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About Rap Inc
Regional Addiction Prevention is a substance use disorder treatment center located in Washington, D.C. Their inpatient and outpatient treatment programming combines evidence based treatment approaches with stability, structure, and connection.
Regional Addiction Prevention offers inpatient, outpatient, medication assisted treatment, and individual therapy services.
Regional Addiction Prevention’s Inpatient Program is for those who need a high level of care and monitoring during the initial phase of treatment. This allows for mental and physical safety and stability to develop as a slow integration into therapeutic work takes place. Services include individual and group counseling, support for co-occurring mental health disorders, educational programming, medication assisted treatment, and integrated medical care. Connections to outside resources and services are also offered.
The Outpatient treatment program, through Regional Addiction Prevention, is a step down from residential treatment. It allows for individuals to continue to maintain family, school, and work commitments while undergoing treatment for addiction. The outpatient programming available offers tiers of care involving intensive and traditional tracks. It also provides medication assisted treatment when necessary. Prevention, education, and clinical therapeutic work will be provided.
At Aspire Health Partners, the medication assisted treatment program provides medications along with comprehensive medical, psychiatric, and behavioral counseling. FDA approved medications are used to support withdrawal from opioid drugs and to help maintain long-term abstinence. By combining medication with mental health treatment, a greater chance of success is achieved for long-term abstinence.
Individual therapy creates the space to explore the psychological challenges associated with addiction. With the help of a professional, individuals are given the space and direction to talk about and process their emotions. Often this includes unresolved trauma, anger, depression, anxiety, and the need for more control or autonomy in life.
Group therapy involves treatment through the process of connecting in a group setting to discuss and work through mental, emotional, and physical issues. There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psychoeducation, and more.
Facility Overview
61 - 90 Avg Length of Stay in Days
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Dottie Fisher
Reviewed on 03/11/2025
I was 1 of the 1st 10 people when they opened 1970. It was pretty powerful. I remember the meetings the meals., the day my parents came to visit. I remember when I turned 18 they told me I had to leave.??? I The Black Panthers Angela Davis etc..
I don’t know how they even got 4 stars. This is the worst place I’ve ever been to. I see why bureau of prisons use this company cause they act just like them. They never give me what I ask for, but want my attendance as a client. It’s the nasty attitudes for me. I definitely took my business elsewhere.
Terribly ran facility they treat you like ur incarcerated and a child. They make you want to leave instead of staying to get strong enough to rehabilitate urself. Good food is the only good quality they have, it's better programs around not this one.
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Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Outpatient
The facility offers outpatient treatment programs, including specialized services for women and co-occurring disorders, in Washington, D.C. These programs provide flexible recovery options with counseling and support services tailored to individual needs.
Inpatient
Gaudenzia’s inpatient treatment provides a structured, supportive environment for individuals with substance use and co-occurring disorders. Services include individual and group counseling, medication-assisted treatment, and access to transitional housing, supporting long-term recovery.
Intensive Outpatient
Their intensive outpatient program offers structured treatment for those needing more support than outpatient care, including services for women, co-occurring disorders, and criminal justice-involved clients, in locations near Washington, D.C.
Aftercare Support
Gaudenzia provides aftercare planning and support services, including counseling, relapse prevention, and linkage to community resources, to help clients maintain sobriety after completing inpatient or outpatient treatment programs.
12-Step
The facility incorporates 12-step principles into their detox and recovery programs, connecting clients with community-based recovery support services to promote sustained sobriety and ongoing participation in the recovery community.
Sober Living Homes
Gaudenzia offers access to transitional and affordable housing options, including sober living homes, to support clients’ long-term recovery and stability after completing inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Intervention Services
The organization provides intervention services aimed at engaging individuals with substance use and co-occurring disorders, facilitating entry into treatment programs such as outpatient, inpatient, or residential care.
24-Hour Clinical Care
Their withdrawal management programs feature 24-hour clinical oversight, ensuring round-the-clock medical and counseling support during detox, which is critical for safe and effective alcohol and drug detoxification.
Medically Assisted Detox
Gaudenzia offers medically assisted detox to safely manage withdrawal symptoms for clients detoxing from opioids, alcohol, and other substances, supporting a smooth transition into ongoing addiction treatment.
Treatments
Gaudenzia offers alcohol detox and withdrawal management programs with 24-hour clinical care, helping clients safely navigate alcohol detox. Their comprehensive approach includes medical oversight and connection to ongoing addiction recovery services, supporting long-term sobriety in the Washington, D.C. area.
The facility provides drug detox and withdrawal management programs with medically assisted detox options, ensuring safe and effective detoxification. They connect individuals with residential treatment, case management, and mental health services to support lasting recovery from drug addiction.
Gaudenzia provides residential/inpatient treatment for individuals with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders, offering personalized treatment plans. Their programs include individual and group counseling, medication-assisted treatment, and linkage to mental health and support services.
Gaudenzia’s inpatient treatment programs address both mental health and substance use disorders through comprehensive residential care. They offer counseling, medication-assisted treatment, and integrated medical care to support clients’ recovery in a safe environment.
Programs
Adult Program
The adult inpatient program provides comprehensive residential treatment for individuals with substance use and co-occurring disorders, including counseling, medical care, and educational programming tailored to adult recovery needs.
Young Adult Program
Gaudenzia’s young adult program offers specialized inpatient and outpatient services designed to meet the unique recovery needs of young adults, emphasizing education, life skills, and peer support.
LGBTQ Program
The facility provides LGBTQ-specific treatment services, including outpatient and inpatient programs, to address the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ individuals in substance use recovery with culturally competent care.
Military Program
Gaudenzia offers military-specific treatment programs that include residential and outpatient services, focusing on the unique needs of service members and veterans with substance use and co-occurring disorders.
Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.
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Staff & Accreditations
Staff
Kristy Blalock, LCPC, MAC
Excutive Director
Virginia Reid, MHS,Ed.
Deputy Director
John Hogan, MD
Medical Director
Tokunbo Obidiran, RN
Director of Health Services
Charles P. Austin
Chair
Donna MP Wilson, Esq
Vice Chair
Accreditations
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.
SAMHSA Listed: Yes
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.
CARF Accreditation: Yes
State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.
State License: Washington, D.C.
Contact Information
1949 4th Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
Get Help Now - 202-964-5768
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Fact checked and written by:
Courtney Myers, MS
Edited by:
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