RENTON, Wash. — A new facility outpatient addiction clinic and lab opened in King County to help its residents battle addiction to fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, alcohol and polysubstance.
Ideal Option's 13,000-square-foot facility in Renton, located at 500 SW 7th St, Ste. 205, will have low-barrier treatment services, a "state-of-the-art" laboratory and community resource center. The clinic said it has no waitlists, accepts Medicaid and most forms of insurance and can see up to 75 patients per day.
Ideal Option said in its release that patients can typically get started on treatment for fentanyl, heroin, alcohol or other substances within 1-3 business days. The facility will be open Monday–Thursday from 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
According to Ideal Option, the lab can process 7,500 patient samples per month but can increase to 15,000 samples in the future.
“This new facility will allow us to see up to 75 patients per day and process their lab specimens under the same roof," said April Provost, community outreach coordinator for western Washington. "Anyone who is ready to start recovery with medication-assisted treatment in King County is welcome here. Ideal Option is no newcomer when it comes to addiction treatment. We’ve been dedicated to this mission for 12 years now and our providers and lab professionals know what they are doing.”
King County had over 1,000 fentanyl overdose deaths in 2023, a 47% increase from the record set in 2022, according to a release from Ideal Option. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 650,000 people in the United States lost their lives to drug overdoses between 2012 and 2021.
Ideal Option said patients can make an appointment by calling 1.877.522.1275 or visiting their website here.
