VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System - Pittsfield CBOC
Drug Rehab Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
About This Pittsfield, MA Facility
VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System - Pittsfield CBOC’s Drug Treatment Center, located in Pittsfield, MA, offers multiple levels of care, individualized treatment options, and accepts most health insurance.
We recommend treatment at accredited centers. VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System - Pittsfield CBOC is a SAMHSA listed and licensed center. VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System - Pittsfield CBOC is additionally listed or certified by CARF, JCAHO.
Treatment here is generally (at least partially) covered by most insurances, their information claims. Please call RehabNow.org's admission experts to verify your insurance and find a center that accepts your coverage. Also, patients may self-pay.
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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
Opioid addiction involves addiction to legal or illegal opioids. It may happen very quickly with any opioid use. Sometimes within a matter of days. Opioid addiction is a known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction.
Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use even if they want to quit. Stopping using an opioid requires careful medical observation. Sometimes the withdrawal can persist for many weeks, which can put the user at a high risk for relapse.
It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox like those offered at VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System - Pittsfield CBOC in Pittsfield, MA, MA, to manage the withdrawal process while learning lasting tools to maintain recovery. In some circumstances medications can be used to manage opioid addiction.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in Pittsfield, MA. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System - Pittsfield CBOC peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling may still be involved.
After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System - Pittsfield CBOC is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around Massachusetts, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.
VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System - Pittsfield CBOC‘s Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. 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.
Couples therapy is an approach wherein the patients and their partners are engaged together as a part of the treatment process. When a person becomes a victim of substance abuse, it affects the patient and the people around him, particularly his partner. Their relationship can become strained due to lack of communication, financial issues, loss of trust, lack of intimacy, and physical abuse in more severe cases.
Couples therapy addresses these issues and tries to rebuild the trust between the partners. The partner’s involvement in the process will result in greater chances of treatment success and sustained recovery.
Family therapy is a set of therapeutic approaches that assumes that the entire family is a system. It utilizes the strengths and resources of the family to help the patient refrain from resorting to substance abuse. It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
Group therapy happens at VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System - Pittsfield CBOC in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Pittsfield, MA patients’ recovery by offering a sense of comfort and letting them know that they are not alone. Through shared conversations, patients also learn to develop faith and understanding and gain insight on their addictions.
Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma therapy refers to treatment wherein specialist therapists help the patients to resolve the trauma that led the patients to substance abuse. The trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. Thinking of these traumatic events causes emotional disturbances like anxiety, depression and results in addiction. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed. Otherwise, there is a risk of relapse. Trauma therapy also improves the cognitive functions and provides long term benefits.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a way of addressing concerns through talking. It can be used in individual counseling sessions. Talking through issues with professionals at VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System - Pittsfield CBOC can identify sources of discomfort or unhealthy thoughts. It is a way of learning about yourself and your individual perceptions. CBT is a healthy way of addressing some behaviors which may be bringing unintended consequences in your life.
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a treatment that helps people to quit smoking. NRT reduces the withdrawal symptoms by giving nicotine in low doses. It is safe for most adults, teens and pregnant women should not undergo NRT. Research shows that the use of NRT doubles the chances of quitting smoking.
Patient Experience
Fitness Therapy
Fitness therapy is a combination of psychotherapy and physical exercise. It’s a part of holistic drug rehabilitation programs offered by VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System - Pittsfield CBOC that seek to treat the mind and body. It’s particularly useful in addiction rehabilitation, as substance addiction harms the body as well as the mind. Even mild exercise can benefit the recovering person
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201 Phone Number(413) 499-2672 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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73 Eagle St
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-2672
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts Addiction Information
Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the country. More than half a million Massachusetts residents abuse alcohol while more than 1.5 million use illegal drugs each year. This drug and alcohol usage is the cause of over 8% of all deaths in the state. In 2017, Massachusetts ranked in the top 10 of the states with the highest opioid overdose rates.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is, unfortunately, no stranger to drug addiction and abuse problems. In recent years, the city has seen a dramatic increase in the number of overdose deaths and drug-related crimes. Pittsfield has a higher percentage of people addicted to opioids (7.5%) than the state average of 5.4%. The best way to find the best treatment facility in Pittsfield is to ask for referrals from friends, family members, or other healthcare professionals.
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