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Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center

Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center

Drug Rehab Center in Buffalo, New York

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center is a New York-based addiction treatment facility that offers comprehensive services including aftercare support, detox, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis, outpatient and residential levels of care for those suffering from alcoholism, opioid addiction, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and mental health.

About This Buffalo, NY Facility

Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center is a full-service addiction treatment facility located in Buffalo, New York. They specialize in a comprehensive array of services for those suffering from alcohol and substance abuse, opioid addiction, dual diagnosis, or mental health issues. Their services include aftercare support, detox, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis, outpatient, partial- hospitalization, and residential level of care, among others. Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center also accepts private health insurance and is affiliated with Horizon Health Services.

Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center offers a wide range of evidence-based treatments personalized to their clients' unique needs. Each patient is provided with medically supervised detox, individual and group counseling, and medication-assisted treatment. The team at Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center also provides family counseling and case management services to ensure clients and their families receive comprehensive care. The facility is licensed and accredited by the Joint Commission and the New York State Office of Mental Health, ensuring a safe and effective path to recovery.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Veterans
  • Multiple Centers
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    Rehab centers exist in Buffalo, NY to help individuals bounce back from substance abuse, which is an umbrella term for drug and alcohol addiction. Drug addiction refers to the use of illegal drugs and improper use of prescription drugs. Centers like Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center provide individuals a chance to access individual and group therapy that can be monumental for recovery.

    Substance abuse includes all problems that stem out from using various psychoactive substances. It is also a diagnostic term used by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) to define the mental and physical impairment or distress caused by misuse and overuse of certain substances in a period of 12 months.

    Opioid addiction involves addiction to legal or illegal opioids. It may happen very quickly with any opioid use. Sometimes within a matter of days. Opioid addiction is a known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction.

    Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use even if they want to quit. Stopping using an opioid requires careful medical observation. Sometimes the withdrawal can persist for many weeks, which can put the user at a high risk for relapse.

    It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox like those offered at Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center in Buffalo, NY, NY, to manage the withdrawal process while learning lasting tools to maintain recovery. In some circumstances medications can be used to manage opioid addiction.

    Substance use disorder falls under two categories: Alcohol or Drug Abuse and Drug Dependence. An individual suffering from a substance use disorder and mental health disorders is said to have a co-occurring disorder or a dual disorder. Individuals in Buffalo, NY with substance use disorders and mental health problems are said to suffer from a ‘dual diagnosis’.

    The most frequently identified mental health issues found in individuals with substance use disorders include anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder.

    Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Benzodiazapines, Crisis, Depression, Divorce, Drug Addiction, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Eating Disorders, Family Conflict, Grief, Heroin Addiction, Infertility, Medication Management, Mental Health, Military, Mood Disorders, Opioid Addiction, Oxy, Parenting, Peer Support, Personality Disorders, Relationship Issues, Schizophrenia, School Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, Substance Abuse 

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    Detox is the first step of rehab. It involves giving a person time to get the toxins out of their body. During detox, the patient gets ill, and they will often start using again to get rid of these unpleasant feelings. That’s why it’s important to have a medical professional at Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center present. A medical professional will make sure patients don’t start using during detox. They will also likely provide medication to ease their symptoms and coach them through on a mental level.

    Outpatient treatment is treatment that occurs when a patient is not checked into a rehab facility. The patient may show up for therapy sessions, go through detox and engage in other therapies to help them recover. However, they will do so while they live at home in New York.

    Outpatient therapy provided by Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center is usually recommended as a follow up to inpatient therapy. It helps patients adapt to their normal lives after treatment. In some cases, it can also be an alternative to inpatient treatment. People may choose this route if they are unable to leave their jobs, children or if they don’t have the money for inpatient treatment. However, inpatient treatment is the best way to recover from addiction.

    Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center‘s Partial Hospitalization Program is a midway point between inpatient and outpatient treatment. It is for people who are still struggling with addiction but don’t need round the clock care in Buffalo. Patients may spend anywhere from 18 to 30 hours a week in a treatment program, but they will sleep at home. The duration of the program can be anywhere from one to six months.

    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 involves the support given to a Buffalo, New York patient after they complete treatment. It helps them adjust to normal life. It may include setting them up in a halfway house and enrolling them in programs like Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center‘s patients may also be provided with career training to help them get back into the job force.

    Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center‘s Therapies & Programs

    Couples therapy is an approach wherein the patients and their partners are engaged together as a part of the treatment process. When a person becomes a victim of substance abuse, it affects the patient and the people around him, particularly his partner. Their relationship can become strained due to lack of communication, financial issues, loss of trust, lack of intimacy, and physical abuse in more severe cases.

