Discovery House Inc - Detox Center in Wilkes Barre, PA

Discovery House Inc is a samhsa-listed detox center in Wilkes Barre, PA (18702). SAMHSA publishes no ratings, inspections, or quality scores for these listings; confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly with the provider.

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How to verify Discovery House Inc

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Ownership & operation

Legal name: DBA Wilkes Barre CTC. Ownership type: for-profit. Facility type: Detox Centers. Confirm current ownership and operation with the provider.

Levels of care & settings

• Detoxification
• Outpatient
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Substance use treatment

Medications & pharmacotherapies

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Treatment approaches

• Brief intervention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Trauma-related counseling

Assessment & testing

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Education & counseling

• Group counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Substance use disorder education

Ancillary & recovery services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Case management service
• Discharge Planning
• Housing services
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance

Payment, insurance & assistance

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Private health insurance

Age groups served

• Adults
• Children/Adolescents
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Languages

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Facility type & operation

• Private for-profit organization

Detoxification services

• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Opioids detoxification

Licensing & accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• State substance use treatment agency

About detox centers in Wilkes Barre

Detox centers provide medically supervised withdrawal management - often called detox - for alcohol, opioids, and other drugs, with monitoring and stabilization before ongoing treatment. Some are hospital-based and some are freestanding. These listings are unrated: no star ratings, inspections, or quality scores are published, so confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly.

Ask whether medical coverage is available around the clock, how withdrawal is managed, whether a plan for ongoing treatment is included, and what the program costs. These listings are unrated - verify services, licensing, cost, and availability directly. For local alternatives, browse the Detox Centers directory for Wilkes Barre, the Luzerne County detox centers list, or all care types in Wilkes Barre.

For context, this directory lists 2 detox centers in Wilkes Barre; 5 across Luzerne County; 1 in ZIP 18702.

ZIP code: all care providers in ZIP 18702 · Detox Centers in ZIP 18702

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Data provenance

Source: SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov (N-SUMHSS) (record 85e36f88e5dfd86a). Processing date: 2026-10-08. See the methodology page for normalization details. This profile is informational only and is not medical advice.