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Sierra Tucson

Sierra Tucson

Drug Rehab Center in Tucson, Arizona

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

Sierra Tucson is a renowned addiction treatment facility located in Tucson, Arizona established in 1983 which provides comprehensive, individualized rehab programs incorporating traditional treatments as well as mind-body therapies and accepts most forms of private health insurance.

About This Arizona Facility

Sierra Tucson is a renowned residential treatment center, located near beautiful Tucson, Arizona. Established in 1983 and set on 160 acres, Sierra Tucson offers a variety of treatment options to address addiction and mental health issues. They specialize in providing personal care, comfortable amenities and 24-hour medical and clinical support in a safe and healing environment.

Sierra Tucson offers a wide range of addiction, behavioral health, and mental health services tailored to the individual needs of each patient. They provide evidence-based assessments, multi-disciplinary treatments, and comprehensive aftercare support. Their team of professionals provides individualized treatment plans focusing on evidence-based therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Enhancement Therapy. They also offer trauma-informed experiential therapies, such as equine therapy, yoga, and art therapy, to help patients create a foundation for life-long recovery and lasting change.

Sierra Tucson is fully accredited by The Joint Commission, and they have achieved a comprehensive range of certifications, such as the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence and the SAMHSA National Quality Award. Their team of dedicated professionals is also trained in the latest technologies, such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy and Neurofeedback. Sierra Tucson also has an array of on-site amenities, including a fitness center, yoga studio, and a variety of outdoor activities.

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
  • 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 Tucson, AZ, 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 Sierra Tucson are here to help.

    Opioids are a set of drugs prescribed for pain relief. Health care providers prescribe opioids for relief of severe pain after major surgeries and in conditions like cancer. Oxycodone, fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine are some of the commonly prescribed opioids. They also include illegal drugs of abuse like heroin. Opioid addiction refers to the compulsive seeking of opioids, even when they are not required medically.

    Opioid addiction treatment involves medication-assisted therapy (MAT) in which medicines, counseling, and behavioral therapies are all employed. Opioid addiction treatment is a comprehensive approach at Sierra Tucson in Tucson, AZ that boosts the treatment success rate and provides sustained recovery.

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

    Addiction, ADHD, Alcohol Abuse, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder or Traits, Chronic Impulsivity, Chronic Pain, Chronic Relapse, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Drug Addiction, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Eating Disorders, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Gambling Addiction, Gaming addiction, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Infidelity, Internet Use Addiction / Disorder, Life Skills / Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Medication Management, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Opioid Addiction, Personality Disorders, Psychosis, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming / Suicidal Ideation, Sex Addiction, Sex Therapy, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Abuse, Trauma and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) 

    Levels of Care Offered at Sierra Tucson

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

    Detoxification is a process that allows the patient to stop using opioids without experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. This can be necessary for those who have been addicted for a long period of time or who are struggling with chronic pain.

    During this process, addicts will receive medication and psychological support from doctors and other medical professionals until they can control their cravings.

    Inpatient treatment involves staying in the hospital or facility while treating all facets of addiction or co-occurring illness. This helps to minimize distractions and increase the emphasis on rehabilitation. Typical stays for inpatient rehabilitation in Tucson, AZ are about a month long.

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

    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.

    Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Tucson, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Sierra Tucson. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.

    Therapies & Programs

    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 Sierra Tucson in Tucson, Arizona 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 Sierra Tucson in Tucson, AZ 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 Tucson, Arizona 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 Sierra Tucson.
    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 Tucson, Arizona, 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 Sierra Tucson.

    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 Sierra Tucson that lets someone recovering work through issues on their own, knowing they have the support of people around them if they need it.

    Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, shortened to EMDR, helps patients reprocess past events and memories. This treatment offered at Sierra Tucson in Tucson, AZ can reduce their levels of anxiety and make past traumas easier to overcome, plus it can boost healing. This helps calm many patients down, allowing them to feel more in control and less helpless when it comes to combatting their addiction.

    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 Sierra Tucson in Tucson, AZ 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 Sierra Tucson in Tucson, Arizona 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 Sierra Tucson uses which involves rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings.

    12-Step Facilitation, Aftercare, Anger Management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Contingency management/motivational incentives, Couples Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, Detox, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Experiential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis, Hepatitis Education / Counseling / Support, HIV or AIDS education, Hypnotherapy, Inpatient Treatment, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal, Intervention, Life Skills, Marriage / Marital Counseling, Matrix Model, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Pain Management, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Residential Short Term (<30 Days), Sober-Living / Half-Way, Somatic, Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Therapy

    Patient Experience

    Creative Arts

    Creative Arts Therapy, an umbrella term that includes a variety of structured and unstructured therapies, can help addicts in many ways. For example, many addicts have short attention spans and have difficulty focusing on tasks. Creative arts therapy promotes changes in brain function to increase memory and the ability to focus, thus creating a solid foundation for addiction recovery.

    Creative arts therapy uses painting, music and poetry to release negative feelings. It is also an effective method of dealing with anxiety and accessing emotions. Integrating feelings and thoughts together is the goal for a more balanced approach to life.

    Experiential Therapy at Sierra Tucson

    This is a type of therapy that involves activity to recreate situations that may have caused trauma or negative emotions. Experiential therapy at Sierra Tucson in Tucson, AZ 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

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

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    Sierra Tucson Location and Directions
    Address Information39580 S Lago Del Oro Parkway
    Tucson, Arizona 85739 Phone Number(520) 639-9088 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Tucson, Arizona Addiction Information

    Arizona has some of the highest rates of prescription drug abuse in the United States. Methamphetamines, heroin and morphine are among the most commonly abused substances. Prescription pain relievers were prescribed to 348 million people in 2012, enough to medicate every adult in Arizona for 2 full weeks. The number of people with substance use disorders in Arizona has remained relatively constant over the past few years.

    In Tucson, Arizona, drug addiction is a serious issue. In fact, according to recent statistics, there are over 15,000 people in the city who are addicted to drugs. This accounts for about 5% of the population. Tucson's most commonly abused drugs include heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine. In Tucson, Arizona, the types of treatment available include inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, and 12-step programs.

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