Desert Hills of New Mexico
Drug Rehab Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Desert Hills of New Mexico is a JCAHO accredited Addiction Treatment Facility located in Albuquerque, NM that provides personalized Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial-Hospitalization and Residential Levels of Care with Aftercare Support programs, and accepts Private Health Insurance, for those struggling with substance abuse and drug addiction.
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About This New Mexico Facility
Located in Albuquerque, NM, Desert Hills of New Mexico is a private rehabilitation facility focusing on mental health and co-occurring disorders. With 71 beds, this center is committed to ensuring a smooth rehabilitation process for patients, supported by a compassionate and caring staff. This facility also emphasizes continued education and the development of individual life skills.
Desert Hills of New Mexico prides itself on being an accredited facility by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Their commitment to providing a wide array of services, including aftercare and various levels of care such as inpatient, outpatient, and residential treatments, underscores their dedication to meeting patients' diverse needs. Acceptance of private health insurance increases accessibility for those seeking recovery solutions.
- Individualized Care: Each patient receives a tailored treatment plan to address their specific needs, ensuring a personalized recovery journey.
- Comprehensive Services: Offering everything from dual-diagnosis to aftercare support, Desert Hills meets a broad spectrum of treatment requirements.
- Focus on Education: Continued education programs enable patients to pursue personal growth and development alongside recovery.
Desert Hills specializes in treating conditions such as alcoholism, opioid addiction, substance abuse, and drug addiction, utilizing a comprehensive approach that includes evidence-based treatment methods. Care levels range from outpatient programs to residential care, catering to various stages of recovery.
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Conditions and Issues Treated
The inappropriate use of any drug in Albuquerque, NM is substance abuse. This involves alcohol, medications, and illicit drugs. With a combination of physical and psychiatric therapies, drug addiction is successfully treated at Desert Hills of New Mexico. After Detox is complete, individuals follow-up with treatments treating the root cause of the addiction.
Opioid addiction is known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction. Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use. It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox, Desert Hills of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM offers treatment for opioids.
A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.
Levels of Care Offered at Desert Hills of New Mexico
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial-Hospitalization, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.
In outpatient programs at Desert Hills of New Mexico, the Albuquerque 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.
Partial hospitalization program (PHP) offered by Desert Hills of New Mexico is an alternate option for inpatient rehabs or residential programs. The patients stay in a Albuquerque facility closer to the New Mexico treatment center and attend the different forms of therapy for several hours a day. Treatment duration varies from one to six months.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.
Treatment is just the first step to maintaining sobriety. After treatment, aftercare support at Desert Hills of New Mexico helps the individual adjust to a life without substances. This support may involve a sober living home in or near Albuquerque, NM, career counseling, or educational assistance. This is when a relapse prevention plan begins to take shape.
Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at Desert Hills of New Mexico. Individual therapy provides patients with a safe environment where they can openly discuss their problems with the therapist. The patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group setting.
Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.
Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by Desert Hills of New Mexico brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.
Trauma is one of the most common causes of psychological disorders. It’s often found in people with addiction diagnoses. Trauma therapy addresses this by examining the emotions and thoughts people have formed due to past traumas. Traumas are complex but trauma therapy can reduce their ability to contribute to addictive behaviors.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is designed for those who are prone to self-harm and suicidal behaviors. Desert Hills of New Mexico aims to help patients understand the relationship between their thoughts, feeling and behaviors and it gives them the tools to make a change. It is effective for those whose addictions and behaviors stem from extreme mental health issues.
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a treatment method to work through traumatic memories to find resolution. It may involve eye movement, hand tapping or other small movements.
Rehabilitation is not just limited to bringing an individual out of addiction and achieving sobriety. It is considered complete only when an individual starts leading a normal and balanced life. Life skill therapy focuses on the various skills that helps an individual to lead a normal life. Patients often do not take care of themselves, struggle professionally and withdraw from social interaction due to the physical and emotional disturbances caused by addiction.
Life skills therapy helps them to improve various personal, professional and social skills such as cooking healthy meals, maintaining proper hygiene, budgeting, decision making, time management, regulation of emotions and resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively.
A 12-Step Program is a common method that is used to treat addiction. This format is used for both drug and alcohol treatment. It is extremely popular and successful for large numbers of people and the staff at Desert Hills of New Mexico are trained to assist in 12-step management.
Contingency Management (CM), also known as motivational incentives or prize method, is a behavioral therapy type. It is based on the principle that their consequences influence the behaviors of an individual. So, it promotes the desired behavior by giving rewards while discouraging the unwanted behaviors by withholding the rewards or even by giving punishments. One of the expected desired behavior is the absence of drug in a toxicology screen, and the rewards vary from prize or vouchers, to experiences. CM is used for individuals who need therapy for more than 3 months, and it has the advantage of being implemented by family members.
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Creative Arts
It is believed that enhancing creativity and developing skills related to it can help people with addiction recover faster. Activities such as painting, writing, acting, and dancing are considered therapeutic and hosted and managed by Desert Hills of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They become outlets for patients to blow off steam, channel their emotions, and express their thoughts.Equine Therapy at Desert Hills of New Mexico at Desert Hills of New Mexico
When you sign up for equine therapy, also called EAT or equine-assisted therapy, you are getting involved in therapy alongside horses at Desert Hills of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. These majestic creatures are groomed, fed, and taken care of during therapy, allowing those recovering from addiction to process everything in their lives. Recovery is about understanding situations, and equine therapy is a great way to understand where things went wrong and how to correct those things moving forward.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico 87120 Phone Number(505) 715-6808 Meta DetailsUpdated April 15, 2024
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5310 Sequoia Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
(505) 715-6808
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Albuquerque, New Mexico Addiction Information
New Mexico has been one of the leading states in the nation when it comes to drug and alcohol use, abuse, and addiction. Opioids are responsible for over 60% of all drug-related overdoses in New Mexico. Alcohol-related deaths in New Mexico are the highest in the nation and almost twice the national average since 2000.
Albuquerque, New Mexico has one of the highest rates of drug overdose deaths in the US. There are over 10,000 individuals addicted to drugs and alcohol in Albuquerque. Treatment programs can provide the necessary support to help addicts overcome addiction. A wide range of treatment options is available in Albuquerque. 12-step programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA), are popular in the city.
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