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Rockbridge Area Community Services Board

Rockbridge Area Community Services Board

Drug Rehab Center in Lexington, Virginia

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

The Rockbridge Area Community Services Board (RAACS) is a non-profit mental health and substance abuse treatment facility located in Lexington, Virginia that provides a variety of evidence-based treatments, therapies, and services for individuals suffering from a range of mental health issues and addictions.

About This Lexington, VA Facility

The Rockbridge Area Community Services Board (RAACS) is a non-profit mental health and substance abuse treatment facility located in Lexington, Virginia. Founded in 1982, RAACS provides a wide range of treatment and services for individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues. RAACS staff are dedicated to helping individuals and their families achieve physical and emotional well-being, using evidence-based practices like cognitive-behavioral therapy and family therapy.

Clients at the Rockbridge Area Community Services Board receive holistic and personalized treatment plans to suit their needs. With multiple levels of care and treatments, RAACS can tailor the right program for each individual, including aftercare support, addiction rehabilitation, dual-diagnosis, intensive outpatient, and outpatient services. Common issues and addictions treated include substance abuse, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, opioid addiction, mental health disorders, parenting issues, self-esteem concerns, and trauma or PTSD. RAACS also offers therapeutic techniques such as experiential therapy, nutrition, case management, HIV/AIDS education, and nicotine replacement therapy, among others. RAACS accepts private health insurance and is contracted with numerous insurance organizations.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Smoking Allowed
  • Hearing-Impaired
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally, you may be suffering from substance abuse.

    Fortunately facilities like Rockbridge Area Community Services Board in Lexington, VA are here to help.

    When someone in Virginia struggles with both addiction and mental or emotional illness, this is considered a dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis treatment can include emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression. Getting treatment for these issues must occur at the same time to treat either of them effectively.

    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, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    An intensive outpatient treatment program is set up for those struggling with an addiction to begin the recovery process. Patients come to Lexington, VA to Rockbridge Area Community Services Board for therapy, support, programs, and medical supervision. Intensive outpatient treatment is often very tightly scheduled and heavily structured.

    An Outpatient Rehab Program is a part-time drug rehab program for treating individuals in Virginia with mild addiction or mild-to-moderate drug withdrawal symptoms. It generally requires about 10 to 12 hours every week. Doctors can administer on-the-spot medication to ease withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, increased heart rate, and even depression. Groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) can be used as a part of outpatient treatment to help maintain sobriety.

    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 Rockbridge Area Community Services Board in Virginia 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.

    Rockbridge Area Community Services Board‘s Therapies & Programs

    Results have proven the positive impact of family therapy on a recovering patient’s journey to sobriety. Patients at Rockbridge Area Community Services Board in Lexington, Virginia who receive generous support from their loved ones have better chances of completing their recovery process and maintaining their sobriety.

    When family members are more proactive and involved in the treatment procedure, it encourages the patient to advance his or her progress. Moreover, it shouldn’t be ignored that genetics play a role when it comes to addiction, so it’s better to approach the problem as a unit. Also, with proper education, family members can help an individual avoid addiction triggers and guide him or her in making lifestyle changes necessary for his or her sobriety.

    Group therapy may occur on an inpatient or outpatient basis and involves groups of clients who have no pre-existing relationships outside the group. Group therapy differs from support groups in two primary ways: group therapy is a kind of psychotherapy and is moderated by a professional therapist at Rockbridge Area Community Services Board in Virginia.

    It has been said that unhealed trauma is the root of most addictions. Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. Healing past traumas and introducing coping strategies are strong foundations for sustained recovery from addiction. This may involve individual or group counseling or both, in a Lexington, VA facility. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that 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 substance abuse disorders, and if not recognized, they can cause co-occurring disorders.

    CBT involves strategies that help to change the thinking and behavioral pattern by cognitive restructuring. In simple terms, it helps to remove negative thoughts and provides long-term benefits. Also, CBT promotes self-awareness, self-control, and healthy ways to respond to negative thoughts. It can be administered as a mono-therapy as well as a part of combination therapy.

    Addiction commonly results in varying levels of malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies. This can be reflected in weight loss, hair loss or hair changes, skin irregularities and damage to multiple internal body functions. While in active addiction meals can be skipped or replaced by drugs or alcohol. Eating correctly to replace lost vitamins and minerals while balancing your diet can build confidence while restoring your health from the inside out.

    Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) helps smokers get nicotine into their system without resorting to smoking. It’s a way to help people quit smoking without going cold turkey and experience aggressive withdrawal symptoms. The products (in the form of gums, sprays, patches, inhales, or lozenges) used in NRT provide the body with nicotine, excluding the toxic substances found in tobacco.

    NRT treatment at Rockbridge Area Community Services Board in Lexington, Virginia lowers down nicotine cravings, so the patient does not go through physical weakness while dealing with the emotional and mental stress of quitting smoking. Coupling NRT with counseling and other means of support gives long-term smokers a better chance of removing their unhealthy habit.

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Rockbridge Area Community Services Board

    Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment offered by Rockbridge Area Community Services Board in Lexington, VA encourages individuals to work out their issues with their inner self. Some of the most common examples of experiential therapy are equine therapy, music therapy, adventure therapy, and role playing.

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    Rockbridge Area Community Services Board Location and Directions
    Address Information241 Greenhouse Rd
    Lexington, Virginia 24450 Phone Number(540) 463-3141 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Lexington, Virginia Addiction Information

    The state of Virginia has been struggling with substance use and abuse like the rest of the United States. A little over 10% of the entire Virginia population uses drugs and almost 5% abuse alcohol every given year. This has led to almost 6.5% of all deaths in Virginia being somehow related to alcohol and/or drugs.

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