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Challenges

Challenges

Drug Rehab Center in Shawnee Mission, Kansas

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

Challenges is a residential treatment facility in Kansas that provides evidence-based and trauma-informed treatments for individuals struggling with substance abuse and addiction, with both short-term and longer-term stays available, and offers individualized counseling, psychotherapy, and group therapy, with extensive after-care services, and accreditation from industry organizations.

About This Shawnee Mission, KS Facility

Challenges, founded in 1993, is an addiction treatment facility located in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Their facility is dedicated to helping individuals struggling with alcoholism, opioid addiction, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and drug addiction. Challenges offers various levels of care including aftercare support, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient programs (IOP), and outpatient programs.

At Challenges in Shawnee Mission, individuals have access to a wide range of services tailored to their specific needs. Their treatment methods are designed to address the complex nature of addiction and substance abuse. Through intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and outpatient programs, individuals can receive comprehensive care while maintaining their daily routine. Challenges also provides dual-diagnosis treatment for those dealing with co-occurring mental health disorders alongside their addictions. Additionally, they offer aftercare support for individuals transitioning back into their daily lives post-treatment. With services such as drug rehab and specialized care for various addictions, Challenges strives to provide effective and personalized addiction treatment options for those seeking help.

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
  • Smoking Allowed
  • Veterans
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    Rehab centers exist in Shawnee Mission, KS to help individuals bounce back from substance abuse, which is an umbrella term for drug and alcohol addiction. Drug addiction refers to the use of illegal drugs and improper use of prescription drugs. Centers like Challenges provide individuals a chance to access individual and group therapy that can be monumental for recovery.

    Substance abuse includes all problems that stem out from using various psychoactive substances. It is also a diagnostic term used by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) to define the mental and physical impairment or distress caused by misuse and overuse of certain substances in a period of 12 months.

    Opioid addiction involves addiction to legal or illegal opioids. It may happen very quickly with any opioid use. Sometimes within a matter of days. Opioid addiction is a known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction.

    Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use even if they want to quit. Stopping using an opioid requires careful medical observation. Sometimes the withdrawal can persist for many weeks, which can put the user at a high risk for relapse.

    It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox like those offered at Challenges in Shawnee Mission, KS, KS, to manage the withdrawal process while learning lasting tools to maintain recovery. In some circumstances medications can be used to manage opioid addiction.

    People with dual diagnosis have coexisting addiction and a mental disorder. 9.2 million US adults had a co-occurring disorder in 2018, so not just limited to Kansas residents. Best treatment combines medication, psychotherapy (talk therapy), support group, and inpatient rehabilitation. Sometimes, complementary therapies – yoga, massage, and acupuncture – may also be used.

    Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse 

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    Intensive outpatient programs mostly conduct meetings on weekdays. Group therapy is the main element in most intensive outpatient programs. Most IOPs last for about 90 days and include drug use monitoring and testing. A Kansas IOP, like what’s offerd at Challenges, take much more time than a standard outpatient program. Some programs offer other services as well, such as employment assistance and medication management.

    Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in Shawnee Mission, KS. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Challenges peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling may still be involved.

    After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by Challenges is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around Kansas, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.

    Challenges‘s Therapies & Programs

    Couples therapy is an approach wherein the patients and their partners are engaged together as a part of the treatment process. When a person becomes a victim of substance abuse, it affects the patient and the people around him, particularly his partner. Their relationship can become strained due to lack of communication, financial issues, loss of trust, lack of intimacy, and physical abuse in more severe cases.

    Couples therapy addresses these issues and tries to rebuild the trust between the partners. The partner’s involvement in the process will result in greater chances of treatment success and sustained recovery.

    Family therapy is a set of therapeutic approaches that assumes that the entire family is a system. It utilizes the strengths and resources of the family to help the patient refrain from resorting to substance abuse. It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.

    Group therapy happens at Challenges in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Shawnee Mission, KS patients’ recovery by offering a sense of comfort and letting them know that they are not alone. Through shared conversations, patients also learn to develop faith and understanding and gain insight on their addictions.

    Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma therapy refers to treatment wherein specialist therapists help the patients to resolve the trauma that led the patients to substance abuse. The trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. Thinking of these traumatic events causes emotional disturbances like anxiety, depression and results in addiction. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed. Otherwise, there is a risk of relapse. Trauma therapy also improves the cognitive functions and provides long term benefits.

    Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a way of addressing concerns through talking. It can be used in individual counseling sessions. Talking through issues with professionals at Challenges can identify sources of discomfort or unhealthy thoughts. It is a way of learning about yourself and your individual perceptions. CBT is a healthy way of addressing some behaviors which may be bringing unintended consequences in your life.

    Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) sees a person suffering from substance addiction to have illogical reasoning, counterproductive actions, and does not see things clearly. Due to this, REBT deals with cognition, images, and behavior extensively to rectify the client’s bad habits. REBT pushes an individual to become more reasonable and choose a life without the repercussions of addictions.

    Patients at Challenges in Shawnee Mission, KS learn how to self-soothe by conducting rational self-counseling. REBT provides their patients with the skill sets necessary in handling problems all by themselves, without seeking professional help. The process calls for practice, reiteration, and bolstering the new way of thinking being introduced to the patient.

    Alcoholics Anonymous is responsible for the development of the popular “12 Step Program” Most substance treatment centers in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, like Challenges, have their own 12 step program designed to help users achieve sobriety. The first three steps depend on the patient, so they are more specific and situational. The succeeding four steps center on practical issues brought on by substance abuse.

    12-Step Facilitation, Aftercare, Anger Management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Couples Therapy, Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Outpatient Treatment (OP), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Therapy

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    Challenges Location and Directions
    Address Information10540 Barkley St
    Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66212 Phone Number(913) 381-3585 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Shawnee Mission, Kansas Addiction Information

    About 42% of adults in Kansas have tried an illicit drug at some point in their lives. 12.4% of the state population uses illegal drugs and 4.5% abuse alcohol in a given year. 15.16% of all deaths in Kansas between 2008 and 2017 were caused by either drugs or alcohol.

    Shawnee Mission, Kansas has a high rate of drug abuse and addiction. 1 in 5 Shawnee Mission teenagers has used drugs in the past month. Methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana are the most commonly used drugs. Alcohol is also a big problem. If you are looking for a treatment for yourself or your loved one, check the online directory for drug and alcohol rehab treatment centers in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

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