Outpatient Addiction Recovery Services

About Outpatient Addiction Recovery Services

Outpatient Addiction Recovery Services (OARS) is an outpatient medication-assisted treatment practice with a location in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood and several other offices across western Pennsylvania. They approach addiction as a chronic medical condition and handle it the way a primary care office would handle diabetes or asthma, with steady, judgment-free management grounded in research. Opioid use disorder is their main focus, and they have treated it since 2015. They also evaluate and treat alcohol, cannabis, stimulant, sedative, hallucinogen, inhalant, and tobacco use disorders, along with gambling disorder.

The centerpiece of their opioid care is the monthly buprenorphine injection, either Sublocade or Brixadi, which they offer to people who want to stop the ups and downs of daily dosing. New patients can typically be seen within 24 hours and may get the shot at their first visit. They follow their own weaning protocol and run a dedicated program for kratom and 7-OH dependence that helps ease withdrawal. Counseling with a licensed provider is required, and care extends to primary medical needs, mental health referrals, family support, and help from a social worker with housing, transportation, and employment. They accept major insurance and offer a flat monthly self-pay rate for those without coverage.