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VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus

VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus

Drug Rehab Center in East Orange, New Jersey

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Drug Addiction

About This New Jersey Facility

VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus based in East Orange, NJ, offers comprehensive Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse treatment — where compassion comes together with proven treatments and continuous improvement during a variety of individualized treatment methods. This facility offers treatment that is fully covered by insurance.

Many opioid and alcohol users see things as bleak. Fortunately, there are many rehab services available, such asVA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus, to help you get on the path to recovery.

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
  • Smoking Allowed
  • Veterans

    • Accreditations

    SAMHSA

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment

    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 East Orange, NJ, 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 VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus are here to help.

    Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment

    Opioid addiction treatment helps people addicted to opioids in New Jersey curb their drug use. The selection of a treatment setting depends on the severity of the addiction. Mild cases are usually treated in outpatient facilities; severe cases need hospitalization or treatment in a residential facility. Doctors use medicines along with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat the addiction. The treatment includes medication, counseling and therapy. It can also include group counseling, individual counseling and family counseling.

    Dual-Diagnosis

    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 New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus is essential to understand the addiction better.

    Levels of Care Offered at VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus

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

    Drug Detox

    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.

    Intensive Outpatient (IOP)

    An intensive outpatient treatment program is set up for those struggling with an addiction to begin the recovery process. Patients come to East Orange, New Jersey for treatment at VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus for therapy, support, programs, and medical supervision. Intensive outpatient treatment is often very tightly scheduled and heavily structured.

    Outpatient Program

    To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the New Jersey 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.

    Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

    A partial hospitalization program is set up to cover those struggling with acute symptoms of addiction. This means that the individual is cared for in a hospital-like environment in East Orange, NJ during the struggle of those symptoms, but allowed to go home at night. Most PHPs require approximately six-hours of therapy, at least three days per week.

    Residential

    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.

    Intervention

    Most people with addiction in East Orange 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 New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus, who provide intervention services.

    Aftercare Support at VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus

    Aftercare comprises services that help recovering addicts readjust to normal day-to-day New Jersey 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

    Couples Therapy at VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus

    One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Addiction involves everyone in a family, not only the addict. Couples therapy can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged.

    Group Therapy

    Attending group therapy at VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus in East Orange, New Jersey 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

    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 New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus in East Orange, NJ move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

    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 East Orange, New Jersey, 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 VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus.

    Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT)

    REBT stands for rational emotional behavior therapy. This is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, that combines images with thoughts and behaviors. It allows for deeper education and understanding of what one can do to help themselves with recovery. It is a deep sense of self-help education managed by VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus that lets someone recovering work through issues on their own, knowing they have the support of people around them if they need it.

    12-Step Program Facilitation

    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 VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus in East Orange, New Jersey the ability to self-help and move forward towards sobriety without feeling rushed.

    Contingency Management / Motivational Incentives

    Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus uses which involves rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings.

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    VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus Location and Directions
    Address Information385 Tremont Avenue and Center Street
    East Orange, New Jersey 7018 Phone Number973-676-1000 x1558 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    VA New Jersey Health Care System - East Orange Campus Location and Directions
    Location

    385 Tremont Avenue and Center Street
    East Orange, NJ 7018
    973-676-1000 x1558

    Accreditations
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    VA Funded
    Language
    English
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    East Orange, New Jersey Addiction Information

    The state of New Jersey is afflicted by the rising opioid overdose crisis and the increase in the number of residents engaging in illegal substance abuse. 90% of the 2,900 drug overdose deaths in New Jersey involved opioids in 2018. Over 1.1 million New Jersey residents reportedly use drugs in a given year. High prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse caused 14% of all deaths in the state between 2008 and 2017.

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