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South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step

South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step

Drug Rehab Center in Andalusia, Alabama

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

SCAMHC First Step provides comprehensive, evidence-based treatment and a wide range of services tailored to the individual needs of those suffering from substance abuse, addiction, or behavioral-related issues in Andalusia, Alabama.

About This Alabama Facility

South Central Alabama Community Mental Health Center (SCAMHC) First Step offers comprehensive treatment for substance abuse, addiction, and behavioral-related issues in Andalusia, Alabama. The facility provides a range of levels of care, including drug rehab, residential, and outpatient treatments. Patients receive individualized treatment plans, tailored to their specific needs, and these plans incorporate evidence-based practices, such as 12-step facilitation, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). Treatment can also include family therapy, couples therapy, substance use counseling, intervention, and HIV/AIDS education.

SCAMHC First Step also offers a wide range of services, beyond the therapeutic treatment plans, such as, discharge planning, case management, and anger management. The facility works with private health insurances, making the treatment process more accessible to those who are in need. SCAMHC First Step is dedicated to providing the best care possible, in order to help clients set, and achieve goals and experience lasting recovery from addiction.

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
  • Multiple Centers
  • 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 Andalusia, AL, 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 South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step 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 South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step in Andalusia, AL that boosts the treatment success rate and provides sustained recovery.

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    Levels of Care Offered at South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Drug Rehab, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    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 Alabama. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

    Facilities like South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step 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.

    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.

    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 South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step in Andalusia, Alabama 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.
    Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a method of individual and/or group counseling in Andalusia, Alabama 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 South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step.
    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 Andalusia, Alabama, 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 South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step.

    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 South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step that lets someone recovering work through issues on their own, knowing they have the support of people around them if they need it.

    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 South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step in Andalusia, Alabama 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 South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step 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, Anger Management, Case Management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Contingency management/motivational incentives, Couples Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, HIV or AIDS education, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Intervention, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Residential Short Term (<30 Days), Substance Use Counseling

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    South Central Alabama CMHC - First Step Location and Directions
    Address Information205 Academy Drive
    Andalusia, Alabama 36420 Phone Number(334) 428-5002 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Andalusia, Alabama Addiction Information

    Opioids, such as heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioids are related to more than half of all drug-related overdoses in Alabama. Alcohol is the most frequently used substance in Alabama; 85,000 Alabamians use cocaine every single year. In Alabama, there are four times as many vehicle crashes involving alcohol as there are normal vehicle crashes.

    About 9,000 people struggle with drug addiction in Andalusia, Alabama. According to 2016 statistics, there were 272 substance abuse-related arrests in the city, and 59% of those arrests were for drug possession. There are many drug rehab options available in Andalusia, Alabama. Inpatient rehab facilities offer a comprehensive, 30-day treatment program for detox, counseling, and aftercare support.

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