acknowledging the extreme potency and danger of the current supply. In addition to heroin and prescription opioids, providers here also utilize Suboxone to help people safely detach from kratom dependence.
Conditions
Because addiction rarely happens in isolation, the medical staff treats substance use alongside physical and psychological health conditions. Integrated care plans actively address underlying mental health struggles, including severe depression, anxiety, and trauma that frequently drive addiction. The facility is also uniquely equipped to provide active screening and highly effective curing protocols for Hepatitis C.
Issues
Real-world stressors can derail sobriety, which is why social workers tackle life's practical barriers head-on. The team provides hands-on help for individuals facing homelessness, housing insecurity, or mounting legal problems stemming from past drug charges. Clinicians also focus intensely on the frightening issue of fentanyl withdrawal, ensuring nobody has to endure the physical pain alone.
Programs
Long-term peer connection thrives through the facility’s branded STEP Program, which stands for Supportive Tools for Empowerment and Progress. This specialized alumni track offers virtual all-recovery meetings, skill-building workshops, and motivational check-ins to keep individuals engaged. By participating in STEP, graduates can even guide newer patients who are just starting their own path to sobriety.
On-site
Amenities
As an outpatient medical space, the center prioritizes safe, accessible clinic environments over traditional residential amenities. Patients gain access to dedicated recovery coaching alongside vital harm reduction supplies like Narcan. The facility also streamlines community connections through a robust care coordination desk to assist with practical life needs.
Coverage
Payment
Believing that financial barriers should never stand in the way of survival, the enrollment staff works diligently to secure affordable care paths. CleanSlate Outpatient Addiction Medicine Merrillville accepts standard Medicare, state Medicaid, and most major commercial insurance plans. For those without formal coverage, flexible self-payment options are available to start immediate medical intervention.
Eligibility
Who We Serve
Treatment is accessible to a broad spectrum of adults and adolescents across the Indiana community, operating without judgment or rigid admission barriers. The compassionate medical staff runs specialized treatment pathways specifically for pregnant women, ensuring a safer delivery and structured postpartum support. Dedicated programs are also in place to support military veterans navigating the intersection of hidden trauma and active substance use.
Genders Accepted
Populations Served
Additional Services
CleanSlate actively practices harm reduction, striving to keep people safe through low-threshold interventions and a strict policy against discharging patients for cannabis use. Comprehensive care coordinators work tirelessly behind the scenes to secure clothing, utility assistance, and transportation for ongoing visits. They also provide targeted prenatal care coordination to guide expectant mothers through recovery safely.
About
Facility Info
Located in the heart of Merrillville, this for-profit medical practice provides a welcoming, clinical setting for those needing expert intervention. The building is fully ADA compliant and wheelchair accessible to ensure equitable medical access. It operates strictly as a daytime outpatient center, allowing everyone to receive life-saving interventions before returning to their families.
Credentials
Accreditations
The clinical team consists of licensed addiction medicine professionals, board-certified physicians, and qualified nurse practitioners. By exclusively utilizing FDA-approved medications and adhering to American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) guidelines, they deliver health care that meets the highest national standards for safety and ethical practice.
- 8601 Connecticut St, Merrillville, IN 46410
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