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Sandhills Alternative Academy

Sandhills Alternative Academy

Drug Rehab Center in Rockingham, North Carolina

  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis

Sandhills Alternative Academy in Rockingham, North Carolina is a top-rated addiction and substance abuse treatment center that offers residential and outpatient care, specializing in Dual-Diagnosis, Mental Health, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Drug Addiction treatment and providing a range of services including counseling, group therapy, holistic treatments, and family programs.

About This North Carolina Facility

Located in Rockingham, North Carolina, Sandhills Alternative Academy stands out as a reputable facility focusing on Mental Health treatment. This center offers both a nurturing environment and a comprehensive approach to recovery, specializing in addressing complex conditions and promoting independence and support within the community.

Sandhills Alternative Academy is recognized for its excellence through CARF accreditation, ensuring a high standard of care. It provides a structured therapeutic environment catering to individuals with various behavioral challenges, emphasizing group and social competencies.

  • Offers a challenging yet positive therapeutic environment to foster recovery and personal growth.
  • Specializes in mental health care, providing targeted treatment and support.
  • Fully accredited by CARF, highlighting its commitment to quality and excellence in rehabilitation facilities.

Sandhills Alternative Academy tackles a range of issues including Dual-Diagnosis, Mental Health issues, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Drug Addiction. Treatment methods encompass a blend of counseling, 12-step programs, group therapy, holistic treatments, and more, tailored to meet each individual's needs.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Accreditations

    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

    Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Sandhills Alternative Academy in North Carolina knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.

    Levels of Care Offered at Sandhills Alternative Academy

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

    Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the North Carolina facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. Sandhills Alternative Academy‘s patients gradually get back to their routine life.

    Outpatient programs are the standard for addiction treatment. About 9 in 10 U.S. adolescents entering addiction treatment enroll in these programs, so you’re not alone in North Carolina. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

    Facilities like Sandhills Alternative Academy offer a variety of services, such as individual and group counseling and family therapy. During the sessions, you work with a team of experts that include: General physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Psychologists. The main goals of outpatient recovery programs are to help addicted individuals reduce drug use and addictive behaviors, eventually becoming entirely sober.

    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 Sandhills Alternative Academy‘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.

    One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Addiction involves everyone in a family, not only the addict. Couples therapy can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged.

    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 Sandhills Alternative Academy in Rockingham, North Carolina 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 Sandhills Alternative Academy in Rockingham, NC move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.

    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 Rockingham, North Carolina, 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 Sandhills Alternative Academy.

    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 Sandhills Alternative Academy in Rockingham, NC 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.

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Sandhills Alternative Academy

    This is a type of therapy that involves activity to recreate situations that may have caused trauma or negative emotions. Experiential therapy at Sandhills Alternative Academy in Rockingham, NC can involve acting, props, arts and crafts, animal care or other tools that may be effective.

    This therapy is done on an individual basis and can help revisit and heal from past traumas. Trust between the therapist and individual is important for success. Experiential therapy can help you more closely become you and move through life in a positive and authentic manner.

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • 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.
    Sandhills Alternative Academy Location and Directions
    Address Information503 Rockingham Rd
    Rockingham, North Carolina 28379 Phone Number(910) 417-4922 Meta DetailsUpdated April 15, 2024
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    Rockingham, North Carolina Addiction Information

    North Carolina ranks 29th in the nation for overall substance abuse. Many of the drugs abused in the state are illicit, and many of these are opioids. Prescription opioids are readily available due to the high rates of medical workers prescribing them. The number of prescriptions has increased tenfold since the 1980's. Opioid overdoses are the most common type of death in North Carolina.

    Rockingham, North Carolina has one of the highest rates of drug-related deaths in the country. One in four high school students reports binge drinking, and almost one in five reports current use of alcohol. In 2015, there were 898 drug overdose incidents in Rockingham. Rockingham's most commonly abused drugs include opioids, methamphetamine, and cocaine. Various rehabilitation programs are available in Rockingham. Some common treatment options include detoxification, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient rehabilitation.

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