Alternative Drug and Alcohol
Also known as Counseling (ADAC)
Address: 324 East Antietam Street, Suite 308, Hagerstown, MD 21740 · Map
Phone: (301) 766-0065
OutpatientIntensive outpatientDual diagnosisMedicaidSelf-pay
About Alternative Drug and Alcohol
Private outpatient center providing integrated support for adults with substance use disorders and concurrent mental health issues, with individualized treatment approaches and ongoing therapeutic sessions.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Intensive outpatient treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Education and counseling
- Substance use disorder education · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Special programs
- 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
- Exclusive programs
- Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State department of health
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Acupuncture
- Language services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Gambling · Perinatal Mental Health
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Acupuncture · Couples Counseling · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Online Therapy · Relapse Prevention Counseling
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Men · Older Adults · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Intensive Outpatient Program · Outpatient Treatment
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Alternative Drug and Alcohol
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Maryland. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Alternative Drug and Alcohol
Alternative Drug and Alcohol reports accepting Medicaid, Self-pay. With Maryland Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Alternative Drug and Alcohol offer?
Alternative Drug and Alcohol reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Alternative Drug and Alcohol accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Alternative Drug and Alcohol located?
324 East Antietam Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Hagerstown?
From the center of Washington County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Martinsburg, about 15 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.