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Locations
NEWARK, DE 19711 302-454-7520
Specialties
About Watara Heath
Watara Heath, MD is a Black addiction counseling practicing in NEWARK, DE. Watara offers in-person visits and is currently accepting new patients.
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Black patients and Addiction Counseling
Black addiction counselors: substance use, MAT, recovery support. Black overdose deaths rose nearly 50 percent since 2020, and care access matters.
Overdose deaths among Black Americans have risen faster than any other racial group since 2019, with Black men ages 25 to 44 seeing a nearly 50 percent increase in overdose mortality (CDC, 2023). Yet Black patients are less likely to receive medications for opioid use disorder (buprenorphine, methadone) and more likely to be incarcerated for the same substance-use behavior. Black addiction counselors provide talk-therapy recovery support and can connect you with MAT (medication-assisted treatment) prescribers.
What we treat
- Opioid and heroin use disorder
- Alcohol use disorder
- Stimulant (cocaine, methamphetamine) use
- Cannabis use disorder
- Process addictions (gambling, internet)
- Recovery maintenance after inpatient treatment
When to book
- Using despite wanting to cut back
- Withdrawal symptoms when you stop
- Family, job, or legal consequences from use
- Recent overdose or near-miss
Advocacy prompts
- Can you connect me with a buprenorphine prescriber?
- Do you do harm reduction or only abstinence-based?
- What's your experience treating Black clients specifically?
Frequently asked questions
Is Watara Heath accepting new patients? ▾
Yes, Watara Heath is accepting new patients.
Where is Watara Heath's practice located? ▾
Watara Heath practices at 1423 CAPITAL TRAIL, NEWARK, DE 19711. Phone: 302-454-7520.
Does Watara Heath offer telehealth? ▾
Watara Heath sees patients in person at their listed office.
What does a Addiction Counseling treat? ▾
Black addiction counselors: substance use, MAT, recovery support. Black overdose deaths rose nearly 50 percent since 2020, and care access matters.
Articles about Addiction Counseling
Depression in Black men: what gets missed, and how to ask for help
Why the Black church is the studied lever for closing the Black-mental-health-treatment gap
Hankerson 2012 reviewed 1,451 studies on church-based health programs for African Americans. Only eight addressed mental disorders. The framework-and-evidence-gap explainer.
78 studies, 13,998 participants: culturally adapted therapy produced a medium effect-size advantage over unadapted versions for racially and ethnically minoritized clients