Drug and alcohol assessment in Dayton, Ohio
Including court-ordered, probation, and employer referrals. About an hour with a licensed clinician, and a clear written result. Bring your paperwork and we will tell you exactly what we can do.
Most people looking for a drug and alcohol assessment in Dayton are not browsing. A judge, probation officer, caseworker, attorney or employer has told you to get one, usually with a date attached. What you need is somewhere that picks up the phone, tells you straight whether they can do what your paperwork asks, and gets it done inside your deadline.
Utopia Therapeutics provides drug and alcohol assessments for adults at 4130 Linden Avenue, Suite 185, Dayton, OH 45432. Care is delivered through certified, accredited programs in partnership with Rogan Crosby, by appropriately licensed clinicians.
What the assessment actually is
A drug and alcohol assessment is a structured clinical interview with a licensed clinician. It covers your substance use history and current use, your mental health, your physical health, anything you have tried before, and your current circumstances — housing, work, legal, family.
The clinician scores what you describe against recognized clinical criteria and produces two things: a finding on whether a substance use disorder is present, and a recommendation for what level of care, if any, fits. It is not a drug screen and it is not a test you pass or fail. Nothing is decided in advance.
Court-ordered and probation referrals
If a court, probation department, or child-services caseworker sent you, bring their paperwork to the appointment. It tells us three things we cannot guess: who the result goes to, what specifically is being asked for, and the deadline.
Requirements vary between courts, and some courts and OVI or DUI programs require a specific assessment format or a specific approved provider. Call (937) 221-9783 with your paperwork in front of you before you book. We will look at what your court is asking for and tell you plainly whether what we provide meets it. We would rather send you elsewhere than take your money for something that will not be accepted.
If a juvenile court or children's services ordered the assessment
Not every court-ordered assessment comes out of a criminal case. Ohio juvenile courts can order a parent or other caregiver to complete an alcohol and drug assessment in abuse, neglect and dependency matters, with reporting duties back to the court and the county children-services agency.
If that is your situation, bring the entry and any caseworker paperwork. Tell us on the phone that it is a juvenile-court or children-services referral so we book the right appointment and know up front what has to be reported, to whom, and how often.
Which courts this covers
People come to us with paperwork from courts and probation departments across Montgomery County and the surrounding area — Dayton, Kettering, Vandalia, Miamisburg and Riverside municipal courts, Montgomery County Common Pleas, and Montgomery County Juvenile Court among them.
Requirements differ by court, and by case type. Some OVI and DUI matters — repeat offenses especially — require a specific, separately certified assessment or an approved program, and driver intervention programs are a different thing again. We are not going to guess on your behalf. Call (937) 221-9783 with the paperwork in front of you and we will tell you whether what we provide meets what you have been ordered to do.
Your confidentiality
Your results are not sent to anyone unless you sign a release authorising it.
Substance use treatment records carry confidentiality protections that are stricter than those on ordinary medical records. If your court, probation officer, attorney or employer needs the result, you sign a release naming exactly who receives it and what it covers. We go through that with you before anything leaves the office.
What to bring
- Your court, probation or referral paperwork — the most important item.
- Photo ID.
- Your insurance or Medicaid card, if you have one — we verify coverage before your appointment.
- A list of any medications you currently take.
- Your deadline — tell us the date, not "soon."
Missing something? Call us before the appointment instead of skipping it.
What happens after
If the assessment recommends treatment, you are entitled to choose where you get it. Utopia provides outpatient individual and group treatment for adults, including for people carrying a substance use disorder and a mental health condition at the same time — which, in outpatient behavioral health, is the norm rather than the exception.
You are welcome to continue here, and you are equally welcome to take the recommendation somewhere else. That choice is yours and it does not change your assessment.
What we do not provide
Utopia Therapeutics does not provide medical detoxification, inpatient or residential treatment, emergency or crisis services, or medication-assisted treatment. If your assessment points toward any of those, we will say so and point you toward it.
If you are in crisis, do not wait on an appointment. Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or call 911 for a medical emergency. To find treatment anywhere in the country, use SAMHSA's findtreatment.gov.
Book an assessment
Call (937) 221-9783 — have your paperwork with you. We are at 4130 Linden Avenue, Suite 185, Dayton, OH 45432, with off-street parking, and we see people from Riverside, Huber Heights, Kettering, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Centerville, Trotwood and Xenia.
Common questions about drug and alcohol assessments
What is a drug and alcohol assessment?
It is a structured clinical interview with a licensed clinician that results in a written finding about whether a substance use disorder is present and, if so, what level of treatment is recommended.
It is not a test you pass or fail, and it is not a drug screen. It is a conversation about your history and current use, scored against recognized clinical criteria, which produces a document and a recommendation.
How long does the appointment take?
Plan on about an hour for the assessment appointment itself.
How quickly the written result follows depends on what the referring party requires. Tell us the deadline when you call and we will tell you honestly whether we can meet it.
What do I need to bring to a court-ordered assessment?
Bring the court or probation paperwork, a photo ID, your insurance or Medicaid card, and a list of any medications you take.
The paperwork matters most. It tells us who the result goes to, what specifically is being asked for, and by when. If you do not have it, call us before the appointment rather than showing up without it.
Who will the results be sent to?
Nobody, unless you sign a release authorising it.
Substance use treatment records carry confidentiality protections stricter than ordinary medical records. If your court, probation officer, attorney or employer needs the result, you sign a release naming exactly who receives it — and we go over that with you before anything is sent.
Will the assessment say I need treatment?
It says what the clinical criteria say — which sometimes is that no treatment is indicated.
We are not paid more for a particular finding and we do not decide the outcome in advance. An assessment that recommends treatment you do not need is bad clinical practice, and a court or probation officer who sees a pattern of it stops trusting the provider.
Do I have to get treatment where I get the assessment?
No. You can complete an assessment here and do the recommended treatment somewhere else.
You are entitled to choose your provider. If you would like to continue with us we would be glad to have you, and if you would rather go elsewhere that has no effect on your assessment.
Is an OVI or DUI assessment the same thing?
Not necessarily — courts handling an OVI or DUI case often require a specific assessment format or a specific program, and requirements vary by court.
Call (937) 221-9783 with your paperwork in hand before you book. We will look at exactly what your court is asking for and tell you plainly whether what we provide meets it. We would rather turn the appointment away than take your money for something your court will not accept.
Do you accept Medicaid, and what does an assessment cost?
Yes — we accept Ohio Medicaid, and commercial insurance.
Care here is delivered through Rogan Crosby's OhioMHAS-certified programs, and Medicaid is billed through them. Call (937) 221-9783 with your plan details and we will verify your specific coverage before your appointment rather than after it.