The Seattle STEP Clinic
New patients: walk-in,
Tuesday–Thursday, 1:00p.m.–3:30p.m.
Follow-ups: walk-in or by phone,
Tuesday–Thursday, 1:00p.m.–4:30p.m.
Rapid access to medications for opiate use cessation
Seattle STEP Clinic is a collaboration combining the harm reduction mission of Hepatitis Education Project with the medical services of Country Doctor Community Health Centers. Our evidence-based, low-barrier approach to care centers the needs and goals of each client individually to provide wrap-around care.
Services Seattle STEP Clinic offers
– Medications to reduce or cease opiate use offered same-day, including Suboxone (buprenorphine, “subs”) and Vivitrol (naltrexone), and medications to ease withdrawal symptoms
– Help enrolling in health insurance and navigating healthcare resources
– Basic medical care such as treatment of skin infections, urinary tract infections, contraception
What does low barrier mean?
– Appointment times are scheduled but flexible; patients can walk in without calling in advance
– No penalty for late, rescheduled, or missed appointments
– Prescriptions for buprenorphine generally provided on the first day
– Substance use and behavioral health counseling not required to obtain medication
– Urine drug tests that indicate substance use are not used to deny patients prescriptions
– Patients are not turned away for lack of insurance, ID, or address.