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Maine Behavioral Health Organization - Oak Street

Maine Behavioral Health Organization - Oak Street

Drug Rehab Center in Augusta, Maine

  • Opioid Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

Maine Behavioral Health Organization - Oak Street in Augusta, Maine is an addiction treatment facility offering comprehensive and holistic treatment plans for alcohol, dual diagnosis, opioid addiction, drug addiction, and substance abuse, including aftercare support and dual-diagnosis treatment programs, while accepting most private health insurance and providing outpatient services.

About Maine Behavioral Health Organization - Oak Street in Maine

Maine Behavioral Health Organization - Oak Street in Augusta, Maine is an addiction treatment facility that provides help for individuals struggling with alcohol, dual diagnosis, opioid addiction, drug addiction, and substance abuse. As a part of Maine Behavioral Health Organization, the facility is dedicated to providing comprehensive and holistic treatment plans for their patients. Their experienced team of mental health professionals offers aftercare support, drug rehab, and dual-diagnosis treatment programs. They accept most private health insurance and provide levels of care including outpatient services.

Maine Behavioral Health Organization - Oak Street is dedicated to providing support and effective treatments for those suffering from addiction and substance abuse. Their treatment plans are tailored to each individual’s specific needs, offering the most effective and evidence-based therapies. In addition to individual and group counseling, they provide a range of services such as 12-step programs, relapse prevention, and trauma-informed care. They also provide important accreditation and licensure, including CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accreditation. This shows the commitment of the facility to providing quality care and services to those needing help with substance abuse.

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
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    Opioid addiction has become a significant health problem in the United States. In 2015, there were 91 opioid overdose-related deaths per day, with a substantial increase in mortality rate in 2014.

    When opioid addiction has reached a point where a person’s life becomes unmanageable, treatment options are available to help them get sober. Treatment that includes medical care with medications and counseling can help a user transition into sobriety.

    When someone in struggles with both addiction and mental or emotional illness, this is considered a dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis treatment can include therapy for these issues to happen simultaneously, which will allow either of them to be treated effectively.

    Sometimes people who have suffered from addiction disorder also suffer from co-occurring disorders such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, etc., making them “dual diagnoses.” Dual diagnoses require specialized treatment programs where drug and alcohol addiction are addressed along with psychiatric illnesses. Some rehabilitation facilities provide patients suffering from cooccurrences a program with highly integrated services and a clean environment with few distractions to help them succeed.

    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, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Outpatient treatment is often used for drug addicts in drug rehab. Outpatient treatment consists of counseling and therapy sessions. This form of treatment is also called ‘day-treatment’. The outpatient treatment process begins with the addict’s initial detox period, lasting about ten days.

    Outpatient treatment is used for those who are at moderate risk for ‘slipping back’ into the addiction, for those who:

    • Are not currently experiencing any side effects from withdrawal and can handle social pressure
    • Can handle stressors that might trigger relapse
    • Have a stable living environment or have moved out of their previous environment, which was not conducive to being sober
    • Have a support system that allows them to go to a facility a few times a week while still keeping their current responsibilities
    • Have no legal obligations, being either on parole or probation, that require them to seek treatment at a mandatory facility
    • Are not currently experiencing any side effects from withdrawal and can handle social pressure
    • Have a stable living environment or have moved out of their previous environment, which was not conducive to being sober

    Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program is only the first step. Then comes aftercare support. These services include sober living accommodations, career counseling, and AA/NA programs for those struggling with sobriety or who want help maintaining it after initial rehab at an addiction facility.

    They can last up to a year or more depending on what’s needed most urgently after the earlier stages are completed.

    Therapies & Programs

    Because no single treatment is effective for all addicts, the goal of treatment and therapy should be to figure out what works best for each individual. Tolerance and withdrawal levels differ from person to person, affecting the treatment intensity required. Addiction treatment should aim to help addicts develop healthy coping mechanisms for dealing with their addiction and its underlying causes.

    Family therapy is beneficial for people who are in addiction treatment services because it offers addicts the opportunity to work with their family members to better understand what led them to make choices that contributed to their addiction.

    This type of therapy helps family members reach a deeper understanding of how they can best support their loved one during recovery. It also helps the addict better understand their own motivations and triggers that led them to turn to substance abuse.

    Family therapy can help addicts in the following ways:

    • Assists family members in processing difficult feelings so they don’t blame or resent recovering addicts
    • Assists family members in understanding how addiction has impacted the addict and everyone who is involved with them
    • Allows the addict to take responsibility for their actions, while encouraging improved communication skills
    • Helps family members understand how to best support an individual in recovery so addicts don’t relapse again.

    Group therapy can help build a stronger support system and give addicts in Augusta, ME insight into their addiction that they gain through shared conversations. Group therapy occurs in a controlled group environment, exclusive of one on one meetings. This makes it safer for patients to feel comfortable sharing the struggles they’re going through and gaining perspective.

    Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a technique that is used to help people with addiction. Specifically, it is a way of identifying thoughts and behaviors that cause the addiction. It is typically used in an individual counseling session.

    The content explains cognitive behavioral therapy and how it works to address some behaviors that may be leading to unintended consequences in their life, as well as its benefits for those seeking sobriety.

    It works by helping people to talk through their issues and addressing the thoughts that cause said behaviors. It is an excellent way of learning about oneself and one’s perception of the world.

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Maine Behavioral Health Organization - Oak Street Location and Directions
    Address Information49 Oak street
    Augusta, Maine 4330 Phone Number(207) 542-4301 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Augusta, 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.

    The drug addiction problem in Augusta, ME is significant. About 9.4% of people in Augusta abuse drugs. The most commonly abused drugs include heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines, marijuana, and prescription drugs. The most common type of drug rehab in Augusta is an inpatient facility, where the addict lives at the rehab center for a set period. There are also outpatient programs, which allow the addict to live at home while attending treatment.

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