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Far West Center - Amherst

Far West Center - Amherst

Drug Rehab Center in Amherst, Ohio

  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis

The Far West Center - Amherst has been providing comprehensive and accessible addiction treatment services in the Amherst, OH area since 1974, offering a range of evidence-based modalities and holistic therapies to aid individuals in achieving and maintaining long-term recovery.

About This Ohio Facility

Far West Center - Amherst is an Addiction Treatment Facility located in Amherst, Ohio. Established in 1974, this facility is affiliated with Far West Center and has been providing care for individuals suffering from Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health conditions for over four decades. Far West Center - Amherst offers various levels of care, including Outpatient and Partial-Hospitalization programs, ensuring that individuals receive treatment tailored to their specific needs. They accept private health insurance, making their services accessible to a broader range of individuals seeking help.

Far West Center - Amherst provides a range of comprehensive services and treatment methods to address addiction and substance abuse. Their approach aims to serve individuals struggling with Dual Diagnosis, where mental health challenges coexist with substance abuse issues. Recognizing the complexity of such cases, Far West Center - Amherst offers evidence-based treatment modalities that integrate therapy for both mental health disorders and addiction. Through their outpatient and partial-hospitalization programs, clients benefit from individual counseling sessions, group therapy, medication management, psychiatric evaluations, and psychoeducation. This multi-faceted approach allows for a holistic recovery experience while providing support throughout the treatment process.

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

    Levels of Care Offered at Far West Center - Amherst

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

    Outpatient programs are the standard for addiction treatment. About 9 in 10 U.S. adolescents entering addiction treatment enroll in these programs, so you’re not alone in Ohio. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

    Facilities like Far West Center - Amherst offer a variety of services, such as individual and group counseling and family therapy. During the sessions, you work with a team of experts that include: General physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Psychologists. The main goals of outpatient recovery programs are to help addicted individuals reduce drug use and addictive behaviors, eventually becoming entirely sober.

    Partial hospitalization (PHP) is a type of outpatient addiction care. Each plan is tailored to meet unique individual needs. Treatment is more intense than that you receive at a therapist’s office. It is less intense than inpatient rehab. The entire treatment takes about ten days to complete. It does not require you to stay at the Ohio treatment center. Each visit lasts several hours, sometimes, eight hours. It can be the best choice for those who have recently developed an addiction.

    Therapies & Programs

    Therapy plays a major role in addiction recovery. It encourages patients to get to the root of their addiction and learn how to better handle the issues that led to using. Therapy can be conducted in group and one on one settings. In Far West Center - Amherst‘s individual therapy, the patient meets with the therapist in a one on one setting. This allows them to focus on the underlying issues of addiction and come up with solutions to prevent future abuse.

    One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Addiction involves everyone in a family, not only the addict. Couples therapy can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged.

    When the whole family is involved, healing can be far more successful. Family counseling involves genetic factors to the family of the addict. This offers the means to cope with addiction and its underlying emotional disorders for loved ones. It is a helpful method for addicts in helping to adjust to sober living.

    Attending group therapy at Far West Center - Amherst in Amherst, Ohio allows those seeking sobriety to realize they are not alone in their battles. This is when a group of people all in different phases of recovery get together and speak about their battles. They talk about their triggers, their successes, their failures, and the things they can do to get on and stay on a sober path. These sessions also teach life skills, communication, healthy habits, and can include alternative types of therapy.
    The relationship between the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a patient is explored by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). As an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol in Amherst, Ohio, it helps to create a balanced response to thoughts and feelings. Effective communication between users and those around them is also encouraged. It is an efficient treatment for individuals suffering from all sorts of addictions, professionally provided by Far West Center - Amherst.

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Additional Details

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    Far West Center - Amherst Location and Directions
    Address InformationN Leavitt Rd
    Amherst, Ohio 44001 Phone Number(440) 988-4900 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Amherst, Ohio Addiction Information

    Ohio is suffering from a drug abuse problem that is costing thousands of its residents their lives every single year. Opioids, particularly Fentanyl and heroin, are the leading drugs in the state. The state ranks in the top 10 for illicit use of painkillers. Opioid-related overdose rates in Ohio are by far some of the highest in the country.

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