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Rational Steps - Saint Petersburg

  • Saint Petersburg, FL
  • Outpatient

Rational Steps - Saint Petersburg is a drug treatment center located in Saint Petersburg, Florida. This facility specializes in helping individuals who are struggling with alcoholism, dual diagnosis, opioid addiction, and drug addiction. Rational Steps offers a range of services to support people on their journey to sobriety. One notable aspect of this treatment center is the availability of outpatient levels of care, providing individuals with flexibility while still receiving the necessary support and guidance.

The team at Rational Steps - Saint Petersburg utilizes various treatment methods and approaches to address addiction and substance abuse issues. They understand that each individual's needs are unique and therefore offer personalized care plans tailored to specific situations. Alongside traditional therapy sessions, they may incorporate evidence-based practices such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Additionally, Rational Steps provides comprehensive drug rehab programs aimed at helping individuals attain long-term recovery from substance abuse disorders. Through these services and treatments offered by their experienced staff members, Rational Steps aims to assist individuals in overcoming addiction effectively.

  • 3 Conditions Treated
  • Insurance Accepted
  • 2 Levels of Care
  • Speaks English
  • 7 Therapies & Programs

Conditions and Issues Treated

Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment in Saint Petersburg, FL

Opioid addiction treatment should be done in a medically supervised drug rehab. While taking opioids, users will typically use other substances to enhance the effects of opioids or to reduce the adverse effects of opioid use. Opioid addiction treatment will include detoxification and drug rehab counseling to help both the user and their loved ones learn how to live a successful sober lifestyle.

Treatments such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone are three medications that can help treat opioid addiction. These drugs work on the brain’s pleasure center and reduce cravings and the effects of illicit opioids such as heroin. These drugs can be either given orally or by injection. Individual drug rehab counseling sessions can be helpful to discuss any questions or concerns with the drug treatment program. This counseling will also help the user set goals for when they finish drug rehab.

Opioid addiction recovery is a long process. Many of the changes to the brain caused by opioid use cannot be undone, but with time and the proper treatment, a person can return to normal function. After detox, treatment will include drug rehab counseling and entering a halfway house or sober living community. Aftercare is critical to long-term recovery, as it helps the user avoid relapsing and entering back into drug rehab.

Levels of Care

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

“Outpatient treatment is ideal for those who have a lower intensity addiction. It’s also suitable for those with a supportive environment and those on a tight budget.

Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. It may involve weekly sessions instead of daily. Peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling may still be used and anti-addiction medication.

Therapies & Programs

No single treatment works for all addicts; therefore, the goal of treatment and therapy should be to find what works best for each individual. Some people requiring addiction treatment may only need a few weeks of inpatient care. Others will require long-term residential care. Tolerance and withdrawal levels vary from person to person and thus affect the intensity of the treatment needed.

If an individualized approach to treatment and therapy is not offered, addicts may fail to reap benefits from their efforts. Professionals must customize plans according to their patient’s needs, limitations, and strengths. The goal of all forms of addiction treatment should be for addicts to find healthy ways to cope with their addiction and its underlying causes.

Couples therapy for drug addiction is a unique form of therapy that allows family members to work through the emotional issues of their loved one’s addiction together. Family members can support each other while learning how to cope with the addiction and encourage healthy changes.

Accordingly, couples therapy for drug addiction is designed for an addict and their significant other or spouse. The two will work with a therapist to learn how the addiction affects themselves and the relationship and how to break the negative patterns of behavior that may have developed.

Drug addiction can destroy a person’s life, as well as their family and friends. The loss of one’s ability to choose how to live and behave often leads the addict into depression, anger, guilt, and many emotional problems.

The therapies usually include siblings, children, and parents who are involved in their daily lives. These sessions are vital because they address past issues that may have hampered an addict’s or alcoholic’s recovery and provide support at a crucial time!

One of the most critical aspects of family therapy is helping addicts’ loved ones see their situation in a new light. It’s also one of the most challenging things a family can do when a loved one struggles with addiction or alcoholism.

Group therapy is held in a safe, controlled setting where patients can feel comfortable sharing their struggles and gaining perspective through shared conversations. It takes place in a group rather than one on one to prevent feelings of isolation or being unique in their situation while creating an environment for addicts at Rational Steps - Saint Petersburg to develop fellowship, accountability, and support. Group therapy is an important tool in recovery that prevents cravings that prompt a return to active addiction.

Payment Options

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  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Location & Contact

    Rational Steps - Saint Petersburg Location and Directions
    Address
    1905 Tyrone Boulevard North
    Saint Petersburg, FL 33710

    Phone Number
    (727) 347-3284

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    Rational Steps - Saint Petersburg Location and Directions

    Location

    • 1905 Tyrone Boulevard North
      Saint Petersburg, FL 33710
    • (727) 347-3284

    Accepts

    • Gender
      Female, Male
    • Age
      Adults (20+), Teenagers
    • Modality
      Couples, Family, Group, Individuals

    Listed October 25, 2021

    Updated July 25, 2024

    Saint Petersburg, Florida Addiction and Treatment

    Florida is one of the nation's epicenters for substance abuse and drug-related overdoses. In 2014, around 410,000 Florida residents were addicted to drugs and alcohol. Over the last 10 years, 12% of all deaths in the state were attributed to substance abuse. Treatment admissions for alcohol reached 24,329 patients in 2016, and 2.5% of Florida high school students admitted to using crack cocaine.

    St. Petersburg dazzles with coastal views, vibrant arts, and outdoor adventures galore. But behind the scenes, a raging battle against addiction rages on — in 2020, Pinellas County saw over 21 opioid deaths per day, and fentanyl claimed a staggering 5,302 lives.

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