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River Edge - LifeSPRING

River Edge - LifeSPRING

Drug Rehab Center in Macon, Georgia

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

River Edge - LifeSPRING is a accredited 44 bed substance abuse, alcohol and drug addiction treatment facility located in Macon, GA, offering Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Partial-Hospitalization, Sober-Living / Half-Way House, Residential programs and Aftercare Support with personalized interventions and private health insurance accepted.

About This Georgia Facility

River Edge - LifeSPRING, located in Macon, Georgia, is an internationally accredited behavioral health facility specializing in comprehensive mental health, substance use disorder, and intellectual and developmental disabilities services. Their mission is to provide superior, robust care that improves the lives of individuals, families, and communities.

River Edge - LifeSPRING offers a wide range of services, including inpatient, outpatient, and aftercare programs. They provide specialized care for pregnant and postpartum women, justice-involved women, women with hearing impairments, and women with HIV/AIDS.

The facility focuses on treating various substance use disorders, such as alcoholism, opioid addiction, and drug addiction. They also provide comprehensive care for individuals with co-occurring mental health conditions, ensuring a holistic approach to recovery.

- Internationally accredited by SAMHSA and CARF
- Specialized programs for pregnant and postpartum women, justice-involved women, and women with hearing impairments or HIV/AIDS
- Intensive, trauma-informed individual, group, and family counseling using CBT, DBT, RBT, and motivational interviewing
- Robust continuum of care, including PHP, IOP, SLH, standard outpatient, and aftercare services

River Edge - LifeSPRING's accreditations from SAMHSA and CARF demonstrate their commitment to providing high-quality care. They offer a comprehensive range of treatment methods and levels of care, including inpatient, outpatient, and aftercare services. Their programs incorporate evidence-based therapies, life skills training, and ongoing support to promote long-term recovery.

If you are a woman struggling with substance abuse, River Edge - LifeSPRING can provide the specialized care and support you need. Their dedicated programs address the unique challenges faced by women, offering a safe and supportive environment to focus on recovery and build the skills necessary for lasting sobriety.

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
  • Smoking Allowed
  • Hearing-Impaired
  • 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

    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 Macon, GA, 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 River Edge - LifeSPRING are here to help.

    Opioid addiction treatment helps people addicted to opioids in Georgia curb their drug use. The selection of a treatment setting depends on the severity of the addiction. Mild cases are usually treated in outpatient facilities; severe cases need hospitalization or treatment in a residential facility. Doctors use medicines along with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat the addiction. The treatment includes medication, counseling and therapy. It can also include group counseling, individual counseling and family counseling.

    Levels of Care Offered at River Edge - LifeSPRING

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Intervention, Outpatient, Partial-Hospitalization, Residential, Sober-Living / Half-Way, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Inpatient programs are intensive regimes that require individuals suffering from serious addictions to admit themselves into a controlled environment. Inpatient programs in Georgia generally span over 28 days to six months. The first step in an inpatient program is medically assisted detox. Doctors and addiction specialists at River Edge - LifeSPRING monitor the individual’s vital signs as the drugs leave their system. Some inpatient rehab programs also provide counseling for family members to provide encouragement and emotional support. In inpatient programs, patients have access to 24-hour medical supervision.

    An intensive outpatient treatment program is set up for those struggling with an addiction to begin the recovery process. Patients come to Macon, Georgia for treatment at River Edge - LifeSPRING for therapy, support, programs, and medical supervision. Intensive outpatient treatment is often very tightly scheduled and heavily structured.

    To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, River Edge - LifeSPRING offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the Georgia patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.

    A partial hospitalization program is set up to cover those struggling with acute symptoms of addiction. This means that the individual is cared for in a hospital-like environment in Macon, GA during the struggle of those symptoms, but allowed to go home at night. Most PHPs require approximately six-hours of therapy, at least three days per week.

    Sober living houses like River Edge - LifeSPRING in Macon help the patient move from a structured recovery facility to an everyday life smoothly. They are also known as homes for recuperation or half-way houses. SLH offers the value of living with a peer group with similar experiences and is recovering collectively, instead of individualized or alone.

    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.

    Most people with addiction in Macon do not readily recognize that they need help. Family and friends need to take action and express their concern over their loved one’s well-being. It’s best to seek specialists like River Edge - LifeSPRING, who provide intervention services.

    Aftercare comprises services that help recovering addicts readjust to normal day-to-day Georgia activities. It can last a year or even longer. Services include individual and family counseling, medications to reduce cravings, and treatment of psychiatric and other medical conditions. Aftercare support begins once you have completed earlier stages of treatment.

    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 River Edge - LifeSPRING‘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.

    Attending group therapy at River Edge - LifeSPRING in Macon, Georgia allows those seeking sobriety to realize they are not alone in their battles. This is when a group of people all in different phases of recovery get together and speak about their battles. They talk about their triggers, their successes, their failures, and the things they can do to get on and stay on a sober path. These sessions also teach life skills, communication, healthy habits, and can include alternative types of therapy.

    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 River Edge - LifeSPRING in Macon, GA move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.

    Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a method of individual and/or group counseling in Macon, Georgia that focuses on acceptance and change. It was developed to advance the idea of balancing opposites. It is a coping method of avoiding black and white approach to situations and problems. DBT can be very effective in developing coping strategies for negative emotions and experiences, and is available for patients at River Edge - LifeSPRING.
    The relationship between the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a patient is explored by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). As an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol in Macon, Georgia, it helps to create a balanced response to thoughts and feelings. Effective communication between users and those around them is also encouraged. It is an efficient treatment for individuals suffering from all sorts of addictions, professionally provided by River Edge - LifeSPRING.

    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 River Edge - LifeSPRING 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 River Edge - LifeSPRING in Macon, GA 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.

    Entering a 12-step program allows people to accept that they struggle with an addiction on their own terms. It breaks down the process into 12-steps that recovering patients can advance as they feel strong enough to do so. This is common in programs like NA and AA, and gives the patient at River Edge - LifeSPRING in Macon, Georgia the ability to self-help and move forward towards sobriety without feeling rushed.

    Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process River Edge - LifeSPRING 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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  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    River Edge - LifeSPRING Location and Directions
    Address Information5113 College Crossing Dr
    Macon, Georgia 31206 Phone Number(478) 803-8729 Meta DetailsUpdated April 15, 2024
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    Location

    5113 College Crossing Dr
    Macon, GA 31206
    (478) 803-8729

    Accreditations
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    Government Funded
    Language
    English
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    Macon, Georgia Addiction Information

    Prescription opioid use has caused a large increase in the total amount of overdoses in Georgia. Almost 12% of the Georgia population uses illicit drugs each year, and slightly over 3.5% also abuses alcohol at the same time. This does not include those who binge-drink at least once a month, which includes 20% of all Georgians.

    Addiction and abuse of drugs and alcohol can have a big impact on the community in Macon, Georgia. There were 906 overdose deaths in the state in 2016, and it's estimated that around 60% of those were related to opioid abuse. Nearly 36,000 hospitalizations were due to drug abuse in 2016. Common options include inpatient and outpatient treatment, but many other options are available depending on the person's specific needs.

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