Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital
Drug Rehab Center in Boston, Massachusetts
- Mental Health
- Dual Diagnosis
- Drug Addiction
The Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital have partnered to offer a comprehensive addiction treatment program in Boston, Massachusetts, offering dual-diagnosis care, outpatient care, and aftercare support while accepting private health insurance.
About This Massachusetts Facility
Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital is committed to providing quality care to those struggling with addiction. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this facility provides drug addiction and dual diagnosis treatment to those with mental health needs. Their scope of services range from dual-diagnosis treatment, to outpatient and aftercare support levels of care. All services are provided in adherence to mental, behavioral and physical health standards and accepted best practices.
The staff at Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital are experienced in helping patients recover from addiction. They offer cognitive-behavioral therapy, family therapy, and relapse prevention to ensure patients understand how to stay sober and maintain their sobriety. Additionally, the facility offers a variety of activities such as 12-step meetings, life skills training, anger management, and grief counseling to foster holistic healing from addiction. The facility is accredited by The Joint Commission and has an active license from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health.
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Levels of Care Offered at Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Outpatient rehabilitation is a treatment that exists if a patient is not checking into Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital long term. In addition to helping them recover, the patient attends regular therapy sessions and detox and participates in other therapies. However, this is all primarily done from home. As a follow-up to inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment is usually recommended.
After rehabilitation, it helps people return to their everyday lives. It may also be an alternative to inpatient care in some situations. If they cannot leave their jobs, children, or don’t have the money for inpatient care, people can choose this method. Inpatient therapy, however, is the best method and most suggested level of treatment offered by Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital in recovering from addiction.
Treatment for substance abuse does not cease after an individual successfully completes a detox or rehabilitation program. A vital follow-up treatment service is aftercare support provided to individuals at Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital in Massachusetts after they attain initial sobriety.
Aftercare support often takes the following forms: 12-Step Programs, Outpatient Treatment Programs, and Support Groups. The most effective aftercare programs are tailored to meet an individual’s specific needs and circumstances.
Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital. Individual therapy provides patients with a safe environment where they can openly discuss their problems with the therapist. The patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group setting.
Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.
Addiction and alcoholism always harm an addict’s relationships with others and none more than relationships with a spouse or partner. Couples therapy is an essential part of restoring trust and good communication to intimate relationships harmed by addiction. Couples therapy by Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital helps repair the damage done to these important relationships.
Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.
Trauma is one of the most common causes of psychological disorders. It’s often found in people with addiction diagnoses. Trauma therapy addresses this by examining the emotions and thoughts people have formed due to past traumas. Traumas are complex but trauma therapy can reduce their ability to contribute to addictive behaviors.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is designed for those who are prone to self-harm and suicidal behaviors. Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital aims to help patients understand the relationship between their thoughts, feeling and behaviors and it gives them the tools to make a change. It is effective for those whose addictions and behaviors stem from extreme mental health issues.
The right diet can improve a person’s general outlook, sleep habits and thought processing skills. MNT also lowers the occurrence of chronic diseases such as adult-onset diabetes. Dieticians like those at Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA believe that nutrition therapy is the key to making significant lifestyle changes.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) uses low dose nicotine products to ween smokers away from cigarettes. The products get nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking reducing addiction to the physical habit. It also allows addicts to adjust to lower doses to reduce withdrawal symptoms.
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Creative Arts
It is believed that enhancing creativity and developing skills related to it can help people with addiction recover faster. Activities such as painting, writing, acting, and dancing are considered therapeutic and hosted and managed by Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. They become outlets for patients to blow off steam, channel their emotions, and express their thoughts.Fitness Therapy
Opting for fitness therapy allows someone to get through addiction recovery while effectively rebuilding their body. This is a great type of therapy to pair with nutritional therapy, as the combination of getting fit and eating right can help someone in recovery feel better and make healthier choices from the start. This therapy offered by Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA establishes a firm connection between the body and mind, and teaches how to make healthy life habits that do not involve addiction.
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Boston, 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.
Boston has one of the highest rates of opioid abuse in the country. 1 in 10 residents struggles with substance abuse. Between 2013 and 2017, the number of opioid-related deaths in the area increased by 64%. There were over 1,100 overdose deaths in 2016. Detox is the first step in most treatment programs in Boston. This is where the person stops using drugs and allows their body to cleanse itself of toxins.
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