Substance Use Treatment in Athens, GA

Athens Area Commencement Center

What Does Athens Area Commencement Center Offer?

Athens Area Commencement Center is a substance use treatment facility at 1175 Mitchell Bridge Road, Athens, Georgia, offering detox, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient treatment. It accepts private insurance, state-financed insurance and self-pay. Medication treatment: buprenorphine and naltrexone.

Reviewed by Michael Rupe ·October 2, 2026

1175 Mitchell Bridge Road
Athens, GA 30606

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Athens Area Commencement Center

Outpatient
Outpatient detoxification
Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
Intensive outpatient treatment
Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
Regular outpatient treatment

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Medication Treatment

Buprenorphine detoxification
Prescribes buprenorphine
Prescribes naltrexone
Relapse prevention with naltrexone
Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
Acamprosate (Campral®)
Disulfiram
Buprenorphine with naloxone
Buprenorphine without naloxone
Naltrexone (oral)
Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
Clonidine

Detox Services

Alcohol Detoxification
Benzodiazepines Detoxification
Cocaine Detoxification
Methamphetamines detoxification
Opioids detoxification
Medication routinely used during detoxification

Who the Program Serves

Adolescents
Adult women
Adult men
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Ages: Children/Adolescents
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors
Accepts: Female
Accepts: Male

Licensing and Accreditation

State substance use treatment agency
State department of health
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

Treatment Approaches

Brief intervention
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Motivational interviewing
Matrix Model
Relapse prevention
Substance use disorder counseling
12-step facilitation

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Comprehensive substance use assessment
Outreach to persons in the community
Complete medical history/physical exam
Screening for tobacco use
Screening for substance use
Aftercare/continuing care
Discharge Planning
Naloxone and overdose education
Outcome follow-up after discharge
Self-help groups
Mentoring/peer support
Case management service
Social skills development
Integrated primary care services
Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
Drug or alcohol urine screening
HIV testing
STD testing
TB screening
Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to choose a rehab you can trust lists the questions to ask when you call, and addiction treatment in Georgia lists the state's treatment agency.