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Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center

Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center

Drug Rehab Center in Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Opioid Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

The Knox County Adult Center in Knoxville, TN offers an accredited, comprehensive, individualized treatment plan for those suffering from addiction, with multiple levels of care offered and further resources made available through its affiliation with the McNabb Center.

About This Tennessee Facility

The Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center, located in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been providing services for individuals who suffer from mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse since 1948. Their center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and licensed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. They strive to provide the best care and services with the goal of improving the lives of the individuals they serve.

Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center offers numerous services related to addiction and substance abuse, including patient and family education, prevention and early intervention, outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, and aftercare. They also provide residential treatment services and medication-assisted treatment to help individuals overcome addiction and substance abuse. Their professional team of counselors and clinicians provide individualized treatment plans and evidence-based practices that are tailored to meet the unique needs of their patients.

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
  • Accreditations

    CARF

    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

    Opioids are a set of drugs prescribed for pain relief. Health care providers prescribe opioids for relief of severe pain after major surgeries and in conditions like cancer. Oxycodone, fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine are some of the commonly prescribed opioids. They also include illegal drugs of abuse like heroin. Opioid addiction refers to the compulsive seeking of opioids, even when they are not required medically.

    Opioid addiction treatment involves medication-assisted therapy (MAT) in which medicines, counseling, and behavioral therapies are all employed. Opioid addiction treatment is a comprehensive approach at Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center in Knoxville, TN that boosts the treatment success rate and provides sustained recovery.

    Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center in Tennessee knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.

    Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Opioid Addiction 

    Levels of Care Offered at Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Intervention, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the Tennessee facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center‘s patients gradually get back to their routine life.

    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 Tennessee. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

    Facilities like Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center 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.

    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.

    An intervention is a meeting held by families and friends of the addicted party, managed by Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center. It lets the person know that their loved ones are concerned about them. It is intended to make the addicted party agree to get help.

    Interventions are often hosted by a mental health professional in Tennessee who knows how to communicate with people dealing with addiction. These intervention services can make all the difference when it comes to getting loved ones to agree to treatment.

    Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Knoxville, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.

    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 Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center‘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 Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center in Knoxville, Tennessee 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.

    Trauma therapy allows people who struggled with a past trauma to face the situation and learn to overcome the situation. Many people who went through trauma early on, struggle with addiction later in life. By addressing the trauma and moving past the issues, it can help someone attending treatment at Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center in Knoxville, TN move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.

    Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a method of individual and/or group counseling in Knoxville, Tennessee that focuses on acceptance and change. It was developed to advance the idea of balancing opposites. It is a coping method of avoiding black and white approach to situations and problems. DBT can be very effective in developing coping strategies for negative emotions and experiences, and is available for patients at Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center.
    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 Knoxville, Tennessee, 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 Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center.

    Training someone on improved life skills allows for someone recovering from an addiction to feel more capable at taking care of him or herself. The skills taught at Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center in Knoxville, TN are daily skills that give a better recovery foundation by simply giving someone the tools they need to survive. They include communicating, time and money management, career guidance, and more.

    Aftercare, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Couples Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Experiential Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Intervention, Life Skills, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Sober-Living / Half-Way, Trauma Therapy

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center

    This is a type of therapy that involves activity to recreate situations that may have caused trauma or negative emotions. Experiential therapy at Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center in Knoxville, TN can involve acting, props, arts and crafts, animal care or other tools that may be effective.

    This therapy is done on an individual basis and can help revisit and heal from past traumas. Trust between the therapist and individual is important for success. Experiential therapy can help you more closely become you and move through life in a positive and authentic manner.

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    Additional Details

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    Helen Ross McNabb - Knox County Adult Center Location and Directions
    Address Information205 W Springdale Ave
    Knoxville, Tennessee 37917 Phone Number(865) 637-9711 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Knoxville, Tennessee Addiction Information

    Tennessee joins the list of states with an above-average rate for drug and/or alcohol-induced deaths. Most of these deaths are related to opioids, such as prescription opioids. The Volunteer State ranks 2nd highest in the nation for the number of prescriptions given out. The state also ranks at the top for prescription drug-related overdoses.

    It is not uncommon for individuals in Knoxville, Tennessee, to abuse drugs and alcohol. In 2012, 8.7% of people in Knoxville reported using illicit drugs. Additionally, in 2012, 16.4% of people in Knoxville reported using alcohol. Drug treatment in Knoxville, Tennessee, can vary depending on the facility. However, most drug rehab centers will offer various treatment options, including inpatient, outpatient, and residential programs.

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    Helen Ross McNabb Community Services Center
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    Behavioral Health Group - Citico Street
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    BHG Knoxville Citico Treatment Center
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    Helen Ross McNabb Center - John Tarleton Campus
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    Helen Ross McNabb Center - Military Services
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    JourneyPure - Pike Knoxville
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    Helen Ross McNabb Center - CenterPointe
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