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Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections

Drug Rehab Center in Hilo, Hawaii

  • Substance Abuse
  • Drug Addiction

Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections in Hilo, Hawaii is a non-profit treatment center providing personalized and comprehensive care, offering inpatient and outpatient services, counseling, education, and health care to assist individuals and families struggling with addiction and substance abuse.

About This Hawaii Facility

Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections in Hilo, Hawaii is a private, non-profit treatment and prevention facility for individuals and families struggling with addiction and substance abuse. Established in 1988, this facility provides personalized and comprehensive care, offering inpatient and outpatient services, counseling, education, and health care to assist members of the community in recovery. Their mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment and to promote a culture of respect and healing.

Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections provides a range of treatment options to help individuals and families address their substance abuse problem. They offer individual and family therapy, relapse prevention, case management, and vitamin therapy. Additionally, they have created a specialized case management program to provide support and additional resources to individuals. They also have community-based treatment services that focus on substance abuse prevention and education.

Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and is a member of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers. Additionally, their inpatient drug treatment program has received two Excellence in Addiction Treatment awards from the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers. Furthermore, the facility has a Recovery-Based Care Program, which provides access to the care and resources needed to establish a strong foundation for continued recovery.

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

    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 Hilo, HI, 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 Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections are here to help.

    Levels of Care Offered at Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections

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

    Outpatient programs are the standard for addiction treatment. About 9 in 10 U.S. adolescents entering addiction treatment enroll in these programs, so you’re not alone in Hawaii. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

    Facilities like Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections 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.

    Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Hilo, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.

    Therapies & Programs

    Attending group therapy at Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections in Hilo, Hawaii allows those seeking sobriety to realize they are not alone in their battles. This is when a group of people all in different phases of recovery get together and speak about their battles. They talk about their triggers, their successes, their failures, and the things they can do to get on and stay on a sober path. These sessions also teach life skills, communication, healthy habits, and can include alternative types of therapy.

    Trauma therapy allows people who struggled with a past trauma to face the situation and learn to overcome the situation. Many people who went through trauma early on, struggle with addiction later in life. By addressing the trauma and moving past the issues, it can help someone attending treatment at Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections in Hilo, HI move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.

    The relationship between the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a patient is explored by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). As an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol in Hilo, Hawaii, it helps to create a balanced response to thoughts and feelings. Effective communication between users and those around them is also encouraged. It is an efficient treatment for individuals suffering from all sorts of addictions, professionally provided by Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections.

    Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections uses which involves rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings.

    Aftercare, Anger Management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Contingency management/motivational incentives, Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, Employment Counseling / Training, Group Therapy, Intervention, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Therapy

    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    Big Island Substance Abuse  Council Connections Location and Directions
    Address Information174 Kamehameha Avenue
    Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone Number(808) 969-9994 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Hilo, Hawaii Addiction Information

    Hawaii has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the nation. Methamphetamines and marijuana are the most common drugs involved in drug-related crimes in Hawaii. The state loses $500 million every year due to methamphetamine abuse, according to the Hawaii Meth Project. More than 1 million prescriptions for prescription drugs are given out every year.

    Hawaii has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the nation. According to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 1.9% of people 12 or older in Hawaii used methamphetamine in the past year. There were also 681,000 active marijuana users during that same period time. Some centers specialize in a specific type of treatment, such as 12-step programs or faith-based programs.

    Treatment in Nearby Cities
    Centers near Big Island Substance Abuse Council Connections
    900 Leilani Street, Hilo, HI 96720
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    15 15-1926 Puakalo 30th street, Keaau, HI 96749
    The Exclusive Hawaii
    31-631 Old Mamalahoa Hwy, Hakalau, HI, 96710
    ACCESS Capabilities Pahoa
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    North Hawaii Adult Mental Health - Waimea Clinic
    67 67-5189 Kamamalu street, Kamuela, HI 96743
    Lokahi Treatment Center - Kailua Kona
    76-6225 Kuakini Hwy, Kailua Kona, HI, 96740
    Hawaii Island Recovery
    75-170 Hualalai Road, Kailua Kona, HI, 96740
    Hawaii Island Recovery
    75-170 Hualalai Road C311a, Kailua Kona, HI 96740


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