Appleton is situated in the Fox Valley in Outagamie County. As one of the area’s largest cities, it is home to a significant number of substance use disorder providers. Facilities here range from residential programs to hospital settings to outpatient clinics.
Options include accessible treatment for those who don’t have insurance. The Outagamie County Department of Health and Human Services coordinates access to publicly funded programs and can facilitate referrals to available programs.
Area providers focus on fentanyl contamination of the local drug supply, which has been a major driver of overdose deaths in the area. Other local response has come from both the Grand Chute Police Department and Outagamie County Government Center. They launched free public health vending machines stocked with naloxone and fentanyl test strips.
The process of finding teratment in Appleton follows the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) patient placement criteria and its Wisconsin Uniform Placement Criteria (WI-UPC). You can expect a structured intake and assessment process at licensed facilities.
