Healthcare Alternative Systems - South
Drug Rehab Center in Chicago, Illinois
Healthcare Alternative Systems - South is a Chicago-based healthcare and treatment center that offers behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse services, using evidence-based therapies, holistic healing modalities, and spiritual care to promote healing.
About This Illinois Facility
Healthcare Alternative Systems–South Western, located in Chicago, Illinois, offers culturally-responsive outpatient mental and behavioral health services. This non-profit facility provides holistic, personalized care addressing substance abuse, mental health, and various life issues.
Serving a diverse population, they offer bilingual English and Spanish programming tailored for young adults, justice-involved individuals, pregnant women, seniors, and those with co-occurring disorders. Their intensive outpatient program ensures high support through counseling, life-skills training, and medication-assisted treatment.
Healthcare Alternative Systems–South Western specializes in treating addictions, including opioid use disorder, substance abuse, alcoholism, and dual diagnosis. Their services encompass:
- Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
- Intensive outpatient programs (IOP)
- General outpatient programs (OP)
- Aftercare support
Accredited by CARF, SAMHSA, and state-licensed, they provide evidence-based therapies and comprehensive care planning. Treatment modalities promote sustained sobriety, coping skills, relapse prevention, and overall wellness.
For individuals struggling with opioid addiction or substance abuse, Healthcare Alternative Systems–South Western offers a continuum of care. Their programs address the root causes, provide counseling and support, and equip clients with tools for long-term recovery.
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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
Rehab centers in Illinois exist to help individuals bounce back from substance abuse. Drug addiction refers to the use of illegal drugs and improper use of prescription drugs. Substance abuse includes all problems that stem out from using psychoactive substances. Centers like Healthcare Alternative Systems - South are here to help.
Opioids are a set of drugs prescribed for pain relief. Opioid addiction for Illinois residents refers to the compulsive seeking of opioids, even when they are not required medically. Treatment involves medication-assisted therapy in which medicines, counseling, and behavioral therapies are all utilized at Healthcare Alternative Systems - South.
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 Healthcare Alternative Systems - South.
Levels of Care Offered at Healthcare Alternative Systems - South
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Healthcare Alternative Systems - South offers an Intensive Outpatient Program is for those who need intensive care but prefer to spend the majority of their time in the comfort of their own home. The rehabilitation services differ in length and intensity. They are customized to meet the needs of the patient.
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 Healthcare Alternative Systems - South is personalized according to the needs of the patient in Illinois.
Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy refers to one-on-one psychotherapy between a patient and their Healthcare Alternative Systems - South therapist. Individual therapy seeks to help identify the issues that drive and contribute to a client’s addiction or alcoholism. Another goal of individual counseling is to assist the client to learn how to manage their lives without alcohol or drugs.
Group therapy occurs in a group setting as opposed to a one on one setting. It benefits patients by providing a feeling of support and letting them know they are not alone. Patients at Healthcare Alternative Systems - South also learn to build trust and understanding and gain perspective through discussions.
After experiencing trauma, it’s crucial to look for a facility that can provide trauma therapy. This approach zeroes in on the traumatic incidents that a patient has encountered in the past, recent or not. It’s been widely known that trauma can make an individual resort to alcohol or other substances to mask their troubles and pain. Trauma can originate from domestic violence, sexual abuse, an early encounter with death, sexual assault, and many more. The goal of trauma therapy at Healthcare Alternative Systems - South in Chicago, IL is to help the patient see beyond the trauma and move forward. Mental health professionals will facilitate the patient’s journey and see to it that he or she is no longer a victim of his or her traumatic experiences and has wholly regained his or her personal power.
Most individuals suffering from addiction have low self-awareness, so they end up making poor decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is suitable for patients recovering from an addiction of any kind. Through it, patients become more aligned with their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, giving them a better opportunity to respond appropriately to temptations and negative feelings.
This therapy modality at Healthcare Alternative Systems - South in Chicago, IL strengthens a person’s ability to stay on top of their emotional state and learn new stress management techniques so they won’t give in to the temptations easily. Moreover, CBT helps people communicate and express their emotions well, which can be vital in relapse management. CBT is also suitable for managing co-occurring disorders like depression and bipolar illness.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy sees a person suffering from substance addiction to have illogical reasoning, counterproductive actions, and does not see things clearly. REBT at Healthcare Alternative Systems - South in Chicago, IL deals with cognition, images, and behavior extensively to rectify the client’s bad habits. The process calls for practice, reiteration, and bolstering the new way of thinking being introduced to the patient.
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. It is a relatively simple set of steps that are done continuously in order to move through life with awareness, accountability and honesty. 12-Step programs are available in most every city in the Unites States. They are available in person, electronically and virtually through phone or web-based meetings.
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4534 South Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 254-5141
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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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