Center for Addiction Services and Treatment (CAST)

4224 Shuffield Drive
Psychiatric Research Institute
Little Rock, AR 72205

Contact Information

Clinic Phone Number: (501) 526-8400
Research Assistant: (501) 526-7969

Hours

Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8 AM – 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 8 AM – 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 8 AM – 4:30 PM
Thursday: 8 AM – 4:30 PM
Friday: 8 AM – 4:30 PM
Saturday: Closed

After Hours

If you are in need of urgent or emergency care, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department at your local hospital.

If you are sick or have a minor injury and need to talk to someone right away, you can access UAMS HealthNow for a video visit with a UAMS provider 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

COVID-19 Update

Before Coming to UAMS

If you have any symptoms of COVID-19, think you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, or have tested positive for COVID-19, you will need to reschedule your appointment.

Patients who have had a COVID-19 infection may have in-person appointments 21 days after infection or a positive COVID test, as long as your symptoms are improving.

Call the UAMS appointment center at (501) 686-8000 to reschedule your appointment or ask if your appointment can be done by phone or video. Please call your clinic if you have questions about coming for an in-person visit.

What to Expect at Your Appointment

Everyone who comes to UAMS is required to wear a mask and pass a health screening. You will also have your temperature taken. Please do not remove your mask until asked to do so by a UAMS employee.

Visitors required or recommended to quarantine by the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) due to illness, potential exposure, travel or other reason are not allowed at UAMS until cleared by ADH.

Outpatient Visitor Guidelines

One visitor may come to your appointment with you. You may also include others in your appointment by phone or video chat. Visitors must be 18 or older. Some clinics have additional visitor guidelines. Call your clinic for more information if you have a visitation question.

Please visit our COVID-19 resources to learn more about what to expect at your appointment.

About Center for Addiction Services and Treatment (CAST)

The Center for Addiction Services and Treatment (CAST) at the Psychiatric Research Institute provides medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to treat opioid use disorders.

Medication-assisted treatment combines the use of medications and individual and group therapy to treat opioid detoxification, withdrawal, and cravings. Our Center provides several types of medication-assisted treatment programs that are used to treat addiction to opioid drugs, such as heroin and narcotic painkillers.

For Clinicians: MATRIARC and Project Echo

MATRIARC (Medication Assisted Treatment Recovery Initiative for Arkansas Rural Communities) is a partnership with the Psychiatric Research Institute and the Arkansas Department of Human Services designed to expand evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders.

An addiction psychiatrist is available free of charge via telephone to offer consultations to primary care physicians, general psychiatrists, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants and mental health professionals providing medication-assisted treatment to patients dealing with opioid use disorder.

Project ECHO

Project ECHO is part of MATRIARC, weekly video conferences available to community health centers needing assistance in opioid addiction treatment. Video conferences are held each Friday from noon to 1 p.m., with experts in addiction, therapy and case management discussing a variety of subjects related to opioid abuse.

Learn more about MATRIARC and Project ECHO.

Appointment Information

How to Become a Patient

A handbook outlining all of the criteria for admission, the details of the program and a fee schedule is available upon request.

If you are interested in finding out more about our addiction treatment research studies, you can get in touch with us by calling our research assistant at the number designated above.

UAMS MyChart

UAMS MyChart is a patient portal that gives you free, secure 24-hour online access to your health information. You can see your lab and test results, send messages to your doctor, make appointments, refill prescriptions and pay your bills. Ask your clinic staff or hospital nurse how to sign up for UAMS MyChart.