Everyone is welcome at the Berkeley Addiction Treatment Services (BATS) center. There is no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability at BATS!
To be admitted to our programs, patients must have a documented history of opiate dependence and a documented history of several prior attempts at treatment. Patients are screened for active medical and psycho-social issues. Screening is offered for communicable diseases. Please call 510-644-0200, or email [email protected] for specific eligibility requirements.
BATS is a non-profit opiate treatment program (OTP) providing medically-supervised withdrawal OR medically-assisted maintenance therapy utilizing methadone and counseling to provide opiate dependent patients improved health and quality of life.
The mission of BATS is to provide treatment to opiod dependant people in order to improve their health and quality of life.
Our objective is to treat people who are addicted to opiates. The primary goals are to reduce criminal activity, correct dysfunctional behavior, and reduce the spread of infectious diseases. The secondary is to improve quality of life by restoration of physical and mental health functional status. We work to achieve our goals through daily treatment services, counseling, drug testing, and physical exams.