Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center
Drug Rehab Center in North Hollywood, California
The George T. Pfleger Center provides comprehensive, evidence-based addiction treatment services including detoxification, residential care, aftercare support, dual-diagnosis treatments and outpatient services to individuals battling drug and alcohol abuse in a safe, accredited facility supported by both SAMHSA and CARF that also accepts private health insurance plans.
About This North Hollywood, CA Facility
Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center is an addiction treatment facility located in North Hollywood, California. This center is accredited by both SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) and CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities), ensuring high-quality and effective treatment for individuals seeking help for drug addiction, alcoholism, substance abuse, opioid addiction, and dual diagnosis. With a capacity of 120 beds, the center offers a range of levels of care, including detox, outpatient programs, inpatient treatment, sober-living/half-way houses, and aftercare support.
At Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center, individuals struggling with addiction can find comprehensive and personalized treatment options. They provide detoxification services to help patients safely withdraw from substances, followed by various levels of care tailored to the specific needs of each person. The center offers outpatient programs, allowing individuals to receive treatment while still maintaining their daily responsibilities. In addition, they provide inpatient treatment for those requiring intensive, round-the-clock care. The center also focuses on addressing dual diagnosis, providing specialized treatment for individuals dealing with both addiction and mental health issues. Furthermore, they offer aftercare support to help individuals transition back into their daily lives and maintain their sobriety.
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Accreditations
SAMHSA
CARF
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse refers to the intensive and inappropriate use of psychoactive substances. Psychoactive substances are those that affect brain function. These include illegal drugs, alcohol, and even the excessive use of prescription drugs. The overuse of psychoactive substances leads to severe physical or psychological dependence. It also affects the social life and relationships of the affected individual. Substance abuse is treatable.
The duration of treatment at Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center in North Hollywood can require weeks or even months depending on the severity of the condition as there is a risk of relapse. Treatment options include medications, counseling sessions, various types of behavioral therapy, and group therapy in different combinations.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.
Dual-Diagnosis
Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center in California knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, Sober-Living / Half-Way, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Drug Detox
One of the first things an addict should do when entering treatment is to abstain from using illicit drugs completely. Depending on the length of time that the person has been using, the addict may have to go through alcohol or drug withdrawal. Fortunately, detox doesn’t have to be done alone, and withdrawal symptoms can be managed medically in an inpatient or outpatient setting. While detox may be uncomfortable, it is not life-threatening. Detoxification allows the addict to rid the body of all traces of drugs or alcohol and gives the addict a clean slate for their recovery.
Inpatient Drug Rehab
Inpatient programs are intensive regimes that require individuals suffering from serious addictions to admit themselves into a controlled environment. Inpatient programs in California generally span over 28 days to six months. The first step in an inpatient program is medically assisted detox. Doctors and addiction specialists at Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center monitor the individual’s vital signs as the drugs leave their system. Some inpatient rehab programs also provide counseling for family members to provide encouragement and emotional support. In inpatient programs, patients have access to 24-hour medical supervision.
Outpatient Program
To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the California patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.
Sober living houses in California help the patient to smoothly transition from a formal treatment program to a normal life. They are also known as recovery residences or half-way houses. SLH like Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center provide the advantage of residing with a peer-group who had similar experiences.
Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in North Hollywood, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.
Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center‘s Therapies & Programs
Individual Therapy
In addiction recovery at Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center, therapy plays a significant role. This helps patients get to the root of their addiction and discover how the problems that contributed to their use can be handled better. Therapy can be performed in a group and one on one settings. The patient interacts with the therapist in a one-on-one atmosphere during individual therapy. This encourages them to reflect on the underlying addiction problems and develop ways to avoid potential future abuse.
Family Counseling + Treatment
Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.
Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.
The recovery technique used by Alcoholics Anonymous is the 12 step program, but it can relate to any form of addiction. The 12 steps that addicts must take on the road to recovery are explained. Measures include acknowledging that you have a problem and agreeing to turn around your life. The curriculum, instructed by Cri Help - The George T. Pfleger Center, also requires a belief in a greater power and making amends to others.
Life skills pertain to the skill sets a person should possess to become successful in life. Examples are time management, budgeting, and social abilities. Life skills therapy highlights the fact that addiction recovery is more than just a person’s ability to go through their day-to-day without resorting to substance use in North Hollywood, CA once they leave the facility.
Patient Experience
Fitness Therapy
Fitness therapy is a part of the holistic approach and comprehensive care provided in substance abuse treatment. Fitness therapy in substance abuse treatment includes activities like swimming or jogging that promote movement and improve the general level of fitness of the individual. It does not involve the vigorous exercise regimes used in fitness programs.
Fitness therapy targets attaining the benefits of exercise to the brain like improved attention, cognitive functions, and memory power. Besides, the endorphins released during exercise reduces the anxiety and stress levels and improves the calmness. Fitness therapy complements the various other therapies used in a residential program and outpatient therapies.
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North Hollywood, California Addiction Information
More than 3 million of California's citizens are addicted to illegal drugs. Almost 800,000 people use hard drugs, almost 5 million use marijuana, and another 2.1 million abuse alcohol every year. Other substance abuse issues such as binge drinking and teen drug use are also common. Many illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana are smuggled into the state from Mexico.
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