Medication Assisted Treatment for Addiction at Berks Community Health Center

Buprenorphine/Suboxone helps people with opioid dependence by reducing withdrawal symptoms. Naltrexone/Vivitrol helps people with opioid and alcohol dependence by decreasing cravings for opioids or alcohol consumption; it is non-addictive, and the patient must be opioid and alcohol free for a period of time. Nicotine Replacement Therapy reduces withdrawal feelings and cravings for people with nicotine dependence. SMART Recovery groups in English and Spanish are also offered for BCHC patients in recovery.

Care follows harm reduction and holistic models, and each patient's treatment is individualized. MAT patients also establish a relationship with their primary care physician at BCHC and have access to all the health care services BCHC offers.

The PA Department of Human Services designated Berks Community Health Center as a Center of Excellence (COE). People struggling with an opioid addiction who seek support to improve their quality of life are assigned to a case manager and/or certified peer recovery specialist, whose goal is to assist with obtaining housing, employment, education or any other area identified as an area of need.

To discuss your needs or to schedule an appointment for MAT services, call the direct MAT phone line at 484-721-6696 for English or 484-516-5732 for Spanish, during the business hours of 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. After hours, new patients interested in help with addiction services should call 484-513-5950. The same MAT numbers are used to discuss referring a patient, family member or friend to the program.

Here is what happens after you call:

• An initial assessment is completed over the phone to determine whether BCHC's MAT services are right for you. If you need a higher level of treatment, staff will offer assistance in coordinating appropriate service.
• If MAT at BCHC is right for you, a face-to-face appointment is scheduled within 24 to 48 hours. At that visit you complete a detailed evaluation covering your specific MAT needs, complete forms to request copies of medical records and behavioral health and/or substance abuse treatment records, and change your primary care doctor to Berks Community Health Center. You will also review and discuss your current addiction needs and be given your first medical appointment.
• At the first medical visit you review and sign a treatment contract and have a medical physical exam, a urine drug screen and labs. Depending on the MAT services being sought, you may begin treatment at that initial medical appointment.

BCHC offers a sliding fee discount program that ensures inability to pay is never a barrier to receiving the care you need. The dollar amounts are not listed, so ask about the discount when you call.

Bilingual English-Spanish medical interpreter staff are on site, and translation services are available in all other languages by phone.

MAT is available at the BCHC at Rockland location. The page does not give the street address or the hours the MAT clinic itself is open; the only hours it attaches to MAT are the 8:00 am to 5:30 pm phone line hours. For general questions about Berks Community Health Center, the general number is 610-988-4838.

Source: berkschc.net/service/substance-abuse-treatment-suboxone-v…, read November 2, 2026.

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BCHC offers Medication Assisted Treatment Services for Alcohol Dependence, Opioid Dependence, Nicotine Dependence, and Other Substance Use Disorders. Berks Community Health Center (BCHC) provides personalized recommendations for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), which is outpatient treatment for substance use problems. We offer Suboxone, Sublocade and Vivitrol to treat addiction. In addition, we offer SMART Recovery groups in English/Spanish for our patients in recovery. Utilizing harm…

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