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NewStart - A Center of Healing for Addictive Disorders


Michael M. Miller, MD, NewStart, with Karen Koch, Meriter ERNewStart is Meriter Hospital's comprehensive chemical dependency rehabilitation program. We provide confidential, caring treatment to adults and adolescents suffering from chemical dependency.

NewStart's team of experts - physicians, nurses, counselors and many others - develops individual treatment plans for each person and family. We also draw on community resources to strengthen our treatment program.

For more than 35 years, NewStart has helped individuals and families from throughout the Midwest find their way toward a new, recovering way of life.

Our Beliefs at NewStart

The road to recovery begins with caring and support. Each person's needs are different, so NewStart designs our programs and services to give the amount of help necessary for each individual to move toward recovery.

NewStart believes that caring for the family is as important as treating the person with the disease.
Find a Recovery Organization
In our Healthy Living section we've linked to a variety of recovery organizations, including science-based and alternative support groups.
Read Our Newsletter
NewStart's community newsletter is available in The Meriter Newsstand.
Learn More About Chemical Dependency
Visit our Healthy Living section for articles, book recommendations, site recommendations and more.

Elliot, an AODA counselorAddiction Medicine Consultation and Evaluation Service

202 S. Park Street
Madison, WI 53715
Phone: (608) 417-5339
Fax: (608) 417-6687
Services Provided:
  • Addiction medicine consultation and evaluation
  • Information and referral
  • Chemical dependency assessment

Hospital Detoxification Services

202 S. Park Street
Madison, WI 53715
Phone: (608) 417-5339
Fax: (608) 417-6687
Services Provided:
  • Emergency Services
  • Medical inpatient detoxification
  • Medical outpatient detoxification
  • Nursing evaluation
  • Referral services

Inpatient Services

202 S. Park Street
Madison, WI 53715
Phone: (608) 417-5339
Fax: (608) 417-5334
Services Provided:
  • Adult inpatient rehabilitation services for brief stabilization (usually 3-5 days)

Outpatient Services and Adolescent Program

1015 Gammon Lane
Madison, WI 53719
Phone: (608) 417-8144
Fax: (608) 271-3457
Services Provided:
  • Assessment and referral services
  • Adolescent intensive outpatient services
  • Adult intensive outpatient services
  • Individual, group, and family counseling for chemical dependency
  • Chemical awareness program
  • Physician-managed evaluation and management of addiction
  • Medication management of alcohol and other drug addition, including office-based opioid treatment with buprenorphine

11/2/2007