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Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center

Drug Rehab Center in Chicago, Illinois

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

The Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center in Chicago offers a comprehensive range of services including individualized treatment, aftercare support, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and detox levels of care, as well as private health insurance coverage, to those suffering from addiction and their loved ones.

About This Chicago, IL Facility

The Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center in Chicago is a nationally recognized health care center that provides comprehensive, integrated care to adults and children with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. It is the largest mental health and addiction treatment facility in Illinois, and the only one in the country to provide all of its services under one roof. Patients get access to medical, psychological, and psychiatric care, and they are offered a comprehensive range of treatment and recovery services, including medication management, group and individual therapy, and peer support services.

Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center provides a wide range of services for addiction and substance abuse, including evaluation and treatment, support groups and counseling, and referrals for additional services like residential treatment, detoxification and recovery housing. Their addiction treatment programs are designed to help patients build coping skills, learn healthier behaviors, and integrate into a positive recovery lifestyle. They also provide a research-based approach to addiction, providing evidence-based treatment protocols and interventions that are tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center has achieved accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and is designated by the Illinois Department of Human Services as a Certified Addiction Treatment Program. They have also been recognized by the National Council for Behavioral Health with a Merit Award and the Women of Substance Award. Additionally, they are one of the few addiction treatment centers in the United States to offer a specialized Women's Residential Program.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Additional Languages
  • Smoking Allowed
  • 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. Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.

    Opioid addiction is one of Illinois‘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. Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.

    A dual-diagnosis describes two medical issues that are happening at the same time. They may or may not be related. Over 50% of people with an addiction in Illinois have another mental health condition. Screening for both addiction and any untreated mental health issue is essential, and individually managed by Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center.

    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, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Detoxification is the mainstay of drug addiction treatment. Recovery from drug addiction requires regular medical monitoring, temporary medication use, and other techniques.

    If you or someone you know has a substance abuse problem in Chicago provide various methods for drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

    Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs) are treatment programs suitable for people who wish to stay at home while undergoing treatment. IOPs like Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center make it possible for individuals to carry on with their responsibilities at work or school, in or near Chicago, IL. It’s easy to find an IOP center that offers individualized treatment protocols.

    In outpatient programs at Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, the Chicago 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 Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center is personalized according to the needs of the patient in Illinois.

    Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center‘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 Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center in Chicago, Illinois, 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 Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center understands this. Family sessions are meant to bring Illinois 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 Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center in Chicago, IL 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 Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center 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. Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center 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 Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center. 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 Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center in Chicago, IL.

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    Additional Details

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    Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Location and Directions
    Address Information2020 West Harrison Street
    Chicago, Illinois 60612 Phone Number(312) 572-4820 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Chicago, Illinois Addiction Information

    In 2016, more than 2,350 Illinoisans died from drug overdoses. More than 5,500 deaths annually occur in Illinois due to the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. 7.17% of Illinois residents reported using illicit drugs in the past month (2018). Substance abuse costs the state approximately $3.5 billion every year.

    Drug misuse can lead to other serious health problems, including HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C infection and liver disease. Chicago's main drugs of abuse include heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Field sobriety tests can be used to determine if someone is driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. There are about 872 drug treatment centers in the city, and the number of people seeking help for addiction continues to rise.

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