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Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic

Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic

Drug Rehab Center in Massena, New York

  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction

This addiction treatment facility in Massena, NY offers comprehensive dual diagnosis treatment and aftercare services, as well as accepting private health insurance to make recovery more accessible and affordable.

About Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic in New York

Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic is a full-service Addiction Treatment Facility based in Massena, NY. The clinic is specialized in treating substance use disorders, mental health disorders, and dual-diagnosis treatment. Their comprehensive addiction treatment services include detox, inpatient, and outpatient levels of care, and also provide services for dual-diagnosis. Post-treatment or aftercare support services are also available. The clinic is licensed by the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and is affiliated with Citizen Advocates, a healthcare provider in Northern New York.

The clinic has been providing care for individuals suffering from substance abuse and mental health disorders since it was founded. The clinic provides evidence-based treatment which includes individual and group counselling, medication management, trauma-focused therapies, and educational resources. The team of professionals also provide guidance and support, as well as relapse prevention and crisis management. In addition, the facility is accredited by The Joint Commission, which is the leading national quality assurance and accrediting body for health care organizations.

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

    Individuals who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol often have one or more co-occurring mental health disorders. Addressing both the addiction and the mental health problems at facilities like Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic can be very beneficial for these individuals.

    Common mental health conditions that often co-occur with addiction include:

    • Anxiety Disorders – People with drug and alcohol problems often suffer from anxiety disorders such as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.
    • Depression – One of the most common mental illnesses co-occurring with addiction is major depressive disorder.
    • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – Many people with drug and alcohol problems also suffer from ADHD.
    • Bipolar Disorder – People with bipolar disorder are more likely to suffer from drug and alcohol problems than the general population, and vice versa.

    Addiction, Chronic Pain, Crisis, Depression, Developmental Disorders, Divorce, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Gambling Addiction, Grief, Intellectual Disability, Life Skills / Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Medication Management, Mental Health, Peer Support, Physical Therapy, Relationship Issues, Trauma and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) 

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    Detox is the stage of recovery where the drugs or alcohol are entirely removed from your body. There are two different ways to detox, with medications and without. For many drugs and alcohol, the acute phase of detox can be completed in a number of days.

    Inpatient recovery offers individual therapy, groups, and family therapy. The length of inpatient addiction treatment depends on the addict and their addiction. Inpatient rehab is a costly drug treatment, costing anywhere from $30k- to $60k. However, insurance often offers help in covering these costs.

    Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in Massena, NY. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic 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

    Individual therapy is ideal for addicts who want to focus on themselves. It can also be helpful for those whose withdrawal symptoms are exacerbated by the presence of other people.

    Benefits of individual therapy are:

    • Access to a personalized treatment plan that focuses on the individual needs of the addict
    • More privacy during treatment sessions
    • Better personal development through introspection
    • Increased self-awareness regarding addictive tendencies in order to avoid relapse
    • Greater potential for a long-term recovery plan
    • Receiving professional advice and detox assistance from medical staff

    Couples therapy is a treatment method used to help couples in which at least one member of the couple has a drug addiction. Couples therapy can be used whether the addicted partner is using drugs or in recovery. An additional benefit of couples therapy is that it can help make other types of treatment, such as 12-step programs, more effective.

    Family therapy can help you and your family deal with old issues that may trigger substance abuse. The idea behind family therapy for drug addiction is that you are never fully healed from substance abuse until you’ve healed your relationship with your family, too. To get sober, you need to find a different way to cope with the pain in your life.

    This is when a group of people in various stages of recovery meet up and discuss their experiences, triggers, successes, failures, and even alternative therapies! Unlike support groups where everyone already knows each other, group therapy is conducted along side outpatient or inpatient treatment at Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic.

    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.

    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a treatment method that helps reduce the impact of traumatic memories on individuals. It involves following a bar of light or watching a therapist’s finger move back and forth. This mimics the eye movements of REM sleep, which allows the brain to reprocess memories. EMDR therapy is combined with behavioral therapies to address the root cause of the problem. This reduces the desire to escape painful memories with drugs.

    EMDR is effective in reducing the craving one experiences while being treated for drug addiction. Studies have shown that patients who undergo this therapy use drugs less and stay sober for more extended periods than those who do not. It is also more beneficial than talk therapy and medication. This can be performed in combination with medications to reduce the adverse side effects. While some believe that it does not treat the root cause, studies have shown that therapy combined with medication brings in better results.

    Those struggling with addiction can benefit from learning certain life skills. It is not as simple as quitting drinking or taking drugs and thinking that the hard part is over. Being sober means living a whole new way of life. Many recovering addicts have found that they need to develop talents like time management, organization, communication skills, socialization skills, and self-esteem to make their life in sobriety work, Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic is here to help with that.

    Aftercare, Buprenorphine, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Couples Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Individualized Treatment, Inpatient Treatment, Life Skills, Marriage / Marital Counseling, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Naltrexon, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Telehealth

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    Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic Location and Directions
    Address Information16 Phillips Street
    Massena, New York 13662 Phone Number(315) 764-8076 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Massena, 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.

    9.5% of people in Massena, New York abuse drugs, and 18.7% binge drink, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Drug addiction and abuse cost the state of New York an estimated $67 billion annually. In 2015, there were 18 overdose deaths, which is more than double the statewide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people. Drug treatment options available in Massena include residential programs and outpatient programs.

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