Freedom House
Drug Rehab Center in Greensboro, North Carolina
At Freedom House, Greensboro's premier Addiction Treatment Facility, individuals looking to get sober can find the help they need through SAMHSA accredited programs ranging from aftercare support to inpatient, intensive outpatient, outpatient and sober-living/half-way, all with the guidance of a knowledgeable and compassionate staff in an intimate 10 bed setting.
About This Greensboro, NC Facility
Freedom House, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a faith-based long-term residential program dedicated to supporting women and their children on the path to recovery from addiction. Nestled in a serene setting, this facility provides a nurturing environment where families can heal together.
Guided by a mission of compassion, Freedom House understands that sometimes all a person needs is a guiding path towards a better life. By keeping families united throughout the recovery journey, the walk becomes a little easier.
Accredited by SAMHSA, Freedom House offers a comprehensive range of evidence-based treatment modalities, including addiction counseling, life skills training, and holistic care. Their specialized programs cater to the unique needs of women with co-occurring mental health disorders, postpartum mothers, young adults, and those living with HIV/AIDS.
- Sober living and aftercare services for adult women with children
- Dedicated programs for co-occurring disorders, postpartum care, young adults, and HIV/AIDS
- Extensive counseling, including CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing
- Recovery-focused life skills training and relapse prevention
Freedom House specializes in addressing a wide range of substance abuse issues, including alcoholism, opioid addiction, and drug addiction. Their long-term sober living program supports women and their children as they transition from intensive inpatient rehab, providing a stable environment for up to 12 months.
For a mother struggling with addiction, Freedom House offers a compassionate and comprehensive approach to recovery. Through individual, group, and family counseling, evidence-based therapies, and life skills training, she can regain her footing and rebuild her life, all while maintaining the precious bond with her children.
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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. Freedom House patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.
Opioid addiction is one of North Carolina‘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. Freedom House offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Residential, Sober-Living / Half-Way, with additional therapies available as listed below.
When a patient checks into Freedom House, inpatient care takes place. Patients undergo treatment that requires detoxification and counseling round the clock. While outpatient treatments are available, as the first phase in recovery, inpatient care is suggested. Intensive and thorough rehabilitation sets patients on the road to a drug-free life.
Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs) are treatment programs suitable for people who wish to stay at home while undergoing treatment. IOPs like Freedom House make it possible for individuals to carry on with their responsibilities at work or school, in or near Greensboro, NC. It’s easy to find an IOP center that offers individualized treatment protocols.
In outpatient programs at Freedom House, the Greensboro 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.
Sober living houses reinforce healthy living behaviors and can help prevent relapse. They are designed to feel more like a home with greater independence and privacy. A sober living house in Greensboro, NC managed by Freedom House might incorporate random drug screening, curfews, rotating chores, group meetings.
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.
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 Freedom House is personalized according to the needs of the patient in North Carolina.
Freedom House‘s Therapies & Programs
Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your counselor at Freedom House. This builds a personal and trusting relationship so you can truly be yourself and express any emotions as you feel them. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction and coping strategies to prevent relapse.
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 Freedom House in Greensboro, North Carolina, 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.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 Freedom House in Greensboro, NC 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 Freedom House 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. Freedom House 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
Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a method of specific counseling that replaces negative and self-limiting thoughts with positive and productive behaviors. Self-defeating thoughts and habits can limit your possible successes. Some examples of this are procrastination, unhealthy eating and angry outbursts. You may not be aware that some unhealthy behaviors and thoughts are sabotaging your potential accomplishments.
The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment offered at Freedom House. 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.
Nutrition therapy, which is also known as Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) involves providing healthy diet and improving the eating habits of the patient. Expert dieticians provide individualized meal plan, that addresses the specific nutritional deficiencies and the nutritional impact associated with the medicines that are given as a part of the treatment. It helps to overcome the food cravings that are seen in certain addictions and also addresses the co-occurring conditions such as eating disorders.
Nutrition therapy is very important to support the different therapies provided as a part of comprehensive care. Nutrition therapy also teaches the associated life skills such as cooking healthy food and grocery shopping.
Nicotine replacement is a way to move towards stopping smoking or using any form of nicotine. This can be nicotine gum or nicotine patches. The process of working with trained staff at Freedom House in setting a goal quit date, using nicotine replacement and gradually decreasing nicotine intake is proven to help.
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 Freedom House in Greensboro, NC.
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P.O. Box 38215
Greensboro, NC 27438
(336) 286-7622
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Greensboro, North Carolina Addiction Information
North Carolina ranks 29th in the nation for overall substance abuse. Many of the drugs abused in the state are illicit, and many of these are opioids. Prescription opioids are readily available due to the high rates of medical workers prescribing them. The number of prescriptions has increased tenfold since the 1980's. Opioid overdoses are the most common type of death in North Carolina.
Greensboro, North Carolina has a high rate of drug and alcohol addiction. The most common substances abused in the city are alcohol, marijuana, and opioids. In 2018, there were 548 reported cases of drug overdoses in Greensboro, which is an increase from the previous year. Which option is best for someone will depend on the severity of their addiction, their financial resources, and whether they have any underlying mental health conditions.
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