Journey to Hope Health and Healing Newport County is now operated as BHG Middletown Treatment Center at 26 Valley Road, Suite 202, in Middletown, Rhode Island. Behavioral Health Group acquired the Journey to Hope locations in 2022 and continues to provide outpatient treatment for opioid use disorder. The center serves people from Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton, Jamestown, and surrounding communities.
Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
BHG Middletown offers methadone, buprenorphine such as Suboxone, extended-release buprenorphine such as Sublocade or Brixadi, and naltrexone such as Vivitrol. Each medication works differently and is selected after medical assessment. Providers consider the person’s opioid-use history, current withdrawal symptoms, previous treatment, physical health, other medications, and recovery goals.
Methadone and buprenorphine reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms, allowing many patients to regain stability and focus on other areas of recovery. Extended-release medications can reduce the need for frequent dosing for eligible patients. Naltrexone blocks opioid effects and requires a period without opioids before treatment begins. Medical staff monitor medication response and make changes when safety or clinical needs require it.
Counseling and Recovery Planning
Medication is combined with individual and group counseling. Counseling helps patients identify triggers, improve coping skills, strengthen motivation, and address problems that contribute to continued opioid use. Treatment may involve family conflict, trauma, grief, employment, legal issues, housing instability, or co-occurring mental health symptoms.
Group counseling provides education, peer connection, and accountability. Individual sessions allow patients to discuss personal concerns and set goals privately. The care plan can be adjusted over time as stability improves or new challenges arise. BHG describes its approach as evidence-based and respectful, with doctors, nurses, counselors, peer specialists, and support staff working together.
Comprehensive Outpatient Support
The program is designed for people who need structured care while continuing to live in the community. Early treatment may involve frequent contact and scheduled medication visits. As patients meet clinical and program requirements, some may qualify for greater flexibility. Progress is evaluated through counseling participation, medication response, drug testing, and regular clinical review.
Staff can coordinate referrals for primary care, mental health treatment, residential care, detoxification, recovery housing, infectious-disease services, or other needs outside the program. This coordination is important for patients whose recovery is affected by health conditions, unstable housing, or limited access to community resources.
Admissions and Payment
New patients complete medical and clinical screening before medication begins. BHG accepts Medicaid, Medicare, many commercial insurance plans, and self-pay, and grant assistance may be available for eligible patients. Contact BHG Middletown directly to verify current hours, medication schedules, accepted insurance, and required intake documents.