    Couples therapy addresses these issues and tries to rebuild the trust between the partners. The partner’s involvement in the process will result in greater chances of treatment success and sustained recovery.

    Family therapy is a set of therapeutic approaches that assumes that the entire family is a system. It utilizes the strengths and resources of the family to help the patient refrain from resorting to substance abuse. It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.

    Group therapy happens at Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Buffalo, NY patients’ recovery by offering a sense of comfort and letting them know that they are not alone. Through shared conversations, patients also learn to develop faith and understanding and gain insight on their addictions.

    Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma therapy refers to treatment wherein specialist therapists help the patients to resolve the trauma that led the patients to substance abuse. The trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. Thinking of these traumatic events causes emotional disturbances like anxiety, depression and results in addiction. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed. Otherwise, there is a risk of relapse. Trauma therapy also improves the cognitive functions and provides long term benefits.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). DBT is a treatment of choice for people suffering from self-harming behaviors characterized by cutting and suicidal thoughts or inclinations.

    This treatment is developed to help individuals recognize their thought patterns, behaviors, and feelings. It has demonstrated its effectiveness for people that are finding it difficult to control their emotions and urges. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT as it imparts individuals stress-management techniques and enhanced self-esteem so they can sustain their sobriety by reducing the impact of triggers and out-of-control emotions.

    Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a way of addressing concerns through talking. It can be used in individual counseling sessions. Talking through issues with professionals at Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center can identify sources of discomfort or unhealthy thoughts. It is a way of learning about yourself and your individual perceptions. CBT is a healthy way of addressing some behaviors which may be bringing unintended consequences in your life.

    Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) sees a person suffering from substance addiction to have illogical reasoning, counterproductive actions, and does not see things clearly. Due to this, REBT deals with cognition, images, and behavior extensively to rectify the client’s bad habits. REBT pushes an individual to become more reasonable and choose a life without the repercussions of addictions.

    Patients at Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center in Buffalo, NY learn how to self-soothe by conducting rational self-counseling. REBT provides their patients with the skill sets necessary in handling problems all by themselves, without seeking professional help. The process calls for practice, reiteration, and bolstering the new way of thinking being introduced to the patient.

    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is designed to support patients in treating trauma. Patients follow a bar of light throughout the session or watch their therapist’s finger travel back and forth. All this imitates the eye movements of REM sleep. These are the same movements that enable memories to be reprocessed by the brain. This reduces the impact and reprocesses traumatic memories have individuals, reducing the desire to shelter or escape by abusing substances.

    People who leave treatment without learning life skills from staff at Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center are at a disadvantage when it comes to maintaining sobriety. Although it is difficult to teach life skills, aftercare support helps patients develop these skills over time. Life skills taught in New York include things like finding a job and a good place to live, self-care, and managing finances.
    Alcoholics Anonymous is responsible for the development of the popular “12 Step Program” Most substance treatment centers in Buffalo, New York, like Horizon Health Services - Hertel-Elmwood Recovery Center, have their own 12 step program designed to help users achieve sobriety. The first three steps depend on the patient, so they are more specific and situational. The succeeding four steps center on practical issues brought on by substance abuse.

    Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process of rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings. Through this method incentives are used for completing positive steps towards a sober life. This may be a reward for attending meetings, remaining sober or for employment goals.

    12-Step Facilitation, Aftercare, Anger Management, Career Counseling, Children / Adolescent Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Contingency management/motivational incentives, Couples Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Employment Counseling / Training, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis, Hepatitis Education / Counseling / Support, HIV or AIDS education, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Intervention, Life Skills, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Motivational Incentives / Interviewing, Naloxone and overdose education, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Partial-Hospitalization (PHP), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Sober-Living / Half-Way, Substance Use Counseling, Telehealth, Trauma Therapy

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    Address Information699 Hertel Ave
    Buffalo, New York 14207 Phone Number(716) 831-1977 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Buffalo, New York Addiction Information

    More than 2 million New Yorkers are currently suffering from some type of substance abuse and many of those are minors. Alcohol abuse, in particular, is prevalent among those underage. As a result of the high prices and regulation of prescription drugs, many New Yorkers turn to heroin instead. This has led to a serious heroin epidemic in the state.

    10.8% of New Yorkers aged 12-17 reported using an illicit drug. In Buffalo, NY, the number of drug overdose deaths increased from 33 in 2015 to 70 in 2016. Methamphetamine use is rising in Buffalo, with more meth seized in 2017 than any other year on record. Buffalo is home to several treatment facilities. Treatment typically begins with a detoxification process, followed by individual and group therapy.

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