VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic
Drug Rehab Center in Uniontown, Pennsylvania
About This Pennsylvania Facility
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic’s Drug Treatment Center, located in Uniontown, PA, offers multiple levels of care, individualized treatment options, and accepts most health insurance.
When it comes to selecting a facility, certifications are important to consider. This center is also certified by CARF and JCAHO.
Treatment here is covered by most insurances, read more payment method details below. Have health insurance? Our admissions experts are here to help guide you in finding the best treatment center available to you. They also offer self-pay.
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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
Conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder are part of mental illness. This may occur that opioid abuse and vice versa are induced by mental illness. Diagnosing a concurrent diagnosis or co-occurring condition at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic is essential to understand the addiction better.
Levels of Care Offered at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Intervention, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Detox is a drug rehab process that begins before the actual drug rehab treatment. It is used to remove any residual toxins left in your body (and brain) after using drugs, and it is used with the intent to help you or your loved one complete drug rehab.
If you are addicted to opiates like heroin, methadone, or prescription painkillers, you will detox with medication. This is because the withdrawal symptoms are often more intense and uncomfortable for an opiate addict than for someone who has abused or is dependent on other drugs, like cocaine.
Inpatient programs are intensive regimes that require individuals suffering from serious addictions to admit themselves into a controlled environment. Inpatient programs in Pennsylvania generally span over 28 days to six months. The first step in an inpatient program is medically assisted detox. Doctors and addiction specialists at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic monitor the individual’s vital signs as the drugs leave their system. Some inpatient rehab programs also provide counseling for family members to provide encouragement and emotional support. In inpatient programs, patients have access to 24-hour medical supervision.
To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the Pennsylvania patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.
Most people with addiction in Uniontown do not readily recognize that they need help. Family and friends need to take action and express their concern over their loved one’s well-being. It’s best to seek specialists like VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic, who provide intervention services.
Aftercare comprises services that help recovering addicts readjust to normal day-to-day Pennsylvania activities. It can last a year or even longer. Services include individual and family counseling, medications to reduce cravings, and treatment of psychiatric and other medical conditions. Aftercare support begins once you have completed earlier stages of treatment.
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 VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic‘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.
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 VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic in Uniontown, PA move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.
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 VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic in Uniontown, 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.
Addiction commonly results in malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies. This can be reflected in weight loss, hair loss or hair changes, skin irregularities. Eating correctly to replace lost vitamins and minerals while balancing your diet can build confidence. VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic will help you get back on track.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) uses low-dose nicotine drugs to eliminate tobacco addiction from smokers. Without smoking, the treatment at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic in Uniontown, PA brings nicotine into the bloodstream to minimize dependence on the physical habit, while detoxing the body from the attachment. To alleviate withdrawal symptoms, it also helps abusers to adapt to lower doses over time.
Patient Experience
Experiential Therapy at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic
This is a type of therapy that involves activity to recreate situations that may have caused trauma or negative emotions. Experiential therapy at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Fayette County OP Clinic in Uniontown, 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.
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Uniontown, Pennsylvania 15401 Phone Number(724) 439-4990 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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Uniontown, 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.
The drug addiction issue in Uniontown, PA, is unfortunately quite acute. In fact, according to recent statistics, there are approximately 9,000 people in the city who are addicted to drugs. In 2017, there were 23 overdose deaths in the city. Drug addiction and abuse have a big impact on the community in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Many drug treatment centers in Uniontown, PA, can help people struggling with addiction get sober.
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