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Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon

Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon

Drug Rehab Center in El Cajon, California

  • Opioid Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon is a residential addiction treatment center in El Cajon, California, specializing in substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders, offering evidence-based therapies, medication-assisted treatment, and educational classes, and certified by The Joint Commission and the Department of Health Care Services.

About This El Cajon, CA Facility

Alvarado Parkway Institute in El Cajon, California, stands out for its intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) tailored specifically for adults, including a unique pathway for first responders. It combines medication management, support services like transportation and meals, and a wide range of therapy options, all backed by evidence-based approaches and a compassionate, professional team.

  • Specialized Program for First Responders: A unique feature addressing the specific needs of those on the front lines of emergencies, offering tailored therapy and support.
  • Comprehensive Outpatient Services: Including individual and group therapy, trauma and PTSD care, and emotional regulation classes, all within a three-day-a-week program schedule.
  • Holistic Aftercare Support: Ensures long-term recovery by providing relapse prevention planning, connections to community programs, and various referrals to social and community resources.

Accredited by The Joint Commission, Alvarado Parkway Institute demonstrates a commitment to high-quality care standards. The facility accepts a broad range of insurance plans, ensuring accessibility for many seeking help with substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders.

The institute effectively addresses addictions and issues like PTSD, offering cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) among other evidence-based methods. With levels of care ranging from individual to group therapy, and comprehensive aftercare, clients are guided towards a fulfilling life beyond addiction.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Multiple Centers
  • Accreditations

    JCAHO

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.

    Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon in California knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.

    Levels of Care Offered

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Daily trips to the hospital that provides the treatment include intensive outpatient services (IOP). IOP in California is appropriate for patients in residential recovery facilities that have been diagnosed with addiction. Patients return to their everyday lives gradually, increasing the likeliness of success in treatment.

    To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the California patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.

    Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon‘s Therapies & Programs

    In addiction recovery at Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon, therapy plays a significant role. This helps patients get to the root of their addiction and discover how the problems that contributed to their use can be handled better. Therapy can be performed in a group and one on one settings. The patient interacts with the therapist in a one-on-one atmosphere during individual therapy. This encourages them to reflect on the underlying addiction problems and develop ways to avoid potential future abuse.

    Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.

    In group therapy, the patient undergoes sessions with other patients at Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon who are dealing with similar problems. The members of the group interact with each other and talk freely about their issues at scheduled sessions. Group therapy reduces the feeling of loneliness and improves the coping skills of the patients. You are not alone in El Cajon, California.

    Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.

    Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that focuses on eliminating specific negative thoughts such as suicidal thoughts that can potentially lead to an individual inflicting self-harm. It is useful in the treatment of patients exhibiting uncontrollable emotions, intense mood swings, and borderline personality disorders.

    The term “Dialectic” means the integration of opposites. In the substance abuse context, DBT refers to accepting the patient’s addiction and working to change their thoughts and behavior. It improves life skills such as controlling the intense emotions without reacting impulsively, resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively, and promoting awareness about self and others.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon

    Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment available at Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon in El Cajon, CA encourages individuals to work out their issues with their inner self through synchronous experiences.

    This non-traditional treatment method makes use of the physique and encourages people to take part in various physical and emotional activities, movements, and practices. Some of the most common examples of experiential therapy are equine therapy, music therapy, adventure therapy, and role playing. Through these various methods, an individual is believed to heal from trauma, negative emotions, and hurtful memories faster. Moreover, experiential therapy is known to have enduring results which can be beneficial to sufferers.

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Alvarado Parkway Institute - El Cajon Location and Directions
    Address Information215 W Madison Ave
    El Cajon, California 92020 Phone Number(619) 401-6236 Meta DetailsUpdated April 15, 2024
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    El Cajon, California Addiction Information

    More than 3 million of California's citizens are addicted to illegal drugs. Almost 800,000 people use hard drugs, almost 5 million use marijuana, and another 2.1 million abuse alcohol every year. Other substance abuse issues such as binge drinking and teen drug use are also common. Many illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana are smuggled into the state from Mexico.

    There are about 9,000 people in El Cajon who struggle with drug addiction, which accounts for about 7% of the population. Prescription drugs such as Oxycodone and Hydrocodone have become popular because they are easier to get and less expensive. The type of treatment method that is right for one person may not be the best option for someone else, so an important part of recovery is choosing a plan that feels right and sticking with it.

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