Community Medical Services Tempe on Tempe

Through outpatient care, Community Medical Services Tempe on Tempe helps people with opioid use disorder, and its work is built around scheduled visits instead of a residential stay. The clinic has operated since 1983, and its stated approach pairs medical treatment with counseling, letting people work on cravings and withdrawal while establishing steadier daily routines. Appointments take place on an outpatient basis, so people keep living at home and arrive for planned sessions.

Community Medical Services Tempe on Tempe is one of 433 SAMHSA-listed Arizona facilities for outpatient opioid care that pairs medication with counseling and peer support. Staff describe the approach as evidence-based and medical, shaped around each person rather than a single fixed track. The address sits in the University Professional Plaza in Tempe, reachable by car or public transit, with parking on site. Because the focus is opioid use disorder, someone whose primary concern is alcohol or another substance should ask whether this clinic is the right fit before scheduling.

The clinic describes its aim as helping people regain stability and improve overall quality of life, and the setting is meant to feel supportive rather than punitive. For anyone comparing options across the state, only a small share of Arizona's listed facilities offer this specific medication-first outpatient model. Arizona lists 433 facilities, and this Tempe clinic is among the outpatient ones focused on opioids, so it is worth confirming that its services line up with your situation.

Community Medical Services Tempe

Community Medical Services Tempe on Tempe offers outpatient care exclusively, so the site has no residential or inpatient level of care. Medication-assisted treatment sits at the center, drawing on FDA-approved medications to lower cravings and soften withdrawal, while counseling targets coping skills and daily structure. Individual counseling, group therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, trauma-specific therapy, life skills work, and relapse prevention counseling complete the clinical side. Arizona has 433 listed facilities, and this outpatient clinic in Tempe focuses on opioid treatment through medical, evidence-based approaches.

Peer support specialists with their own lived experience of recovery provide encouragement alongside the clinical team, and aftercare includes continuing care, discharge planning, and planning to prevent relapse. This program does not offer residential detox or housing, so anyone needing those should discuss a different level of care directly. When you phone to schedule, ask which therapies run on the days you are able to attend. If you are thinking about a higher level of care, raise it with the clinic, since residential detox is not available here.

1. Group Therapy
2. Life Skills
3. Motivational Interviewing
4. Trauma-Specific Therapy
5. 1-on-1 Counseling
6. Evidence-Based
7. Individual Treatment
8. Medical
9. Medication-Assisted Treatment
10. Relapse Prevention Counseling

Who this Tempe program is built for

1. Adults with opioid use disorder, including heroin, prescription opioid, and synthetic drug use.
2. Men and women, treated in the same outpatient setting.
3. Pregnant women, who may need coordinated care and should call ahead to confirm fit.
4. Those who hope to include medication-assisted treatment in the care they receive.
5. Those able to attend scheduled outpatient visits while living at home.

Setting and languages at this clinic

Program length is typically 7 or more days, and the actual duration depends on clinical need and progress rather than a fixed calendar. The clinic operates as an outpatient site in Tempe, Arizona, with English as the language of service. This Tempe outpatient clinic has served people since 1983 and typically runs programs of 7 or more days, with visits scheduled around work and family. Parking is available, and public transit is a practical option for people without a car. Because visits are scheduled rather than residential, the rhythm of treatment fits around daily responsibilities.

Paying for care in Tempe

Cash payment is one of the options listed, and cost questions are best answered by calling the clinic directly. Benefits vary between plans, so verify coverage before your first appointment rather than assuming a plan covers medication-assisted treatment. Should you be unsure where to start, the helpline can help you look into coverage and availability; calling costs nothing, remains private, and places no obligation on you. Community Medical Services Tempe on Tempe is one of 433 listed Arizona facilities, and cash rates are among its payment options, so ask the clinic what medications and visits those rates include.

Questions before you are admitted

1. Which medications do you offer, and how is the right one chosen for me?
2. How often are visits scheduled, and how long does the typical program last?
3. Do you accept my insurance, and what would I pay under cash rates?
4. Can you coordinate with prenatal care if I am pregnant?
5. After the active phase finishes, what does continuing care involve?