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Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center

Drug Rehab Center in Taos, New Mexico

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

Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center is a JCAHO, NAATP, and LegitScript certified 20-bed addiction treatment facility that provides detoxification services, inpatient treatment, aftercare support, and sober living/half-way housing, ranging from residential programs to evidence-based therapy like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and accepts most private health insurances.

About This Taos, NM Facility

Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Men's Detox and Residential Treatment Center is a private residential addiction treatment facility located in Taos, New Mexico. Nestled on a secluded 40-acre campus surrounded by mountains and desert, it provides a serene environment conducive to recovery and introspection.

The center's mission is to help adult male clients overcome drug and alcohol addiction through a comprehensive approach that incorporates the healing power of nature. With over 20 beds, it offers a range of services tailored to individual needs.

Accredited by renowned organizations like JCAHO, NAATP, and LegitScript, Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos ensures quality care and ethical practices. Treatment methods include medically monitored detox, inpatient and outpatient programs, individual and group therapy, life skills education, relapse prevention, and holistic modalities like sweat lodges, Reiki, art and music therapy.

  • Secluded 40-acre campus in natural surroundings
  • Comprehensive addiction treatment for adult men
  • Medically monitored detox and inpatient programs
  • Individualized care plans with therapy and education

The facility specializes in treating substance use disorders, including opioid addiction, as well as co-occurring mental health conditions. Clients work closely with a team of licensed professionals to develop personalized treatment plans that address their unique challenges and needs.

For individuals struggling with addiction and co-occurring disorders, Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos offers a safe and supportive environment to begin the journey towards lasting recovery. Through a holistic approach that combines evidence-based therapies with traditional healing practices, the center empowers clients to overcome their addictions and reclaim their lives.

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

    NAATP

    LegitScript

    JCAHO

    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 Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center in Taos, NM are here to help.

    Opioid addiction treatment facilities in New Mexico, like Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center cover both illegal and prescription opioids abuse. Most plans include detoxification and subsequent medications to ease the process. Behavioral therapies and counseling are also necessary to resolve the root cause of addiction.

    A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.

    Levels of Care Offered

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Intervention, Residential, Sober-Living / Half-Way, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Detox is a drug rehab process that is designed to remove the drug addict from the drug safely. The problem with solely using detox as a sobriety tool is that it alone provides no therapy or counseling. If a person goes through detox and returns to their everyday life, they may begin using again once the detox has worn off.

    Detox does not help with cravings, so for some addicts, this can be extremely difficult and should be both done and supervised by medical professionals. Aftercare is crucial, so selecting a facility that offers additional services is important.

    Inpatient treatment takes place when a patient checks into a rehab facility. Patients at Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center receive round the clock care that includes detoxing and therapy. Although outpatient treatments are available, inpatient care is recommended as the first step in rehabilitation. The intensive and comprehensive treatment sets patients on a path for drug free living.

    A sober living home in New Mexico is really like a halfway house, often referred to as an SLH. It is halfway between a rehab center for drugs or alcohol and living at home. Any specific rules and regulations must be followed by residents, such as attending required meetings and structured daily chores.

    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.

    Not everyone who struggles with addiction in New Mexico is ready to go into a treatment program. For these individuals, intervention services may help. Friends and family of the individual can call and set up an intervention. We have a professional come and lead the discussion.

    Treatment is just the first step to maintaining sobriety. After treatment, aftercare support at Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center helps the individual adjust to a life without substances. This support may involve a sober living home in or near Taos, NM, career counseling, or educational assistance. This is when a relapse prevention plan begins to take shape.

    Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center‘s Therapies & Programs

    Treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success. Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center counselor. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction.

    Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. It becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Some facilities like Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center in Taos, NM offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal.

    Results have proven the positive impact of family therapy on a recovering patient’s journey to sobriety. Patients at Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center in Taos, New Mexico 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 Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center in New Mexico.

    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 Taos, NM facility. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps those who attend Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center understand how their feelings, beliefs, and thoughts affect their behaviors. DBT is particularly useful for people with self-harming behaviors, as well as those with substance abuse disorders. DBT teaches people how to tolerate distress, regulate their emotions, and how to become mindful.

    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.

    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic method used to treat emotional trauma. In an EMDR session, a Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center therapist provides a stimulus for the client, such as hand-tapping or moving a visual stimulus that the client tracks while recounting a traumatizing event. EMDR is notably effective in treating PTSD.

    In the midst of an addiction certain healthy habits and behaviors can be forgotten or discarded altogether. While in treatment you will learn life skills that will help you successfully maintain sobriety and rebuild your life in Taos, NM. Some examples of this are time management, social skills, nutrition, hygiene, stress management and taking care of yourself.

    The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment. In this program, peers help each other to achieve the goal of abstinence. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. Due to its huge success, the 12-step program is included as a part of other substance abuse treatments.

    The 12 steps guide at an individual level. It begins with the individuals accepting that they are addicts, and they understand its consequences. It is followed by focusing on the recovery process and making amends for hurting others. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring, which refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.

    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 Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center in Taos, New Mexico 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

    Creative Arts

    Many people opt for creative arts therapy at Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center because allowing out the creative side helps them process many situations. Creative arts therapy can include singing, playing instruments, writing, sculpting, fashion, painting, improv, building, and more. The creation process helps people think through puzzles to achieve and end result, which can then be applied to the process from addiction through recovery.

    Experiential Therapy at Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center

    Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment offered by Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center in Taos, NM 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.

    Fitness Therapy

    Recovery from addiction involves recovering the body and mind. Learning how to take care of yourself includes physical fitness. Studies have shown that exercise increases abstinence rates and ease withdrawal symptoms.

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Medicare
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  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Additional Details

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    Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center Location and Directions
    Address Information250 Shadow Mountain Rd
    Taos, New Mexico 87571 Phone Number(800) 203-8249 Meta DetailsUpdated April 15, 2024
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    Taos, New Mexico Addiction Information

    New Mexico has been one of the leading states in the nation when it comes to drug and alcohol use, abuse, and addiction. Opioids are responsible for over 60% of all drug-related overdoses in New Mexico. Alcohol-related deaths in New Mexico are the highest in the nation and almost twice the national average since 2000.

    15% of adults in Taos reported using illicit drugs, and 27% binge drinking in the past month. The main drugs of abuse in the city are methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana. Taos also has a high rate of DUI arrests, with 18% for drivers who are under 18 years old. There are several treatment facilities near Taos to help those struggling with drug addiction or abuse.

    Treatment in Nearby Cities
    Centers near Shadow Mountain Recovery - Taos Recovery Center
    259 Blueberry Hill Rd Po Box 968, Taos, NM, 87571
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    208 Guachpangue Road, Espanola, NM 87532
    Santa Fe Recovery Center
    1000 1000 North Paseo de Onate, Espanola, NM 87532
    Hoy Recovery Program
    612 N Paseo De Onate, Espanola, NM 87532
    Santa Fe Recovery Center
    510 North Paseo de Onate Suite B, Espanola, NM 87532
    New Mexico Treatment Services
    208 208 Guachpangue Road, Espanola, NM 87532
    1 Kee street, Espanola, NM, 87532
    200 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, 87504
    CHRISTUS St. Vincent - Behavioral Health Services
    455 Saint Michaels Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87505


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