A certified peer specialist is a professional who utilizes their own personal lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges to provide support to others and demonstrate that recovery is possible. Peer support specialists complete formal training and certification in the peer specialist model of mental health and substance use-oriented peer support. They use their unique set of lived experiences and recovery in combination with comprehensive skills-training, including continuing education, to support people living with mental health and/or substance use challenges. Tellurian’s PAIR Team provides community-based peer support services. They offer a team of diverse certified peer specialists, who work side-by-side with individuals, helping them; learn and practice new skills, monitor their progress, develop effective coping techniques, and practice self-help strategies.

Pair Program Provides:

  • An empowering and supportive relationship.
  • Use self-disclosure and their own lived experience to assist in supporting their peers.
  • Information about community and recovery-oriented recourses.
  • Facilitated person-centering goal setting.
  • Trauma-informed and person-centered approach.
  • Hope for recovery and wellness.

For more information about this program, please call Tellurian at 608-222-7311

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Free Lifesaving Narcan and Fentanyl Strips

Narcan and Fentanyl test strips are now available through a vending machine located at the Tellurian Detox Facility,  2914 Industrial Drive in Madison

Opioid Treatment with Suboxone

Opioid dependence is a challenging and complicated condition, but it can be successfully treated; Suboxone® is the first prescription medication approved for this under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000. Suboxone® was developed to decrease the pain and discomfort of withdrawal and to decrease opiate cravings, blocking the effects of drugs like heroin, morphine, Vicodin, Oxycodone, and Oxycontin.

Suboxone® is not a “miracle cure.” Treating opioid dependence takes hard work! Feeling sadness, anxiety, and loneliness along the way is normal, but our team does everything we can to make joy and laughter part of the journey too. The Tellurian Suboxone® Treatment Program follows three distinct phases:

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Whether you just need more information or you’re ready to start your journey towards recovery, our Patient Services team is here to help.

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