Bronx VA - Yonkers Community Clinic
Drug Rehab Center in Yonkers, New York
About This Yonkers, NY Facility
Bronx VA - Yonkers Community Clinic is a Drug Addiction Treatment Facility located in Yonkers, NY, that offers Outpatient, Residential, Sober-Living / Half-Way care fully covered by private insurance.
Accreditations are crucial when selecting a facility. Bronx VA - Yonkers Community Clinic is a SAMHSA listed and licensed center. They are also listed in or certified by JCAHO.
Bronx VA - Yonkers Community Clinic’s Yonkers location accepts most private health insurance. Contact us now to see if your insurance covers treatment at this treatment center. Individuals can also self-pay.
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This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Outpatient, Residential, Sober-Living / Half-Way, with additional therapies available as listed below.
A sober living home in Yonkers, NY, also known as an SLH, is much like a halfway house. It is halfway between a drug or alcohol treatment facility and living at home. There are some specific rules and regulations residents must follow, like attending mandatory meetings, and household chore-type activities.
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.
Bronx VA - Yonkers Community Clinic‘s Therapies & Programs
Treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success. Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your Bronx VA - Yonkers Community Clinic 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 Bronx VA - Yonkers Community Clinic in Yonkers, NY 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.
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.
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 Yonkers, NY facility. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps those who attend Bronx VA - Yonkers Community Clinic 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.
Addiction commonly results in varying levels of malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies. This can be reflected in weight loss, hair loss or hair changes, skin irregularities and damage to multiple internal body functions. While in active addiction meals can be skipped or replaced by drugs or alcohol. Eating correctly to replace lost vitamins and minerals while balancing your diet can build confidence while restoring your health from the inside out.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) helps smokers get nicotine into their system without resorting to smoking. It’s a way to help people quit smoking without going cold turkey and experience aggressive withdrawal symptoms. The products (in the form of gums, sprays, patches, inhales, or lozenges) used in NRT provide the body with nicotine, excluding the toxic substances found in tobacco.
NRT treatment at Bronx VA - Yonkers Community Clinic in Yonkers, New York lowers down nicotine cravings, so the patient does not go through physical weakness while dealing with the emotional and mental stress of quitting smoking. Coupling NRT with counseling and other means of support gives long-term smokers a better chance of removing their unhealthy habit.Patient Experience
Experiential Therapy at Bronx VA - Yonkers Community Clinic
Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment offered by Bronx VA - Yonkers Community Clinic in Yonkers, NY encourages individuals to work out their issues with their inner self. Some of the most common examples of experiential therapy are equine therapy, music therapy, adventure therapy, and role playing.
Fitness Therapy
Recovery from addiction involves recovering the body and mind. Learning how to take care of yourself includes physical fitness. Studies have shown that exercise increases abstinence rates and ease withdrawal symptoms.
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Yonkers, New York 10701 Phone Number(914) 375-8055 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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Yonkers, New York Addiction Information
More than 2 million New Yorkers are currently suffering from some type of substance abuse and many of those are minors. Alcohol abuse, in particular, is prevalent among those underage. As a result of the high prices and regulation of prescription drugs, many New Yorkers turn to heroin instead. This has led to a serious heroin epidemic in the state.
The drug addiction problem in Yonkers, New York, is relatively bad. Around 9% of the population in Yonkers abuses drugs. There were 1,549 admissions to drug rehab facilities in Yonkers in 2014, which is only expected to increase further. Some of the commonly abused substances are legal, and some are illegal drugs like cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. Treatment typically lasts 30 days but the length depends on the individual's needs.
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