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Community and Family Resources - Ames

Community and Family Resources - Ames

Drug Rehab Center in Ames, Iowa

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Drug Addiction

Community and Family Resources - Ames is an established drug rehab facility located in Ames, Iowa, established in 1968, offering a range of treatment services for opioid and other drug addiction, as well as private health insurance coverage for those seeking recovery.

About This Ames, IA Facility

Community and Family Resources - Ames is a non-profit organization providing mental health and substance abuse services that have been operating in Ames, Iowa since 1968. The clinic offers a range of care services tailored to the individual's needs, including detox, residential, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programs, in addition to aftercare support.

The practice treats addiction and mental health issues such as gambling addiction, opioid addiction, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, depression, anxiety, and trauma, among many others. Treatment methods include 12-Step Facilitation, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Family Therapy, Matrix Model, and Trauma Therapy, among other choices. Community and Family Resources - Ames is accredited by the state and accepts private health insurance. The clinic is affiliated with Community & Family Resources and offers court-approved services, as well as medication-assisted treatment (MAT).

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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
  • Accreditations

    State License

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Substance abuse is the excessive use of any type of drug. This includes alcohol, medications and illegal drugs. Substance abuse is treated with a combination of physical and mental treatments. Community and Family Resources - Ames patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.

    Opioid addiction is one of Iowa‘s most prominent forms of addiction. Drugs, including heroin, oxycontin, and fentanyl, are the most common. To relieve pain, or ease other ailments, they are professionally prescribed, but they are often abused because they and the feelings they give are addictive.

    Addiction is treated by detoxifying the body, so the medications’ chemicals are no longer impacting the individual. Community and Family Resources - Ames offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.

    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.

    Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs) are treatment programs suitable for people who wish to stay at home while undergoing treatment. IOPs like Community and Family Resources - Ames make it possible for individuals to carry on with their responsibilities at work or school, in or near Ames, IA. It’s easy to find an IOP center that offers individualized treatment protocols.

    In outpatient programs at Community and Family Resources - Ames, the Ames resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.

    Aftercare support refers to the follow-up care provided after the initial rehab program. The quality of aftercare support plays an important role in preventing relapses and sustains recovery. Aftercare support at Community and Family Resources - Ames is personalized according to the needs of the patient in Iowa.

    Community and Family Resources - Ames‘s Therapies & Programs

    Substance abuse does a number on an individual’s relationship with other people, particularly in marriage. Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. Therefore, it becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Most programs only zero in on the individual with substance addiction without factoring in the importance of the other half’s emotional support.

    However, some facilities, like Community and Family Resources - Ames in Ames, Iowa, 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, support each other, and the patient’s sobriety.
    Addiction is a family disease. Family therapy aims to heal and rebalance unhealthy roles and habits. Healing any family trauma and dysfunctional communications is important, and Community and Family Resources - Ames understands this. Family sessions are meant to bring Iowa families closer together and live sober, healthy, lives.

    Group Therapy is a type of counseling that occurs between a bunch of strangers. These groups are suitable for patients who are not confined in a treatment facility, but group sessions are also common in inpatient rehab programs. Group therapy is led by a trained individual at Community and Family Resources - Ames in Ames, IA and consists of members from different stages of recovery.

    The goal of group therapy sessions is to foster hope and a sense of belonging, share information, and learn coping mechanisms. It also helps to have people who can relate to what you’re going through. Good behaviors can also be contagious, and participants can learn from one another.

    Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) DBT is a treatment of choice for people being treated at Community and Family Resources - Ames whom are suffering from self-harming behaviors. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach and method in psychotherapy. Community and Family Resources - Ames asks people to investigate how their thoughts, including habitual, negative, and inaccurate ways of thinking affect behaviors. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible ways of thinking cause people to have a limited ability to cope with stress

    The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment offered at Community and Family Resources - Ames. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics anonymous. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring. It refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.

    Some people refer to contingency management, or CM, as motivational incentives. This type of therapy is a reconditioning of the mind and responses of the body. The point of CM is to help the body understand the proper responses to behaviors should be, as well as the effects that come with both problematic and desired behaviors. The more positive choices a person makes, the more incentives they will receive, all managed with sobriety goals by Community and Family Resources - Ames in Ames, IA.

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    Community and Family Resources - Ames Location and Directions
    Address Information1619 South High Avenue
    Ames, Iowa 50010 Phone Number(800) 286-3205 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Ames, Iowa Addiction Information

    Iowa ranks 2nd lowest in the nation for illicit drug use, but 12% of its residents are still using these drugs every single year. Methamphetamines account for more than 90% of all drug-related prison admissions in Iowa. Alcohol is the most widely abused substance in the state, with 23% of residents admitting to heavy drinking.

    According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2012, 5.1% of Ames residents reported using illicit drugs. Additionally, 9.5% of Ames residents reported binge drinking. The most common drugs involved in overdose deaths were opioids (heroin and prescription pain relievers), followed by cocaine and methamphetamine. The treatment process can vary depending on the person's needs and situation. Therapy can help you learn how to cope with cravings and triggers.

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