Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center
Drug Rehab Center in Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center provides comprehensive dual-diagnosis and mental health treatment programs tailored to individuals' needs, utilizing evidence-based practices.
About This Tewksbury, MA Facility
Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center is a facility in Tewksbury, MA dedicated to providing quality dual-diagnosis and mental health treatment programs. This facility offers multiple levels of care including inpatient, sober-living and residential services, giving patients the opportunity to find the right approach for their personal situation. Each patient will be able to access mental health and dual-diagnosis treatment that is tailored to meet their individual needs. Treatments offered by the Merrimack center range from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Experiential Therapy, to Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) and Trauma Therapy.
This 15-bed facility also ensures an enhanced level of safety and security, and is licensed and accredited by state and local boards. The team at Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center primary focus is to ensure the highest quality of care for all their patients, through the use of evidence-based practices, and techniques proven to be successful in treating emotional and psychological issues.
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Conditions and Issues Treated
Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center in Massachusetts knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Residential, Sober-Living / Half-Way, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Inpatient programs are intensive regimes that require individuals suffering from serious addictions to admit themselves into a controlled environment. Inpatient programs in Massachusetts generally span over 28 days to six months. The first step in an inpatient program is medically assisted detox. Doctors and addiction specialists at Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center monitor the individual’s vital signs as the drugs leave their system. Some inpatient rehab programs also provide counseling for family members to provide encouragement and emotional support. In inpatient programs, patients have access to 24-hour medical supervision.
Sober living houses in Massachusetts help the patient to smoothly transition from a formal treatment program to a normal life. They are also known as recovery residences or half-way houses. SLH like Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center provide the advantage of residing with a peer-group who had similar experiences.
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.
Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center‘s Therapies & Programs
In addiction recovery at Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center, therapy plays a significant role. This helps patients get to the root of their addiction and discover how the problems that contributed to their use can be handled better. Therapy can be performed in a group and one on one settings. The patient interacts with the therapist in a one-on-one atmosphere during individual therapy. This encourages them to reflect on the underlying addiction problems and develop ways to avoid potential future abuse.
Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.
Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that focuses on eliminating specific negative thoughts such as suicidal thoughts that can potentially lead to an individual inflicting self-harm. It is useful in the treatment of patients exhibiting uncontrollable emotions, intense mood swings, and borderline personality disorders.
The term “Dialectic” means the integration of opposites. In the substance abuse context, DBT refers to accepting the patient’s addiction and working to change their thoughts and behavior. It improves life skills such as controlling the intense emotions without reacting impulsively, resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively, and promoting awareness about self and others.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.
Life skills pertain to the skill sets a person should possess to become successful in life. Examples are time management, budgeting, and social abilities. Life skills therapy highlights the fact that addiction recovery is more than just a person’s ability to go through their day-to-day without resorting to substance use in Tewksbury, MA once they leave the facility.
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Experiential Therapy at Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center
Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment available at Justice Resource Institute - Merrimack Center in Tewksbury, MA encourages individuals to work out their issues with their inner self through synchronous experiences.
This non-traditional treatment method makes use of the physique and encourages people to take part in various physical and emotional activities, movements, and practices. Some of the most common examples of experiential therapy are equine therapy, music therapy, adventure therapy, and role playing. Through these various methods, an individual is believed to heal from trauma, negative emotions, and hurtful memories faster. Moreover, experiential therapy is known to have enduring results which can be beneficial to sufferers.
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Tewksbury, Massachusetts 01876 Phone Number(978) 851-0790 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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365 East St
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978) 851-0790
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Tewksbury, Massachusetts Addiction Information
Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the country. More than half a million Massachusetts residents abuse alcohol while more than 1.5 million use illegal drugs each year. This drug and alcohol usage is the cause of over 8% of all deaths in the state. In 2017, Massachusetts ranked in the top 10 of the states with the highest opioid overdose rates.
Nearly 18% of individuals in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, who have a mental illness also have a drug or alcohol addiction. Close to 15% of traffic accidents can be attributed to the use of illicit drugs. Alcohol is the most commonly abused drug in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Close to 60% of individuals who are in prison have been found to abuse drugs. Common treatment options include inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, and 12-step programs.
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