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Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville

Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville

Drug Rehab Center in Plainville, Connecticut

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Drug Addiction

Wheeler Clinic is an accredited, addiction treatment facility in Plainville, Connecticut founded in 1968, offering outpatient programs and accepting private health insurance for those suffering from opioid or substance abuse.

About This Plainville, CT Facility

Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville, located in Plainville, Connecticut, is an Addiction Treatment Facility founded in 1968. This facility is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), ensuring high-quality and safe care for individuals seeking treatment for addiction and mental health issues. Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville offers a range of services to address opioid addiction, substance abuse, drug addiction, alcoholism, and mental health conditions. They provide various levels of care, including detoxification, outpatient programs, and dual-diagnosis treatment. Additionally, Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville accepts private health insurance, making it accessible to individuals seeking treatment.

Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville offers a comprehensive set of services for individuals struggling with addiction and substance abuse. Their programs include aftercare support, drug rehabilitation, outpatient treatment, detoxification, and dual-diagnosis treatment. Through their aftercare support, individuals can receive ongoing assistance as they transition back to their daily lives after completing their treatment. The drug rehabilitation program helps individuals overcome their addiction and develop healthy coping mechanisms. The clinic also provides outpatient treatment, allowing individuals to receive support while maintaining their daily routine. Additionally, Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville offers detoxification services to help individuals safely withdraw from substances. Their dual-diagnosis treatment addresses both addiction and mental health conditions simultaneously, ensuring comprehensive care for patients.

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
  • Multiple Centers
  • Accreditations

    JCAHO

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Rehab centers exist in Plainville, CT to help individuals bounce back from substance abuse, which is an umbrella term for drug and alcohol addiction. Drug addiction refers to the use of illegal drugs and improper use of prescription drugs. Centers like Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville provide individuals a chance to access individual and group therapy that can be monumental for recovery.

    Substance abuse includes all problems that stem out from using various psychoactive substances. It is also a diagnostic term used by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) to define the mental and physical impairment or distress caused by misuse and overuse of certain substances in a period of 12 months.

    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 Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville in Plainville, CT, CT, 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 Plainville, CT. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville 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 Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around Connecticut, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.

    Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville‘s Therapies & Programs

    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 Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Plainville, CT 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.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). DBT is a treatment of choice for people suffering from self-harming behaviors characterized by cutting and suicidal thoughts or inclinations.

    This treatment is developed to help individuals recognize their thought patterns, behaviors, and feelings. It has demonstrated its effectiveness for people that are finding it difficult to control their emotions and urges. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT as it imparts individuals stress-management techniques and enhanced self-esteem so they can sustain their sobriety by reducing the impact of triggers and out-of-control emotions.

    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 Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville 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.

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    Wheeler Clinic - Main Campus - Plainville Location and Directions
    Address Information91 NW Drive
    Plainville, Connecticut 6062 Phone Number(860) 793-3567 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Plainville, Connecticut Addiction Information

    Connecticut has a higher rate of substance abuse and addiction than the national average. The state ranks in the top 10 in the country for illicit drug dependence among those ages 18 to 25. In 2010, there were 9,211 people admitted to an alcohol treatment facility for alcohol abuse combined with a secondary drug. Connecticut ranked fifth in the United States of America for the number of fatalities involving drunk driving in 2014.

    One of the most severe problems Plainville faces is drug and alcohol addiction. The community has seen an increase in drug-related crimes in recent years. Plainville's most commonly abused drugs are opioids, cocaine, and alcohol. Between 2002 and 2016, the rate of drug-related deaths more than tripled in Plainville. Inpatient and outpatient treatment are the most traditional forms of drug treatment, and they provide the patient with around-the-clock care and support.

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