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Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County

Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County

Drug Rehab Center in Franklin, North Carolina

  • Opioid Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County in Franklin, North Carolina is a comprehensive addiction treatment facility providing personalized treatment plans, counseling, evidence-based therapies, and a range of specialized services to help individuals recover from alcohol and drug addiction.

About This North Carolina Facility

Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County in Franklin, North Carolina, is an addiction treatment facility that provides comprehensive, specialized services for those suffering from alcohol and drug addiction. Their many services include detox levels of care, after-care support, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care. Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County is affiliated with Meridian Behavioral Health - North Carolina and accepts most major private health insurance plans.

Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County’s treatment programs provide comprehensive and personalized treatment plans for each patient suffering from addiction and substance overuse. Patients are provided with personalized one-on-one counseling in order to identify the root cause of their addiction and then learn how to develop better coping skills and behaviors. Additionally, the facility offers a range of evidence-based treatments and therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and family therapy to help individuals recover from their addiction and move forward in their lives. The facility is accredited by The Joint Commission and is licensed to provide residential and outpatient addiction services.

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 treatment helps people addicted to opioids in North Carolina curb their drug use. The selection of a treatment setting depends on the severity of the addiction. Mild cases are usually treated in outpatient facilities; severe cases need hospitalization or treatment in a residential facility. Doctors use medicines along with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat the addiction. The treatment includes medication, counseling and therapy. It can also include group counseling, individual counseling and family counseling.

    People with dual diagnosis have coexisting addiction and a mental disorder. 9.2 million US adults had a co-occurring disorder in 2018, so not just limited to North Carolina residents. Best treatment combines medication, psychotherapy (talk therapy), support group, and inpatient rehabilitation. Sometimes, complementary therapies – yoga, massage, and acupuncture – may also be used.

    Levels of Care Offered at Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County

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

    Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County offers an Intensive Outpatient Program is for those who need intensive care but prefer to spend the majority of their time in the comfort of their own home. The rehabilitation services differ in length and intensity. They are customized to meet the needs of the patient.

    Outpatient treatment plans cover diagnosis, detoxification, management, and counseling. They are a popular option for those who have graduated from inpatient facilities. Services in North Carolina include medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and individual and group therapy.

    After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around North Carolina, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individual professional counseling or individual therapy refers to the one-on-one interaction between a patient and his or her counselor at Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County in Franklin, North Carolina. Individual therapy allows for more privacy, one that group interactions can’t provide. It makes it easier for the counselor and the patient to deal with the central issues, which are likely the culprits of substance addiction.

    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. The impact of substance abuse is not just on the patient but on the entire family. Family therapy ensures that the patient gets adequate support from the family members after the treatment making the recovery process sustainable

    • Family therapy guides all the members of the family to help the patient.
    • It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
    • It helps to keep the patient engaged and motivated throughout the treatment.

    Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Finding a peer group in Franklin, NC and others who relate to your situation is a fundamental tool for recovery at Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. The accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. This is generally introduced early in recovery and is recommended as a lifetime treatment habit.

    Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. This may involve Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County managing individual or group counseling or both. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.

    Rehabilitation is not just limited to bringing an individual out of addiction and achieving sobriety. It is considered complete only when an individual starts leading a normal and balanced life. Life skill therapy focuses on the various skills that help an individual to lead a normal life. Patients often do not take care of themselves, struggle professionally, and withdraw from social interaction due to addiction’s physical and emotional disturbances.

    Life skills therapy helps people in North Carolina improve various personal, professional, and social skills such as cooking healthy meals, maintaining proper hygiene, budgeting, decision-making, time management, regulation of emotions, and effectively resolving interpersonal conflicts.

    Nutrition therapy, also called medical nutrition therapy (MNT), addresses the unique needs of the recovering person’s diet. Due to addiction’s devastating toll on a person’s physical health, healthy eating must be addressed as soon as therapy starts. A good diet helps boosts a recovering person’s ability to fully participate in Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County therapy.

    Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a treatment that helps people to quit smoking. In nicotine replacement therapy, a controlled amount of nicotine is provided in the form of gums, patches, or sprays. They do not contain the harmful chemicals usually found in tobacco products. NRT reduces the withdrawal symptoms by giving nicotine in low doses. However, NRT provides relief only from the physical withdrawal symptoms. The emotional and psychological aspects of quitting needs to be treated separately. While NRT is safe for most adults, teens and pregnant women should not undergo NRT. Research shows that the use of NRT doubles the chances of quitting smoking.

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    Meridian Behavioral Health - Macon County Location and Directions
    Address Information102 Thomas Heights Rd
    Franklin, North Carolina 28734 Phone Number(828) 524-6342 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Franklin, North Carolina Addiction Information

    North Carolina ranks 29th in the nation for overall substance abuse. Many of the drugs abused in the state are illicit, and many of these are opioids. Prescription opioids are readily available due to the high rates of medical workers prescribing them. The number of prescriptions has increased tenfold since the 1980's. Opioid overdoses are the most common type of death in North Carolina.

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