Located in Chesapeake Beach, MD, Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters is an outpatient treatment facility dedicated to helping individuals overcome addiction. Operated by the Calvert County Health Department, this center offers tailored outpatient care programs to support long-term recovery from substance use disorders.
CalvertHealth, the parent organization, received the Health Quality Innovator Award in 2017 for its efforts in reducing opioid addiction. Additionally, it was recognized by The Joint Commission for its Opioid Stewardship Task Force.
- Offers individualized outpatient treatment programs tailored to each client’s needs.
- Focuses on relapse prevention strategies to support lasting sobriety.
- Utilizes medication-assisted treatment to manage and reduce cravings.
- Provides both individual and group counseling sessions to foster a supportive recovery environment.
Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters treats various substance use disorders and is particularly beneficial for those seeking outpatient care and a supportive community-focused approach to recovery.
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- 8 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 22 Therapies & Programs
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse refers to the intensive and inappropriate use of psychoactive substances. Psychoactive substances are those that affect brain function. These include illegal drugs, alcohol, and even the excessive use of prescription drugs. The overuse of psychoactive substances leads to severe physical or psychological dependence. It also affects the social life and relationships of the affected individual. Substance abuse is treatable.
The duration of treatment at Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters in Chesapeake Beach can require weeks or even months depending on the severity of the condition as there is a risk of relapse. Treatment options include medications, counseling sessions, various types of behavioral therapy, and group therapy in different combinations.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.
Dual-Diagnosis
Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters in Maryland knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Intervention, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
One of the first things an addict should do when entering treatment is to abstain from using illicit drugs completely. Depending on the length of time that the person has been using, the addict may have to go through alcohol or drug withdrawal. Fortunately, detox doesn’t have to be done alone, and withdrawal symptoms can be managed medically in an inpatient or outpatient setting. While detox may be uncomfortable, it is not life-threatening. Detoxification allows the addict to rid the body of all traces of drugs or alcohol and gives the addict a clean slate for their recovery.
Inpatient programs are intensive regimes that require individuals suffering from serious addictions to admit themselves into a controlled environment. Inpatient programs in Maryland generally span over 28 days to six months. The first step in an inpatient program is medically assisted detox. Doctors and addiction specialists at Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters monitor the individual’s vital signs as the drugs leave their system. Some inpatient rehab programs also provide counseling for family members to provide encouragement and emotional support. In inpatient programs, patients have access to 24-hour medical supervision.
Daily trips to the hospital that provides the treatment include intensive outpatient services (IOP). IOP in Maryland is appropriate for patients in residential recovery facilities that have been diagnosed with addiction. Patients return to their everyday lives gradually, increasing the likeliness of success in treatment.
To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the Maryland patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.
Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Chesapeake Beach, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.
Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters‘s Therapies & Programs
Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.
Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Calvert Substance Abuse Services - Captains Quarters aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.
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Location & Contact

3819 Harbor Road
Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732
Phone Number
(410) 286-0547
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Chesapeake Beach, Maryland Addiction and Treatment
For the past decade, Maryland's rate of drug use and abuse has significantly increased. The overdose rate is currently higher than the national average. This epidemic is due to the many industries where manual labor is required. As soon as prescription opioids were more readily accessible a large part of manual workers started using–and eventually abusing–the painkillers.
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