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Community Healthlink - Fitchburg

Community Healthlink - Fitchburg

Drug Rehab Center in Fitchburg, Massachusetts

  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis

Since 1977, Community Healthlink - Fitchburg has specialized in treating dual-diagnosis or co-occurring mental health disorders, using a wide range of individualized treatment methods and therapies.

About This Fitchburg, MA Facility

Community Healthlink - Fitchburg is a mental health treatment center that specializes in treating dual-diagnosis, or co-occurring mental health disorders, since it opened its doors in 1977. It offers a range of outpatient and residential long-term care methods and treatments, such as couples therapy, experiential therapy, family therapy, group therapy, individual therapy, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), nutrition therapy, trauma therapy and cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT).

The centre also accepts private health insurance and is affiliated with Community Healthlink. It focuses on helping clients create individualized treatment plans that provide all around physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing while they continue their journey towards recovery and healing. Its team of experienced staff and clinicians provide care tailored to each individual’s needs.

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

    Dual-Diagnosis

    When someone in Massachusetts struggles with both addiction and mental or emotional illness, this is considered a dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis treatment can include emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression. Getting treatment for these issues must occur at the same time to treat either of them effectively.

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    Outpatient Program

    An Outpatient Rehab Program is a part-time drug rehab program for treating individuals in Massachusetts with mild addiction or mild-to-moderate drug withdrawal symptoms. It generally requires about 10 to 12 hours every week. Doctors can administer on-the-spot medication to ease withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, increased heart rate, and even depression. Groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) can be used as a part of outpatient treatment to help maintain sobriety.

    Community Healthlink - Fitchburg‘s Therapies & Programs

    Individual Therapy

    Treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success. Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your Community Healthlink - Fitchburg counselor. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction.

    Couples Therapy

    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 Community Healthlink - Fitchburg in Fitchburg, MA 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.

    Family Counseling + Treatment

    Results have proven the positive impact of family therapy on a recovering patient’s journey to sobriety. Patients at Community Healthlink - Fitchburg in Fitchburg, Massachusetts who receive generous support from their loved ones have better chances of completing their recovery process and maintaining their sobriety.

    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.

    Group Therapy

    Group therapy may occur on an inpatient or outpatient basis and involves groups of clients who have no pre-existing relationships outside the group. Group therapy differs from support groups in two primary ways: group therapy is a kind of psychotherapy and is moderated by a professional therapist at Community Healthlink - Fitchburg in Massachusetts.

    Trauma Therapy

    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 Fitchburg, MA facility. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

    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.

    Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in Massachusetts

    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)

    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 Community Healthlink - Fitchburg in Fitchburg, Massachusetts 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 Community Healthlink - Fitchburg

    Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment offered by Community Healthlink - Fitchburg in Fitchburg, MA 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.

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
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  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Community Healthlink - Fitchburg Location and Directions
    Address Information275 Nichols Rd
    Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420 Phone Number(978) 401-3970 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Community Healthlink - Fitchburg Location and Directions
    Location

    275 Nichols Rd
    Fitchburg, MA 01420
    (978) 401-3970

    Community Healthlink

    Language
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    Quick Reference
    Helpful reference information for Community Healthlink - Fitchburg, a drug treatment center in Massachusetts located at: 275 Nichols Rd, Fitchburg, MA 01420, including phone numbers, official website, and more. Listed briefly is an overview of Levels of Care, Therapies Offered, Issues Treated, and accepted forms of Payment Methods.
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    Fitchburg, Massachusetts Addiction Information

    Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the country. More than half a million Massachusetts residents abuse alcohol while more than 1.5 million use illegal drugs each year. This drug and alcohol usage is the cause of over 8% of all deaths in the state. In 2017, Massachusetts ranked in the top 10 of the states with the highest opioid overdose rates.

    Fitchburg, MA is not immune to the nationwide problem of drug abuse and addiction. There were 992 admissions to drug rehab facilities in Fitchburg in 2015. In 2017, there were 948 drug overdose deaths in Massachusetts. In recent times, the rate of opioid-related hospitalizations in Massachusetts increased by nearly 600%. Drug rehab centers in Fitchburg, MA offer inpatient, outpatient programs, detox, medication-facilitated programs, and 12-step programs.

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