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MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit

MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit

Drug Rehab Center in Fresno, California

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

The MHS-Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit is a 40-bed drug rehabilitation facility located in Fresno, CA, which provides treatment for alcoholism, opioid addiction, substance abuse, and drug addiction. This facility opened in 1978 and offers different levels of care, such as aftercare support, dual diagnosis, inpatient, outpatient, and residential care, and accepts private health insurance.

About This Fresno, CA Facility

MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit is a 40 bed Addiction Treatment Facility located in Fresno, California and is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care for individuals suffering from Substance Abuse, Alcoholism, Opioid Addiction, Dual Diagnosis, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health. Founded in 1978, this facility accepts Private Health Insurance and offers Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, Sober-Living/Half-Way, and Residential Levels of Care.

MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit provides a research-based, evidence-informed continuum of care that addresses the individual’s physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. Led by an experienced and compassionate team of professionals, they offer comprehensive and individualized treatment plans tailored to meet the unique needs of each person. The facility provides specialized programs that address multiple needs including education, skills training, sober living, and relapse prevention. Additionally, they are proudly accredited by The Joint Commission, certified by the California Department of Mental Health, and licensed by the California Department of Health Care 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

    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 MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit in Fresno 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 MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.

    Conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder are part of mental illness. This may occur that opioid abuse and vice versa are induced by mental illness. Diagnosing a concurrent diagnosis or co-occurring condition at MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit is essential to understand the addiction better.

    Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse 

    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, Inpatient, Outpatient, Residential, Sober-Living / Half-Way, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Inpatient treatment involves staying in the hospital or facility while treating all facets of addiction or co-occurring illness. This helps to minimize distractions and increase the emphasis on rehabilitation. Typical stays for inpatient rehabilitation in Fresno, California are about a month long.

    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 Fresno, CA. 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.

    Sober living houses like MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit in Fresno help the patient move from a structured recovery facility to an everyday life smoothly. They are also known as homes for recuperation or half-way houses. SLH offers the value of living with a peer group with similar experiences and is recovering collectively, instead of individualized or alone.

    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 comprises services that help recovering addicts readjust to normal day-to-day California 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.

    MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit‘s Therapies & Programs

    In addiction recovery at MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit, 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 MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit 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.

    In group therapy, the patient undergoes sessions with other patients at MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit who are dealing with similar problems. The members of the group interact with each other and talk freely about their issues at scheduled sessions. Group therapy reduces the feeling of loneliness and improves the coping skills of the patients. You are not alone in Fresno, California.

    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.

    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 Fresno, CA once they leave the facility.

    Aftercare, Creative Arts Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Experiential Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Inpatient Treatment, Life Skills, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Sober-Living / Half-Way

    Patient Experience

    Creative Arts

    For those combating addiction recovery in Fresno, CA, creative arts therapy, or expressive therapy, is advantageous. Reading, music, theater, art, and other types of self-expression may be included. MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit uses this to enhance the mental state of the patient and help them to focus on something other than addiction. It helps patients to explore how, through the creative process, their thoughts and emotions play out.

    Experiential Therapy at MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit

    Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment available at MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit in Fresno, CA 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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    MHS - Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse Unit Location and Directions
    Address Information3333 E American Ave
    Fresno, California 93725 Phone Number(559) 600-4878 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Fresno, California Addiction Information

    More than 3 million of California's citizens are addicted to illegal drugs. Almost 800,000 people use hard drugs, almost 5 million use marijuana, and another 2.1 million abuse alcohol every year. Other substance abuse issues such as binge drinking and teen drug use are also common. Many illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana are smuggled into the state from Mexico.

    In Fresno, CA, 9.4% of residents abuse drugs, and 18.5% of the population has a substance abuse problem. NIDA reports that over 40,000 people die from drug-related deaths each year. The most commonly abused drugs are cocaine, meth, heroin, opioids (narcotics), marijuana, alcohol, and inhalant. There are many drug-free and sober living environments in Fresno, California, including outpatient treatments, group counseling sessions, and individualized counseling sessions.

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