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Life By Design - Caribou

Life By Design - Caribou

Drug Rehab Center in Caribou, Maine

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Drug Addiction

Caribou Drug Rehab is a comprehensive outpatient treatment facility located in Maine that offers drug rehab services for individuals struggling with addiction, such as opioid abuse, substance abuse, or drug abuse, as well as aftercare and ongoing support.

About This Caribou, ME Facility

Life By Design - Caribou is an addiction treatment facility located in Caribou, Maine. While the exact year of its foundation is not available, it has been operating since at least 1998. Dedicated to helping individuals struggling with opioid addiction, substance abuse, and drug addiction, Life By Design - Caribou offers a range of services to support their recovery. In addition to their primary focus on addiction treatment, they also provide aftercare support to help patients effectively transition back into their daily lives upon completing treatment. Clients can avail themselves of outpatient levels of care as part of their journey towards recovery.

At Life By Design - Caribou, individuals seeking treatment for addiction and substance abuse can access a variety of services tailored to their needs. The facility specializes in treating patients battling opioid addiction, drug addiction, and substance abuse issues. By offering outpatient levels of care, they provide flexible treatment options that allow clients to attend therapy sessions while still retaining certain aspects of their daily routines. To further aid in rehabilitation and long-term sobriety success, Life By Design - Caribou also offers aftercare support services upon completion of the initial treatment program. Overall, this facility aims to empower individuals facing addiction by applying personalized approaches rooted in evidence-based methodologies.

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

    Substance abuse refers to the intensive and inappropriate use of psychoactive substances. Psychoactive substances are those that affect brain function. These include illegal drugs, alcohol, and even the excessive use of prescription drugs. The overuse of psychoactive substances leads to severe physical or psychological dependence. It also affects the social life and relationships of the affected individual. Substance abuse is treatable.

    The duration of treatment at Life By Design - Caribou in Caribou can require weeks or even months depending on the severity of the condition as there is a risk of relapse. Treatment options include medications, counseling sessions, various types of behavioral therapy, and group therapy in different combinations.

    Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like Life By Design - Caribou to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.

    Levels of Care Offered

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

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

    Facilities 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.

    Aftercare comprises services that help recovering addicts readjust to normal day-to-day Maine activities. It can last a year or even longer. Services include individual and family counseling, medications to reduce cravings, and treatment of psychiatric and other medical conditions. Aftercare support begins once you have completed earlier stages of treatment.

    Life By Design - Caribou‘s Therapies & Programs

    Recovering from addiction involves recovering relationships as well. One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Couples therapy at Life By Design - Caribou can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged. Addiction involves everyone in the family, not only the addict.

    Family roles can change in damaging ways that may require professional help to rebalance. Successful intimate relationships can decrease the chances for relapse by ensuring a healthy environment after rehab in Caribou, ME.

    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 Life By Design - Caribou 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. Life By Design - Caribou 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.

    The recovery technique used by Alcoholics Anonymous is the 12 step program, but it can relate to any form of addiction. The 12 steps that addicts must take on the road to recovery are explained. Measures include acknowledging that you have a problem and agreeing to turn around your life. The curriculum, instructed by Life By Design - Caribou, also requires a belief in a greater power and making amends to others.

    Payment Options Accepted

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    Additional Details

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    Life By Design - Caribou Location and Directions
    Address Information27 Birdseye Avenue
    Caribou, Maine 04736 Phone Number(207) 492-1653 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Caribou, Maine Addiction Information

    Prescription opioid abuse is the most common form of substance abuse in Maine. More than 10% of these residents have also admitted to using prescription drugs for non-medical purposes. Between 2013 and 2014, 4 out of every 5 deaths in Maine were caused by illicit drugs. One in five high school students in Maine uses marijuana every single month.

    In Caribou, Maine, prescription drugs are the most commonly abused drug. They accounted for 53% of the cases. Heroin was the second most common type of drug abuse, accounting for 19% of cases. Other commonly abused drugs in Caribou include opioids, methamphetamines, marijuana, and methsythmethadone. There are 1,384 people with a substance use disorder, mostly adults. The best drug treatment facilities in Caribou include inpatient residential programs and detoxification.

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