NOLA Detox, the biggest domestically owned habit therapy supplier within the higher New Orleans space, is increasing its operations with a brand new 30-bed campus in Slidell.

The multi-million-dollar funding will carry the group’s complete therapy capability to 78 beds and create 30 new jobs throughout south Louisiana.

The enlargement comes as demand for habit therapy surges throughout the state, in keeping with a information launch. NOLA Detox stated it continues to function at full capability with a rising wait listing, pushed by rising overdose charges and ongoing psychological well being challenges. The brand new facility is meant to assist meet that demand whereas extending the corporate’s signature mannequin of clinically pushed, culturally rooted restoration care.

“We’re not simply treating habit. We’re restoring lives, rebuilding households, and reshaping what restoration seems like in Louisiana,” stated Dan Forman, co-founder and CEO of NOLA Detox. “Our enlargement means extra households can entry care immediately.”

Based in 2021, NOLA Detox provides a full continuum of care, together with medical detox, residential and outpatient therapy, and sober dwelling. The corporate stories having handled 1000’s of people since opening and cites New Orleans Well being Division information displaying a 44% discount in opioid-related deaths within the metropolis since its launch.

The Slidell campus will characteristic trauma-informed and dual-diagnosis remedy, round the clock medical supervision, and concierge-level admissions with same-day entry. Sufferers can obtain free transportation from designated pickup factors in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Metairie, and Houma.

The ability additionally serves as a coaching website for Tulane College Faculty of Medication’s Dependancy Medication Fellowship and upcoming Dependancy Psychiatry Fellowship applications.

“We mix evidence-based protocols with hands-on schooling for the subsequent technology of habit specialists,” stated Dr. Lee Michals, scientific assistant professor of psychiatry at Tulane and part chief of habit medication.

Past its scientific applications, NOLA Detox emphasizes a uniquely New Orleans ambiance, with components equivalent to domestically impressed delicacies from Copeland’s Restaurant, stay music by Grammy-winning artists, and neighborhood actions together with yoga, volleyball, and artwork remedy.

“We wish our sufferers to thrive in long-term restoration and nonetheless be capable to get pleasure from our distinctive Louisiana tradition,” stated Chris Copeland, COO of NOLA Detox.

Co-founded by Forman and Copeland—each New Orleanians in long-term restoration—the group has earned a number of honors, together with Dependancy Therapy Supplier of the 12 months (2024) and Greatest Place for Psychological Well being Care in Gambit Weekly’s readers ballot. It’s accredited by CARF, licensed by LegitScript, and licensed by the Louisiana Division of Well being.

NOLA Detox accepts most main insurance policy, together with Cigna and Net TPA, and maintains contracts with the Veterans Administration to serve army personnel.