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Tidewater Youth Services Commission

Tidewater Youth Services Commission

Drug Rehab Center in Portsmouth, Virginia

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

The Tidewater Youth Services Commission offers a comprehensive range of substance abuse treatment programs and services for youth and their families, including individual, family, and group counseling, residential and outpatient treatment, relapse prevention, and aftercare planning.

About This Virginia Facility

Tidewater Youth Services Commission is a comprehensive addiction treatment facility located in Portsmouth, Virginia. Founded in 1991, the center has developed a well-earned reputation for successfully treating individuals and families suffering from conditions such as alcohol and drug addiction, opioid abuse, and other substance use disorders. In addition to offering traditional aftercare support, the center provides a variety of levels of care, from intensive outpatient and drug rehab to more traditional outpatient services.

The Tidewater Youth Services Commission is licensed by state and federally overseen bodies, including the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse (DMHMRSAS). The highly experienced team of expert counselors, clinicians, and addiction professionals have decades of experience in providing evidence-based treatment programs and services to those struggling with substance abuse. Treatments provided include but are not limited to relapse prevention, cognitive-behavioral therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and medication-assisted treatment. Thanks to their comprehensive approach, many of their patients have successfully achieved and maintained their sobriety.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Hearing-Impaired
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    The inappropriate use of any drug in Portsmouth, VA is substance abuse. This involves alcohol, medications, and illicit drugs. With a combination of physical and psychiatric therapies, drug addiction is successfully treated at Tidewater Youth Services Commission. After Detox is complete, individuals follow-up with treatments treating the root cause of the addiction.

    Opioid Addiction Treatment supports people recovering from addiction to prescription drugs as well as illegal opioids. This is a hospital-based or residential treatment. Depending upon one’s age, detox without the appropriate medication may be unpleasant or even dangerous–some get body aches, fever, chills, while others may even have seizures.

    Opioid treatment involves medically assisted detox, physical and mental support. Most rehabilitations use an array of treatments to ensure overall wellbeing, such as Medication-assisted therapy (MAT) in which one gets behavioral therapy, medicines, and counseling. A client-centered approach can reduce one’s chances of relapse. Therapists at work with the client to figure out environmental and behavioral triggers, giving them the power to change the patterns.

    Alcohol Abuse, Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse 

    Levels of Care Offered at Tidewater Youth Services Commission

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

    Daily trips to the hospital that provides the treatment include intensive outpatient services (IOP). IOP in Virginia is appropriate for patients in residential recovery facilities that have been diagnosed with addiction. Patients return to their everyday lives gradually, increasing the likeliness of success in treatment.

    Outpatient rehabilitation is a treatment that exists if a patient is not checking into Tidewater Youth Services Commission long term. In addition to helping them recover, the patient attends regular therapy sessions and detox and participates in other therapies. However, this is all primarily done from home. As a follow-up to inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment is usually recommended.

    After rehabilitation, it helps people return to their everyday lives. It may also be an alternative to inpatient care in some situations. If they cannot leave their jobs, children, or don’t have the money for inpatient care, people can choose this method. Inpatient therapy, however, is the best method and most suggested level of treatment offered by Tidewater Youth Services Commission in recovering from addiction.

    Treatment for substance abuse does not cease after an individual successfully completes a detox or rehabilitation program. A vital follow-up treatment service is aftercare support provided to individuals at Tidewater Youth Services Commission in Virginia after they attain initial sobriety.

    Aftercare support often takes the following forms: 12-Step Programs, Outpatient Treatment Programs, and Support Groups. The most effective aftercare programs are tailored to meet an individual’s specific needs and circumstances.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at Tidewater Youth Services Commission. Individual therapy provides patients with a safe environment where they can openly discuss their problems with the therapist. The patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group setting.

    Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.

    Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by Tidewater Youth Services Commission brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.

    Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. Accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. With Tidewater Youth Services Commission in Portsmouth, Virginia, there’s no reason to go through recovery alone.

    Trauma is one of the most common causes of psychological disorders. It’s often found in people with addiction diagnoses. Trauma therapy addresses this by examining the emotions and thoughts people have formed due to past traumas. Traumas are complex but trauma therapy can reduce their ability to contribute to addictive behaviors.

    Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the connection between how someone feels, acts, and thinks. It shows someone how to accept responsibility for their behaviors and actions, while also strengthening a person’s awareness of the circumstances they put themselves into. It can give people attending Tidewater Youth Services Commission in Portsmouth, Virginia the strength to realize they were self-destructing, allowing them to finally reach out and get the help they need.

    Rehabilitation is not just limited to bringing an individual out of addiction and achieving sobriety. It is considered complete only when an individual starts leading a normal and balanced life. Life skill therapy focuses on the various skills that helps an individual to lead a normal life. Patients often do not take care of themselves, struggle professionally and withdraw from social interaction due to the physical and emotional disturbances caused by addiction.

    Life skills therapy helps them to improve various personal, professional and social skills such as cooking healthy meals, maintaining proper hygiene, budgeting, decision making, time management, regulation of emotions and resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively.

    Aftercare, Anger Management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, Employment Counseling / Training, Experiential Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Intervention, Life Skills, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Therapy

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Tidewater Youth Services Commission

    Experiential therapy involves recreating or creating new experiences for the patient. Many people struggled with past issues such as memories or trauma. By creating a new experience, it allows people to work through the issues associated with those moments in a new experience. This can give them a new measure of control and can help them role play a new scenario. That can help push addiction into their past and help them begin the healing process.

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
  • Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    Tidewater Youth Services Commission Location and Directions
    Address Information2404 Airline Blvd
    Portsmouth, Virginia 23701 Phone Number(757) 488-9382 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Portsmouth, Virginia Addiction Information

    The state of Virginia has been struggling with substance use and abuse like the rest of the United States. A little over 10% of the entire Virginia population uses drugs and almost 5% abuse alcohol every given year. This has led to almost 6.5% of all deaths in Virginia being somehow related to alcohol and/or drugs.

    The city of Portsmouth is known for its high levels of drug abuse. Portsmouth also had the second-highest rate of fatal overdoses in Virginia. In Portsmouth, VA, there were 942 reported drug abuse cases in 2016, of those cases, 586 were for opioid abuse. There are a variety of treatment options available for addiction in Portsmouth, Virginia. Some of the most common treatments include behavioral therapy, medication, and family therapy.

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