Center for Addiction Services and Treatment (CAST)
Address
4224 Shuffield Drive
Psychiatric Research Institute
Little Rock, AR 72205
Psychiatric Research Institute
Contact Information
- Clinic Phone Number
- (501) 526-8400
- Research Assistant
- (501) 526-7969
COVID-19 Update
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Outpatient Visitor Guidelines
Due to an increase in COVID-19 patients in Arkansas and across the country, UAMS is implementing new visiting policies for our clinics. Effective March 20, 2020, patients must come to their visit alone, unless there are special needs such as:
- Patients undergoing a procedure that requires a driver
- Minor patients
- Patients in a wheelchair who need assistance
Visitors must be 18 or older and pass a health screening before entering a UAMS building.
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.
Appointments
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.
Conditions Treated
UAMS providers care for a broad range of conditions, some of which may not be listed below.
Medical Treatments and Procedures Performed
UAMS providers perform and prescribe a broad range of treatments and procedures, some of which may not be listed below.
Areas of Expertise Represented at Center for Addiction Services and Treatment (CAST)
Behavioral Health
UAMS Health is committed to working within our community to reduce the stigma of mental illness for patients and their families. Behavioral health care at UAMS Health includes a wide …