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Tools for Life

Drug Rehab Center in Aurora, Illinois

  • Opioid Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

Tools for Life in Aurora, Illinois is a premier addiction and substance abuse treatment facility that provides comprehensive care, individualized treatment plans, and support services to help individuals overcome addiction and lead fulfilling lives, while offering medically assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.

About This Aurora, IL Facility

Tools for Life, located in Aurora, Illinois, is a premier addiction and substance abuse treatment facility. They provide comprehensive care to help individuals overcome addictions and develop healthy behaviors with the goal of helping them lead fulfilling and productive lives. In addition to providing individualized treatment plans for each person, the facility also provides a range of services to support recovery. These services include individual and group therapy, family therapy, life skills development, relapse prevention, and more.

Tools for Life has an experienced team of professionals to provide the highest quality of care. Each member of the team works with clients to address the underlying causes of their addiction, develop life skills, and create a new lifestyle without harmful substances. In addition, they offer support programs to help people stay on the road to recovery, such as life skills development, drug and alcohol education, and relapse prevention. Through its dedication to providing a comprehensive approach to recovery, Tools for Life is able to help individuals take charge of their own healing and create a better life.

Tools for Life is accredited by the Illinois Department of Public Health and is a licensed substance use disorder provider. Additionally, the facility has received accreditation from the Joint Commission, a leader in healthcare standards. Tools for Life is also a member of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, a leading organization dedicated to providing quality care to individuals suffering from substance use disorders. It is also one of only a few facilities in the area to offer medically assisted treatment, a comprehensive approach to treating opioid use disorder that combines medication and counseling.

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

    SAMHSA

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like Tools for Life to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.

    Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Opioid Addiction 

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    An intensive outpatient program is a good option for someone in Illinois with a milder or less severe addiction. An IOP may involve daily meetings at a treatment facility, along with personal counseling and peer meetings. Some IOP programs offer half-day treatment, while others offer full-day programs. Tools for Life‘s IOP is customized per individual.

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

    Facilities 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.

    Tools for Life‘s Therapies & Programs

    In addiction recovery at Tools for Life, therapy plays a significant role. This helps patients get to the root of their addiction and discover how the problems that contributed to their use can be handled better. Therapy can be performed in a group and one on one settings. The patient interacts with the therapist in a one-on-one atmosphere during individual therapy. This encourages them to reflect on the underlying addiction problems and develop ways to avoid potential future abuse.

    Recovering from addiction involves recovering relationships as well. One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Couples therapy at Tools for Life can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged. Addiction involves everyone in the family, not only the addict.

    Family roles can change in damaging ways that may require professional help to rebalance. Successful intimate relationships can decrease the chances for relapse by ensuring a healthy environment after rehab in Aurora, IL.

    Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at Tools for Life may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.

    In group therapy, the patient undergoes sessions with other patients at Tools for Life who are dealing with similar problems. The members of the group interact with each other and talk freely about their issues at scheduled sessions. Group therapy reduces the feeling of loneliness and improves the coping skills of the patients. You are not alone in Aurora, Illinois.

    Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that focuses on eliminating specific negative thoughts such as suicidal thoughts that can potentially lead to an individual inflicting self-harm. It is useful in the treatment of patients exhibiting uncontrollable emotions, intense mood swings, and borderline personality disorders.

    The term “Dialectic” means the integration of opposites. In the substance abuse context, DBT refers to accepting the patient’s addiction and working to change their thoughts and behavior. It improves life skills such as controlling the intense emotions without reacting impulsively, resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively, and promoting awareness about self and others.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Tools for Life aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.

    Life skills pertain to the skill sets a person should possess to become successful in life. Examples are time management, budgeting, and social abilities. Life skills therapy highlights the fact that addiction recovery is more than just a person’s ability to go through their day-to-day without resorting to substance use in Aurora, IL once they leave the facility.

    Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Couples Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Drug Rehab, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Life Skills, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days)

    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
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    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    Tools for Life Location and Directions
    Address Information35 S Stolp Ave
    Aurora, Illinois 60506 Phone Number(630) 906-1200 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Aurora, Illinois Addiction Information

    In 2016, more than 2,350 Illinoisans died from drug overdoses. More than 5,500 deaths annually occur in Illinois due to the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. 7.17% of Illinois residents reported using illicit drugs in the past month (2018). Substance abuse costs the state approximately $3.5 billion every year.

    In Aurora, Illinois, the number of people addicted to drugs has increased from 6% to 8%. This puts them at higher risk for developing one or more serious health problems such as cancer, AIDS, heart disease, stroke, and lung infection. The most common drugs involved in these overdoses were opioids (1,946 deaths). Some programs focus on outpatient care, while others offer residential treatment.

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