Nicasa - Bridge House
Drug Rehab Center in Waukegan, Illinois
Nicasa - Bridge House is a drug rehab center located in Waukegan, Illinois providing comprehensive treatment for individuals struggling with opioid addiction, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and alcoholism using various levels of care including aftercare support, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis, intervention, outpatient, and residential services that accept private health insurance.
About This Waukegan, IL Facility
Nicasa - Bridge House is an Addiction Treatment Facility located in Waukegan, Illinois. It is a part of Nicasa's comprehensive addiction and treatment services. The facility provides comprehensive treatment and support for people suffering from opioid addiction, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, alcohol dependency, and other related issues. They provide a range of services including aftercare support, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis, intervention, and residential and outpatient levels of care. Nicasa - Bridge House is licensed by the Illinois Department of Human Services and accredited by The Joint Commission, and accepts most private health insurance plans.
Nicasa - Bridge House offers evidence-based treatment to individuals struggling with addiction and the effects of substance use disorders. Their individualized treatment plans provide a combination of individual and group counseling, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and education and prevention services. They utilize a variety of therapies and techniques to foster recovery, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational enhancement therapy (MET), as well as peer-led recovery networks. Their highly trained staff also provide intensive case management, relapse prevention, and aftercare planning to ensure long-term treatment success.
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Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance abuse is the excessive use of any type of drug. This includes alcohol, medications and illegal drugs. Substance abuse is treated with a combination of physical and mental treatments. Nicasa - Bridge House patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.
Opioid addiction is one of Illinois‘s most prominent forms of addiction. Drugs, including heroin, oxycontin, and fentanyl, are the most common. To relieve pain, or ease other ailments, they are professionally prescribed, but they are often abused because they and the feelings they give are addictive.
Addiction is treated by detoxifying the body, so the medications’ chemicals are no longer impacting the individual. Nicasa - Bridge House offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.
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, Intervention, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.
In outpatient programs at Nicasa - Bridge House, the Waukegan resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.
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.
People involved in substance abuse usually are in a state of denial over the harmful effects of their changed behavior. They believe that they can overcome the addiction on their own. Intervention services in Illinois offered by Nicasa - Bridge House help family members to motivate the affected individual to seek external support.
Aftercare support refers to the follow-up care provided after the initial rehab program. The quality of aftercare support plays an important role in preventing relapses and sustains recovery. Aftercare support at Nicasa - Bridge House is personalized according to the needs of the patient in Illinois.
Nicasa - Bridge House‘s Therapies & Programs
Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your counselor at Nicasa - Bridge House. This builds a personal and trusting relationship so you can truly be yourself and express any emotions as you feel them. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction and coping strategies to prevent relapse.
Group Therapy is a type of counseling that occurs between a bunch of strangers. These groups are suitable for patients who are not confined in a treatment facility, but group sessions are also common in inpatient rehab programs. Group therapy is led by a trained individual at Nicasa - Bridge House in Waukegan, IL and consists of members from different stages of recovery.
The goal of group therapy sessions is to foster hope and a sense of belonging, share information, and learn coping mechanisms. It also helps to have people who can relate to what you’re going through. Good behaviors can also be contagious, and participants can learn from one another.
Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) DBT is a treatment of choice for people being treated at Nicasa - Bridge House whom are suffering from self-harming behaviors. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach and method in psychotherapy. Nicasa - Bridge House asks people to investigate how their thoughts, including habitual, negative, and inaccurate ways of thinking affect behaviors. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible ways of thinking cause people to have a limited ability to cope with stress
The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment offered at Nicasa - Bridge House. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics anonymous. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring. It refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.
Some people refer to contingency management, or CM, as motivational incentives. This type of therapy is a reconditioning of the mind and responses of the body. The point of CM is to help the body understand the proper responses to behaviors should be, as well as the effects that come with both problematic and desired behaviors. The more positive choices a person makes, the more incentives they will receive, all managed with sobriety goals by Nicasa - Bridge House in Waukegan, IL.
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3016 Grand Avenue
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 662-4124
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Waukegan, Illinois Addiction Information
In 2016, more than 2,350 Illinoisans died from drug overdoses. More than 5,500 deaths annually occur in Illinois due to the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. 7.17% of Illinois residents reported using illicit drugs in the past month (2018). Substance abuse costs the state approximately $3.5 billion every year.
In recent years, Waukegan has become better known for its problems with drug addiction and abuse. 15% of high school students reported being offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property. 61% of patients admitted to a hospital for substance abuse were under the age of 35. There are resources and programs available to help those struggling with addiction, but many people are still not aware of them.
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