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Centro de Acceso y Tratamiento Panamericano

Centro de Acceso y Tratamiento Panamericano

Drug Rehab Center in San German, Puerto Rico

  • Substance Abuse
  • Drug Addiction

Centro de Acceso y Tratamiento Panamericano is a comprehensive outpatient treatment facility in Puerto Rico that provides personalized, evidence-based services for individuals with addiction and substance abuse problems, including treatments for opioid dependence and alcohol addiction, as well as aftercare services and holistic/alternative therapies.

About Centro de Acceso y Tratamiento Panamericano in Puerto Rico

Centro de Acceso y Tratamiento Panamericano, located in San German, Puerto Rico, is a comprehensive outpatient treatment facility that provides a variety of individualized services for individuals with addiction and substance abuse problems. They strive to create an environment that is conducive to clients, families and friends in helping them to overcome their addiction in a safe and supportive manner. Centro de Acceso y Tratamiento Panamericano offers a wide range of specialized services, such as individual and group counseling, family therapy, trauma-informed care, medication-assisted treatment, relapse prevention, and spiritual wellness interventions. Clients are provided with a personalized plan of care tailored to their individual needs and goals, ensuring a safe and successful recovery process.

Centro de Acceso y Tratamiento Panamericano also specializes in offering treatments for opioid dependence, alcohol addiction, and dual diagnosis issues. Their team of professionals includes multidisciplinary experts with extensive experience in intervention strategies and relapse prevention, and they employ evidence-based practices that have been proven to be effective in treating addiction. The facility also offers aftercare services, such as ongoing support, employment assistance and community referral services, in order to ensure a successful transition back into society.

Centro de Acceso y Tratamiento Panamericano is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, licensed by the Puerto Rico Health Department, and is registered with the Puerto Rico Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (PR-SAMHSA). They have also earned the prestigious Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval and have been recognized by the Hispanic American Medical Association (HAMA) for their commitment to quality healthcare. The facility also offers a variety of holistic/alternative therapies, such as yoga and massage therapy, in order to provide comprehensive care for their clients.

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

    Rehabilitation, Medication, and Therapy – a combination of all three is most effective.

    The most successful treatments for drug dependence or abuse have been those that include education and counseling and medication such as methadone or buprenorphine. The right drug abuse treatments need counseling, psychotherapy, and detoxification or medications to help with withdrawal symptoms.

    Substance abuse can take many different forms, including the overuse or misuse of prescription drugs, unprescribed drugs, alcohol addiction, and drug addiction.

    A combination of treatments is often needed to treat drug abuse issues effectively. In the case of drug abuse, there is no easy answer or one-size-fits-all cure.

    While some drug addictions can be treated with counseling and support groups, many drug abusers also need medication to help them overcome their addiction. In other cases, drug abuse can lead to a medical problem and require medical treatment.

    Treatment for drug addiction typically combines counseling and psychotherapy with medication and behavioral therapies. In some rare cases, hospitalization may also be required. All different treatments combined are the best way to help someone addicted to drugs, alcohol, or other substances.

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    An intensive outpatient treatment program, or IOP, is set up for those struggling with an addiction to begin the recovery process. However, the patient will not live at the facility during treatment.

    IOP involves patients coming in and out of a medical office building regularly to receive therapy and other services while continuing their life outside of these visits.

    IOP is a step up from drug detoxification or alcohol detox. However, it’s still considered a phase of recovery rather than the ultimate goal. There are many rehabs and treatment facilities available to patients in need of IOP.

    Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in San German, PR. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Centro de Acceso y Tratamiento Panamericano peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling are likely to be involved.

    Aftercare support is vital to those who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program. This support comes in individual and family counseling, treatment of psychiatric and other medical conditions, and medications to reduce cravings. It helps recovering addicts adjust to normal day-to-day activities and can last for a year or longer.

    The majority of drug and alcohol addicts who receive aftercare treatment do not relapse. It is estimated that without aftercare, the relapse rate will be between 70 to 90 percent for most people. Aftercare is the final stage in addiction recovery, but it will also help maintain sobriety if relapse does occur.

    Therapies & Programs

    Trauma therapy is a clinical process that helps individuals deal with mental stress often caused by traumatic events. The therapist helps the person identify, understand and work through the problem. This is done with the help of talking about it in group or one-on-one counseling sessions.

    Therapists use relaxation, role-playing, art, and music to help the person open up about what is bothering them. Some examples include:

    • Talking about the traumatic event and how it affected them.
    • Helping those who have PTSD to deal with their nightmares and recurring memories.
    • Working with individuals to resolve the issues triggering the stress, whether seeing someone who reminds them of what happened or feeling helpless.

    The individual is also encouraged to help others that are struggling with similar problems. This often helps them feel empowered and gives them hope.

    Trauma therapy is not for everyone; it is usually reserved for people who have recently experienced a traumatic event and struggle to get over it. It is generally done for children, teenage victims of sexual assault, and war veterans.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is used by drug treatment centers across the United States to help drug addicts become sober. DBT is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that combines traditional behavioral treatments with elements from DBT, including dialectics, distress tolerance, and interlocking issues. Some of the negative behaviors associated with addiction, such as impulsivity and mood swings, are addressed in DBT, while others like craving and isolation are not. It is commonly used to treat Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) along with substance abuse disorders.

    The four DBT modules are mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance:

    • Mindfulness helps recovering addicts learn to identify and experience their emotions while realizing that they are not permanent.
    • Interpersonal Effectiveness includes assertiveness, asking for what you need, and saying no while improving communication skills.
    • Distress Tolerance has recovering addicts learn how to tolerate distress at the moment and avoid resorting to substance abuse.
    • Emotion Regulation is used to identify, express and change emotions.

    CBT is a psychotherapy approach and method. [ws-nap-name] people to examine how their thoughts, including habitual harmful and inaccurate thinking, affect their actions. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible thinking leads to poor stress management, which leads to emotional distress.

    Similarly, CBT helps people identify and change negative behaviors. It makes you question your perceptions and ask if they are realistic. CBT asks people to examine their behaviors and emotional responses and how they affect their lives. CBT aims to change people’s thinking and behavior to lead a more balanced and healthy life.

    Moreover, CBT has been shown to reduce anxiety disorders, depression, and symptoms associated with harmful thoughts or actions.

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    Additional Details

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    Centro de Acceso y Tratamiento Panamericano Location and Directions
    Address Information122 Eleonor Roosevelt Avenue
    San German, Puerto Rico 918 Phone Number(787) 758-4845 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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