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Stonington Institute

Stonington Institute

Drug Rehab Center in Groton, Connecticut

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

Stonington Institute provides a range of services and evidence-based treatments to support individuals in their journey to sobriety, with accredited care and dedicated aftercare programs.

About This Connecticut Facility

Located in Groton, Connecticut, Stonington Institute is an Addiction Treatment Facility that was established in 1943. This well-established institute specializes in treating individuals suffering from various addictions and mental health issues including opioid addiction, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, drug addiction, mental health disorders, and alcoholism. Stonington Institute offers a range of comprehensive care options such as aftercare support, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient programs, outpatient programs, partial-hospitalization, and detox levels of care. Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Stonington Institute provides high-quality treatment and accepts private health insurance.

Stonington Institute is dedicated to providing a wide range of services to individuals struggling with addiction and substance abuse issues. Their facility offers a holistic approach to treatment, focusing not only on addressing the physical aspects of addiction but also the underlying mental health concerns. Through their various treatment programs, Stonington Institute aims to help individuals achieve long-term recovery and improve their overall well-being. With services such as aftercare support, dual-diagnosis treatment, and detoxification, individuals can receive personalized care tailored to their specific needs. Whether it be intensive outpatient programs or partial-hospitalization, Stonington Institute ensures that clients have access to the level of care that suits them best.

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
  • Accreditations

    JCAHO

    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 Groton, CT, 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 Stonington Institute 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 Stonington Institute in Groton, CT 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. Stonington Institute in Connecticut knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.

    Addiction, ADHD, Alcohol Abuse, Anxiety, Benzodiazapines, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Drug Addiction, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Eating Disorders, Heroin Addiction, Medical Issues, Mental Health, Military, Mood Disorders, Opioid Addiction, Personality Disorders, Prenatal / Pregnancy / Postpartum, Self Esteem, Self-Harming / Suicidal Ideation, Sleep or Insomnia, Social Anxiety, Substance Abuse, Trauma and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), Weight Loss 

    Levels of Care Offered at Stonington Institute

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Partial-Hospitalization, 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.

    Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the Connecticut facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. Stonington Institute‘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 Connecticut. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

    Facilities like Stonington Institute 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.

    Partial hospitalization (PHP) is a type of outpatient addiction care. Each plan is tailored to meet unique individual needs. Treatment is more intense than that you receive at a therapist’s office. It is less intense than inpatient rehab. The entire treatment takes about ten days to complete. It does not require you to stay at the Connecticut treatment center. Each visit lasts several hours, sometimes, eight hours. It can be the best choice for those who have recently developed an addiction.

    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 Groton, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Stonington Institute. 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 Stonington Institute in Groton, Connecticut 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 Stonington Institute in Groton, CT 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 Groton, Connecticut 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 Stonington Institute.
    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 Groton, Connecticut, 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 Stonington Institute.

    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 Stonington Institute 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 Stonington Institute in Groton, Connecticut the ability to self-help and move forward towards sobriety without feeling rushed.

    12-Step Facilitation, Aftercare, Anger Management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Community reinforcement plus vouchers, Couples Therapy, Detox, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Employment Counseling / Training, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Intervention, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Naloxone and overdose education, Partial-Hospitalization (PHP), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Residential Short Term (<30 Days), Suboxone Therapy, Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Therapy, Vivitrol

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Stonington Institute Location and Directions
    Address Information618 Poquonnock Road
    Groton, Connecticut 6340 Phone Number860-439-6000 x6033 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Groton, Connecticut Addiction Information

    Connecticut has a higher rate of substance abuse and addiction than the national average. The state ranks in the top 10 in the country for illicit drug dependence among those ages 18 to 25. In 2010, there were 9,211 people admitted to an alcohol treatment facility for alcohol abuse combined with a secondary drug. Connecticut ranked fifth in the United States of America for the number of fatalities involving drunk driving in 2014.

    The statistics about drug or alcohol abuse and addiction in Groton, CT, are alarming. 7% of the population in Groton, CT, abuse drugs, and almost 17% of the population admit to binge drinking. Between 2010 and 2014, the number of people admitted to rehab for heroin addiction increased by 83%. The best drug treatment programs in Groton, CT, provide a combination of therapies and treatments that are tailored to the individual's needs.

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