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Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center

Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center

Drug Rehab Center in Waynesville, North Carolina

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

The Balsam Center at Appalachian Community Services is an accredited CARF facility providing comprehensive drug rehab services with evidence-based and holistic methods to help individuals on their journey towards sobriety.

About This Waynesville, NC Facility

Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center in Waynesville, North Carolina is a rehabilitation facility that offers a wide range of services for individuals battling addiction and substance abuse. The center provides a safe and supportive environment for the person to receive tailored care that’s designed to meet their unique needs. The Balsam Center offers services that focus on the client's physical, mental, spiritual and emotional health. A highly-trained multidisciplinary care team is dedicated to providing the best outcome for the client and their loved ones.

The Balsam Center provides a number of services for addiction and substance abuse such as detox, residential and intensive outpatient services, medication assisted treatment, crisis stabilization, and relapse prevention. They also provide family therapy, mental health counseling, and a wide range of therapeutic activities designed to treat chemical dependence. Moreover, the center also offers continuing care services such as vocational education and drug education classes.

Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center has been certified by The Joint Commission, which is widely recognized as a symbol of quality in health care. They also have the accreditation of the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services licensure. Further, The Balsam Center has been recognized by the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

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

    CARF

    The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally, you may be suffering from substance abuse.

    Fortunately facilities like Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center in Waynesville, NC are here to help.

    Opioid addiction treatment facilities in North Carolina, like Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center cover both illegal and prescription opioids abuse. Most plans include detoxification and subsequent medications to ease the process. Behavioral therapies and counseling are also necessary to resolve the root cause of addiction.

    Addiction, Adolescent Substance Misuse, Alcohol Abuse, Anxiety, Child Welfare involvement, Crisis, Depression, Developmental Disorders, Drug Addiction, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Family Conflict, Intellectual Disability, Life Skills / Life Coaching, Medication Management, Mental Health, Opioid Addiction, Peer Support, Relationship Issues, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Assessments Testing Evaluation 

    Levels of Care Offered

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    A detox program helps the person physically withdraw from drugs and helps them track their progress. So, suppose the person isn’t ready for sobriety (or relapses). In that case, the treatment professionals can catch it early and help re-orient them towards recovery.

    In order to focus on the psychological aspects of addiction, one must first address the physical symptoms of withdrawal.

    Withdrawal symptoms can be painful, even fatal, so managing the detox process carefully is critical. Severe withdrawal symptoms are often treated with more advanced pharmaceutical interventions. Nausea and headaches are common side effects of detoxification.

    Inpatient rehabilitation aims to treat severe addictions and co-occurring disorders. Depending on individual requirements, the duration of the stay at Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center ranges from four weeks to six months. North Carolina inpatient recovery guarantees that the patient resides in an environment free of drugs.

    An intensive outpatient treatment program is set up for those struggling with an addiction to begin the recovery process. Patients come to Waynesville, NC to Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center for therapy, support, programs, and medical supervision. Intensive outpatient treatment is often very tightly scheduled and heavily structured.

    An Outpatient Rehab Program is a part-time drug rehab program for treating individuals in North Carolina with mild addiction or mild-to-moderate drug withdrawal symptoms. It generally requires about 10 to 12 hours every week. Doctors can administer on-the-spot medication to ease withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, increased heart rate, and even depression. Groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) can be used as a part of outpatient treatment to help maintain sobriety.

    Treatment for substance abuse does not cease after an individual successfully completes a detox or rehabilitation program. A vital follow-up treatment service is aftercare support provided to individuals at Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center in North Carolina after they attain initial sobriety.

    Aftercare support often takes the following forms: 12-Step Programs, Outpatient Treatment Programs, and Support Groups. The most effective aftercare programs are tailored to meet an individual’s specific needs and circumstances.

    Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center‘s Therapies & Programs

    Treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success. Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center counselor. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction.

    Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. It becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Some facilities like Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center in Waynesville, NC offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal.

    Results have proven the positive impact of family therapy on a recovering patient’s journey to sobriety. Patients at Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center in Waynesville, North Carolina who receive generous support from their loved ones have better chances of completing their recovery process and maintaining their sobriety.

    When family members are more proactive and involved in the treatment procedure, it encourages the patient to advance his or her progress. Moreover, it shouldn’t be ignored that genetics play a role when it comes to addiction, so it’s better to approach the problem as a unit. Also, with proper education, family members can help an individual avoid addiction triggers and guide him or her in making lifestyle changes necessary for his or her sobriety.

    Group therapy may occur on an inpatient or outpatient basis and involves groups of clients who have no pre-existing relationships outside the group. Group therapy differs from support groups in two primary ways: group therapy is a kind of psychotherapy and is moderated by a professional therapist at Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center in North Carolina.

    It has been said that unhealed trauma is the root of most addictions. Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. Healing past traumas and introducing coping strategies are strong foundations for sustained recovery from addiction. This may involve individual or group counseling or both, in a Waynesville, NC facility. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps those who attend Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center understand how their feelings, beliefs, and thoughts affect their behaviors. DBT is particularly useful for people with self-harming behaviors, as well as those with substance abuse disorders. DBT teaches people how to tolerate distress, regulate their emotions, and how to become mindful.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on the underlying thoughts and behaviors that caused the problem of addiction in the first place and may cause a relapse. Negative feelings are common in substance abuse disorders, and if not recognized, they can cause co-occurring disorders.

    CBT involves strategies that help to change the thinking and behavioral pattern by cognitive restructuring. In simple terms, it helps to remove negative thoughts and provides long-term benefits. Also, CBT promotes self-awareness, self-control, and healthy ways to respond to negative thoughts. It can be administered as a mono-therapy as well as a part of combination therapy.

    Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT) allows the opportunity for quick results for addicts. Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center provides patients in Waynesville, North Carolina the resources to use a ‘rational self-counseling’ technique to cope with their emotions. It seeks to help them move forward without having to deal with ongoing treatment throughout their lives.

    The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment. In this program, peers help each other to achieve the goal of abstinence. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. Due to its huge success, the 12-step program is included as a part of other substance abuse treatments.

    The 12 steps guide at an individual level. It begins with the individuals accepting that they are addicts, and they understand its consequences. It is followed by focusing on the recovery process and making amends for hurting others. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring, which refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.

    Contingency Management is a type of behavioral therapy rooted and based on the concept of operant conditioning. This type of treatment offered by Appalachian Community Services - The Balsam Center in Waynesville, North Carolina intends to give positive compensations in response to a patient’s behavior. It can be inferred that this treatment has been effective in curing and lessening a scale of profound issues.

    12-Step Facilitation, Aftercare, Anger Management, Case Management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Contingency management/motivational incentives, Couples Therapy, Court Approved Services, Detox, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, DUI/DWI Evaluations + Screening + Assessment, Eating Disorder Treatment, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis, Hepatitis Education / Counseling / Support, HIV or AIDS education, Individual Therapy, Inpatient Treatment, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Intervention, Matrix Model, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Therapy

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    Address Information91 Timberlane Road
    Waynesville, North Carolina 28786 Phone Number(888) 315-2880 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Waynesville, North Carolina Addiction Information

    North Carolina ranks 29th in the nation for overall substance abuse. Many of the drugs abused in the state are illicit, and many of these are opioids. Prescription opioids are readily available due to the high rates of medical workers prescribing them. The number of prescriptions has increased tenfold since the 1980's. Opioid overdoses are the most common type of death in North Carolina.

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