UPMC Addiction Medicine Services (AMS) of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic — part of UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside — offers comprehensive and integrated services for people with substance use problems and a wide range of evidence-based trainings for health care practitioners.
AMS is first in our region in providing evidence-based treatments of substance use and co-occurring disorders in all our inpatient and outpatient programs. AMS has considerably expanded access to treatment and services for people with opioid use disorders.
We are proud to be a Center of Excellence for opioid use disorders, providing peer support, coordination of care, and linkage to treatment for people with opioid use disorders.
Our services include:
- Education
- Prevention
- Intervention
- Clinical trials
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- Quality improvement projects
- Trainings
- Consultations
- Adolescent screening and assessment
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Our interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, and therapists provides treatment for adolescents, young adults, and adults. We involve families and concerned significant others in the treatment plan.