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NAMI - New Orleans National Alliance on Mental Illness

NAMI - New Orleans National Alliance on Mental Illness

Drug Rehab Center in New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis

NAMI - New Orleans National Alliance on Mental Illness is a non-profit organization that offers counseling, support groups, resources, education, and advocacy for individuals, families, and friends coping with mental health issues and addiction, and is accredited by the Joint Commission and recognized for their commitment to quality care.

About NAMI - New Orleans National Alliance on Mental Illness in Louisiana

NAMI - New Orleans National Alliance on Mental Illness is an addiction treatment facility located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1979, NAMI offers comprehensive care for individuals suffering from dual diagnosis and mental health disorders. The facility is accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) and SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), which ensures their commitment to providing high-quality treatment services. NAMI accepts private health insurance, making their services accessible to a wider range of individuals seeking help.

NAMI - New Orleans National Alliance on Mental Illness provides a range of services to address addiction and substance abuse. The facility offers dual-diagnosis treatment, focusing on individuals who are struggling with both mental health issues and addiction. Through their outpatient levels of care, NAMI provides support and treatment to individuals who do not require residential or inpatient treatment. This approach allows individuals to continue with their daily lives while receiving the necessary treatment and support. NAMI's team of professionals is dedicated to helping clients overcome their addiction, improve their mental health, and achieve long-lasting recovery.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • SAMHSA Listed
  • Hearing-Impaired
  • Multiple Centers
  • Accreditations

    SAMHSA

    CARF

    The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Dual diagnosis refers to someone who has both an addiction and a mental or emotional illness. Dual diagnosis treatment includes therapy for both issues simultaneously, allowing for effective treatment of either.

    Sometimes people with addiction disorders also have co-occurring disorders like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, etc. These require specialized treatment programs that address both drug and alcohol addiction as well as psychiatric illnesses. Some rehabilitation facilities provide patients with co-occurring disorders a program with highly integrated services and a clean, distraction-free environment.

    Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Mental Health 

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    Alcohol or drug addiction, or co-occurring disorders, are treated in an outpatient program. The patient must attend therapy and other programs at the facility but can return home each night.

    Outpatient treatment allows recovering addicts to live at home while receiving addiction treatment. Outpatients can attend group sessions for a few hours per week. Outpatients may also continue to work full time and study/attend school without interruption if they choose.

    Therapies & Programs

    Different people react differently to various treatment options. Some drug rehabilitation centers offer individualized treatment that caters to the specific needs of a drug addict. The best treatment option varies on an individual depending on the type of drug abused, life history, medical condition of the person, social circumstances, and the environment they live in now.

    When a person enters drug rehab, they usually have anti-drug associations such as withdrawal symptoms, stress, cravings, etc. The first step of drug rehab is to detoxify the body from any residual substances in it. Drug rehabilitation centers usually employ trained medical professionals to help in this process. Usually, the initial detoxification lasts for five days, where the person is monitored under close supervision.

    Attending group therapy at NAMI - New Orleans National Alliance on Mental Illness in , is a useful way for those seeking sobriety to realize they aren’t the only one going through it.

    This is when a group of people on different recovery phases get together and talk about what they’re going through, their triggers, successes, and failures. This can include alternative types of therapies too! Group therapy may occur on an outpatient or inpatient basis with groups that have no pre-existing relationships outside the session, unlike support groups where everyone already knows each other beforehand.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a type of psychotherapy that helps people address the thoughts and behaviors that may have led to their addiction. It also helps change negative thoughts into positive ones and promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. CBT is an efficient treatment for individuals suffering from all sorts of addictions.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the underlying thoughts and behaviors that caused the problem of addiction in the first place and may cause a relapse. Negative feelings are common in drug abuse disorders, but they can lead to co-occurring disorders if not recognized. CBT involves strategies that help to change the behavior pattern by restructuring negative thoughts into positive ones. It helps to remove these feelings, and it provides long-term benefits. Also, CBT promotes self-awareness, self-control and can be administered as a mono-therapy or as part of combination therapy.

    Life Skills Services offered at Drug Treatment Centers assists addicts in their recovery by teaching them healthy coping mechanisms that will aid them in becoming sober, focussing on helping people enter into, and maintaining long-term sobriety. Drug Treatment Centers provide Life Skills Services at varying levels of intensity, specific to the needs and requirements of each patient.

    Life Skills Services offered at Drug Treatment Centers assists addicts in their recovery by teaching them healthy coping mechanisms that will aid them in becoming sober, focussing on helping people enter into, and maintaining long-term sobriety. NAMI - New Orleans National Alliance on Mental Illness in New Orleans, Louisiana provide Life Skills Services at varying levels of intensity, specific to the needs and requirements of each patient.

    The benefits of Life Skills Services offered at Drug Treatment Centers:

    • Restores hope and empowerment — Helps addicts believe that recovery is possible and instills a new confidence in their ability to achieve a positive, drug-free future
    • Enhances family involvement — Encourages families to get involved in the recovery process and supports their understanding and encouragement of healthy behavior.
    • Increases patient’s compliance — Helps patients take responsibility for and ownership of their recovery and encourages continued progress
    • Reduces relapse rates — Encourages long-term abstinence and emphasizes the importance of establishing sober support systems.

    Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Dual-Diagnosis, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Life Skills, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days)

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    NAMI - New Orleans National Alliance on Mental Illness Location and Directions
    Address Information1538 Louisiana Avenue
    New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 Phone Number(504) 896-2345 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    New Orleans, Louisiana Addiction Information

    Louisiana is one of the top ten states in the nation for opioid-related deaths. One in ten high school students admits to regularly using prescription opioids for non-medical purposes. More than 225,000 Louisiana residents admit to regular heavy drinking and around 6% of the Louisiana population abuses alcohol. Marijuana use in Louisiana is most common amongst teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 years old.

    Drug addiction and abuse can greatly impact the community in New Orleans. 115 people die from an opioid overdose every day. Families are torn apart, friends are lost, and lives are forever changed due to drugs. Treatment centers in New Orleans generally follow the 12-step model of recovery, which includes steps such as admitting powerlessness over the addiction, making amends for past wrongs, and helping others who are still struggling.

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