Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton
Drug Rehab Center in Chicago, Illinois
Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton is a substance abuse and addiction treatment facility in Chicago, offering specialized treatment services such as individual counseling, group therapy, and medication-assisted treatment.
About This Chicago, IL Facility
Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton located in Chicago, Illinois, is a substance abuse and addiction treatment facility, offering a full range of services for all levels of care. At West Fullerton, Patients receive effective and compassionate care through their team of dedicated professionals, who strive to ensure that each individual receives the best possible care for their needs. The facility offers specialized treatment for individuals seeking to overcome addiction and substance abuse, with services such as individual counseling, group therapy, family therapy, medication-assisted treatment, and more.
At Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton, patients have access to specialized addiction treatment services to help them on their journey of recovery. The experienced treatment staff works closely with each individual to create a customized program tailored to meet their individual needs. Some of the treatment services that are available include cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma-focused counseling, and relapse prevention. The team of experts also provides medical detox and medication management services to ensure that each patient is properly taken care of and safe during their stay.
In addition to their addiction treatment services, Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton is also accredited by the Joint Commission and a member of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers. They are also committed to providing quality and effective care, as evidenced by their Accreditations, awards, and honors. Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton continuously strives to provide the best possible treatment to those suffering from addiction and substance abuse, focusing on each individual's unique needs and providing personalized care.
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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
Opioid addiction is one of Illinois‘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. Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.
Some of the most common co-occurring disorders are schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. Most rehab facilities in Chicago, IL like Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton provide patients with a dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis gives rehab the means to treat addiction while restoring mental and emotional health.
Levels of Care Offered
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.
Intensive outpatient programs mostly conduct meetings on weekdays. Group therapy is the main element in most intensive outpatient programs. Most IOPs last for about 90 days and include drug use monitoring and testing. A Illinois IOP, like what’s offerd at Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton, take much more time than a standard outpatient program. Some programs offer other services as well, such as employment assistance and medication management.
Outpatient rehabilitation is a treatment that exists if a patient is not checking into Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton long term. In addition to helping them recover, the patient attends regular therapy sessions and detox and participates in other therapies. However, this is all primarily done from home. As a follow-up to inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment is usually recommended.
After rehabilitation, it helps people return to their everyday lives. It may also be an alternative to inpatient care in some situations. If they cannot leave their jobs, children, or don’t have the money for inpatient care, people can choose this method. Inpatient therapy, however, is the best method and most suggested level of treatment offered by Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton in recovering from addiction.
Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton‘s Therapies & Programs
Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your counselor at Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton. 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.
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 Healthcare Alternative Systems - West Fullerton in Chicago, IL 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.
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Chicago, Illinois 60639 Phone Number(773) 745-7107 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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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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