MHSA - Sullivan House
Drug Rehab Center in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
MHSA - Sullivan House in Jamaica Plain, MA, is a treatment facility offering residential and long term care for alcoholism, opioid addiction, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and drug addiction, providing various services such as 12-Step Facilitation, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, and health education on HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis.
About This Massachusetts Facility
MHSA – Sullivan House is an Alcoholism, Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse, Dual Diagnosis and Drug Addiction treatment facility located in Jamaica Plain, MA. The facility offers 25 beds for residential and long term treatment for those struggling with addiction. The facility provides a range of services and supports, from 12-Step Facilitation and Intervention to Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) and Matrix Model. The facility also offers Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis Treatment and Sober Living/Half-Way options to ensure continuity of care.
MHSA – Sullivan House also offers Health Education services related to HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis, as well as Naloxone and Overdose Education. The facility is proudly accepting Private Health Insurance to reduce costs associated with recovery. The team is committed to providing empathetic care to those suffering from addiction and are experienced in offering individual, group and family therapy. The professionals at MHSA – Sullivan House strive to provide the least intensive form of care while ensuring the most effective treatment possible.
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Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. If you are taking more of your prescription, or earlier than the prescribed time interval between doses than is directed you may be abusing that medication. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally in or near Jamaica Plain, MA, you may be suffering from substance abuse.
Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use and lead rapidly to substance abuse. The professionals at MHSA - Sullivan House are here to help.
Opioids are a set of drugs prescribed for pain relief. Health care providers prescribe opioids for relief of severe pain after major surgeries and in conditions like cancer. Oxycodone, fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine are some of the commonly prescribed opioids. They also include illegal drugs of abuse like heroin. Opioid addiction refers to the compulsive seeking of opioids, even when they are not required medically.
Opioid addiction treatment involves medication-assisted therapy (MAT) in which medicines, counseling, and behavioral therapies are all employed. Opioid addiction treatment is a comprehensive approach at MHSA - Sullivan House in Jamaica Plain, MA that boosts the treatment success rate and provides sustained recovery.
Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. MHSA - Sullivan House in Massachusetts knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.
Levels of Care Offered at MHSA - Sullivan House
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, 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 Jamaica Plain, MA are about a month long.
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 MHSA - Sullivan House 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.
Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Jamaica Plain, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by MHSA - Sullivan House. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.
Therapies & Programs
Therapy plays a major role in addiction recovery. It encourages patients to get to the root of their addiction and learn how to better handle the issues that led to using. Therapy can be conducted in group and one on one settings. In MHSA - Sullivan House‘s individual therapy, the patient meets with the therapist in a one on one setting. This allows them to focus on the underlying issues of addiction and come up with solutions to prevent future abuse.
When the whole family is involved, healing can be far more successful. Family counseling involves genetic factors to the family of the addict. This offers the means to cope with addiction and its underlying emotional disorders for loved ones. It is a helpful method for addicts in helping to adjust to sober living.
Trauma therapy allows people who struggled with a past trauma to face the situation and learn to overcome the situation. Many people who went through trauma early on, struggle with addiction later in life. By addressing the trauma and moving past the issues, it can help someone attending treatment at MHSA - Sullivan House in Jamaica Plain, MA move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.
REBT stands for rational emotional behavior therapy. This is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, that combines images with thoughts and behaviors. It allows for deeper education and understanding of what one can do to help themselves with recovery. It is a deep sense of self-help education managed by MHSA - Sullivan House that lets someone recovering work through issues on their own, knowing they have the support of people around them if they need it.
Training someone on improved life skills allows for someone recovering from an addiction to feel more capable at taking care of him or herself. The skills taught at MHSA - Sullivan House in Jamaica Plain, MA are daily skills that give a better recovery foundation by simply giving someone the tools they need to survive. They include communicating, time and money management, career guidance, and more.
Addiction commonly results in malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies. This can be reflected in weight loss, hair loss or hair changes, skin irregularities. Eating correctly to replace lost vitamins and minerals while balancing your diet can build confidence. MHSA - Sullivan House will help you get back on track.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) uses low-dose nicotine drugs to eliminate tobacco addiction from smokers. Without smoking, the treatment at MHSA - Sullivan House in Jamaica Plain, MA brings nicotine into the bloodstream to minimize dependence on the physical habit, while detoxing the body from the attachment. To alleviate withdrawal symptoms, it also helps abusers to adapt to lower doses over time.
Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process MHSA - Sullivan House uses which involves rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings.
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130 Phone Number(617) 524-4416 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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65 Glen Rd
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
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Jamaica Plain, 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.
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts has a high rate of drug and alcohol abuse. 15% of people in treatment for addiction are under the age of 18. People who abuse drugs and alcohol are more likely to experience accidents, injuries, overdose, chronic health problems, and death. The type of treatment that is right for you depends on your individual needs. Your doctor or treatment specialist can help you determine the best treatment for your needs.
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