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Summit Academy

Summit Academy

Drug Rehab Center in Butler, Pennsylvania

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

Summit Academy is an accredited addiction treatment facility providing comprehensive care for individuals looking to recover from substance abuse, including evidence-based therapies, aftercare support, dual diagnosis treatment and inpatient services, all within a safe, supportive environment that helps empower their clients to make meaningful changes.

About This Pennsylvania Facility

Summit Academy in Butler, Pennsylvania, stands out as a specialized facility focusing on addiction treatment for young men aged 14-19. This private, residential school is set on a sprawling 122-acre campus and is dedicated to transforming lives through a comprehensive approach that includes academics, substance abuse treatment, and more.

  • Multi-Faceted Approach: Offers a unique blend of academics, substance abuse treatment, mental health therapy, and more for a holistic recovery.
  • Specialized for Young Men: Specifically designed for at-risk young men, providing a supportive and understanding environment.
  • Comprehensive Support System: Integrates community service, arts, and athletics to support recovery and personal growth.

Summit Academy is accredited by CARF and holds a state license, ensuring high standards in addiction treatment. It caters to individuals suffering from alcoholism, opioid addiction, dual diagnosis, drug addiction, and mental health issues, providing a range of services from aftercare support to inpatient and outpatient programs.

The facility addresses specific addictions such as alcoholism and opioid addiction, employing evidence-based treatment methods. It offers various levels of care, including dual-diagnosis treatment, to meet individual needs effectively.

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

    State License

    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

    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 Butler, PA, 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 Summit Academy 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 Summit Academy in Butler, PA 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. Summit Academy in Pennsylvania knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.

    Levels of Care Offered at Summit Academy

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

    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 Butler, PA are about a month long.

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

    Facilities like Summit 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.

    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 Butler, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Summit Academy. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.

    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 Summit 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.

    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 Summit Academy in Butler, Pennsylvania 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 Summit Academy in Butler, PA 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 Butler, Pennsylvania 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 Summit Academy.
    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 Butler, Pennsylvania, 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 Summit 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 Summit Academy in Butler, PA 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 Summit Academy in Butler, Pennsylvania the ability to self-help and move forward towards sobriety without feeling rushed.

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Summit Academy

    This is a type of therapy that involves activity to recreate situations that may have caused trauma or negative emotions. Experiential therapy at Summit Academy in Butler, PA 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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    Summit Academy Location and Directions
    Address Information839 Herman Rd
    Butler, Pennsylvania 16002 Phone Number(724) 282-1995 Meta DetailsUpdated April 15, 2024
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    Butler, Pennsylvania Addiction Information

    Pennsylvania ranks 14th in the nation for drug-related deaths. More than 10% of all deaths in Pennsylvania have been related to drugs and alcohol. 30% of Pennsylvania youth reportedly drink alcohol monthly, with more than 20,000 teenagers having an alcohol problem. The rate of opioid misuse in Pennsylvania is double the national average.

    Butler, Pennsylvania, is not immune to the drug addiction epidemic sweeping the nation. Butler may have an even higher percentage of drug addicts than many other parts of the country. This is alarming and underscores the importance of getting help for addiction as soon as possible. There were 9,471 admissions to treatment centers for heroin addiction in 2015. Rehab centers in Butler offer a variety of treatments, including detoxification, counseling, and medication.

    Treatment in Nearby Cities
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    164 Schiebel Rd, Butler, PA 16002
    Candle - Community Based Drug Prevention
    100 Brugh Ave, Butler, PA 16001
    Crossroads - Butler
    220 State Rte 8, Butler, PA 16001
    124 Hollywood Drive, Butler, PA, 16001
    Silvermist
    130 Critchlow School Rd, Renfrew, PA 16053
    Crossroads - Natrona Heights
    905 Dallas Ave, Natrona Heights, PA 15065
    Allegheny Valley Hospital - Inpatient Mental Health
    1301 Carlisle St, Natrona Heights, PA 15065


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