South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step in Andalusia, AL, specializes in high-intensity residential substance abuse treatment for adult males. The facility is part of the South Central Alabama Mental Health Center and emphasizes treatment for people with intravenous substance use disorders and other high-risk groups.
The mission of South Central Alabama Mental Health Center is to provide quality mental health and substance use services with respect for dignity and privacy to promote recovery, aligning with the overarching mission of the parent organization.
- Offers a Level III.5 clinically managed high-intensity residential program, ensuring comprehensive care for severe substance use disorders.
- Prioritizes admissions for high-risk groups, including intravenous substance use disorders, pregnant women, and those who are HIV positive.
- Funded by the Alabama Department of Mental Health through Medicaid and block grants, facilitating a wide range of services for eligible individuals.
- Operated by a non-profit organization serving Butler, Coffee, Covington, and Crenshaw counties, ensuring broad regional support.
Treats adult males with a special focus on individuals with intravenous substance use disorders, pregnant women, and military members, fostering comprehensive recovery services in a supportive environment.
- 9 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 3 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 19 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. If you are taking more of your prescription, or earlier than the prescribed time interval between doses than is directed you may be abusing that medication. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally in or near Andalusia, AL, you may be suffering from substance abuse.
Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use and lead rapidly to substance abuse. The professionals at South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step are here to help.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment at South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step
Opioids are a set of drugs prescribed for pain relief. Health care providers prescribe opioids for relief of severe pain after major surgeries and in conditions like cancer. Oxycodone, fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine are some of the commonly prescribed opioids. They also include illegal drugs of abuse like heroin. Opioid addiction refers to the compulsive seeking of opioids, even when they are not required medically.
Opioid addiction treatment involves medication-assisted therapy (MAT) in which medicines, counseling, and behavioral therapies are all employed. Opioid addiction treatment is a comprehensive approach at South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step in Andalusia, AL that boosts the treatment success rate and provides sustained recovery.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Drug Rehab, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Facilities like South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step offer a variety of services, such as individual and group counseling and family therapy. During the sessions, you work with a team of experts that include: General physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Psychologists. The main goals of outpatient recovery programs are to help addicted individuals reduce drug use and addictive behaviors, eventually becoming entirely sober.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.
Therapies & Programs
One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Addiction involves everyone in a family, not only the addict. Couples therapy can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged.
When the whole family is involved, healing can be far more successful. Family counseling involves genetic factors to the family of the addict. This offers the means to cope with addiction and its underlying emotional disorders for loved ones. It is a helpful method for addicts in helping to adjust to sober living.
REBT stands for rational emotional behavior therapy. This is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, that combines images with thoughts and behaviors. It allows for deeper education and understanding of what one can do to help themselves with recovery. It is a deep sense of self-help education managed by South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step that lets someone recovering work through issues on their own, knowing they have the support of people around them if they need it.
Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step uses which involves rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings.
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Location & Contact

205 Academy Drive
Andalusia, AL 36420
Phone Number
(334) 428-5002
Additional Locations
- South Central Alabama Mental Health - Andalusia in Andalusia, AL
- South Central Alabama CMHC - Covington Cnty Adult SA OP in Andalusia, AL
- South Central Alabama CMHC in Andalusia, AL
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Andalusia, Alabama Addiction and Treatment
Opioids, such as heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioids are related to more than half of all drug-related overdoses in Alabama. Alcohol is the most frequently used substance in Alabama; 85,000 Alabamians use cocaine every single year. In Alabama, there are four times as many vehicle crashes involving alcohol as there are normal vehicle crashes.
About 9,000 people struggle with drug addiction in Andalusia, Alabama. According to 2016 statistics, there were 272 substance abuse-related arrests in the city, and 59% of those arrests were for drug possession. There are many drug rehab options available in Andalusia, Alabama. Inpatient rehab facilities offer a comprehensive, 30-day treatment program for detox, counseling, and aftercare support.
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