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Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program

Drug Rehab Center in New Britain, Connecticut

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction

The Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program is a comprehensive, JCAHO-accredited addiction treatment program that offers personalized care plans to ensure long-term sobriety and support.

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About This New Britain, CT Facility

Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program, located in New Britain, Connecticut, is an addiction treatment facility specializing in helping individuals who are suffering from opioid addiction, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and drug addiction. The clinic offers a range of levels of care, including aftercare support, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient programs, and outpatient services. Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), ensuring that the facility meets rigorous standards of quality and safety. Additionally, the clinic accepts private health insurance, making treatment accessible to a wider range of individuals. Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program is affiliated with Wheeler Clinic, a prominent healthcare organization.

Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program provides comprehensive services for individuals struggling with addiction and substance abuse. They offer aftercare support, allowing individuals to receive continued assistance and guidance even after completing their primary treatment program. The clinic provides drug rehab services, helping individuals overcome their dependence on drugs and develop healthier coping mechanisms. They also specialize in dual-diagnosis treatment, addressing both mental health disorders and substance abuse issues simultaneously. Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program offers intensive outpatient programs, which provide a structured treatment environment while allowing individuals to live at home and maintain their daily responsibilities. Additionally, the clinic provides outpatient services, offering flexible treatment options for those who require less intensive care.

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

    JCAHO

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Substance abuse is the excessive use of any type of drug. This includes alcohol, medications and illegal drugs. Substance abuse is treated with a combination of physical and mental treatments. Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.

    Opioid addiction is one of Connecticut‘s most prominent forms of addiction. Drugs, including heroin, oxycontin, and fentanyl, are the most common. To relieve pain, or ease other ailments, they are professionally prescribed, but they are often abused because they and the feelings they give are addictive.

    Addiction is treated by detoxifying the body, so the medications’ chemicals are no longer impacting the individual. Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.

    A dual-diagnosis describes two medical issues that are happening at the same time. They may or may not be related. Over 50% of people with an addiction in Connecticut have another mental health condition. Screening for both addiction and any untreated mental health issue is essential, and individually managed by Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program.

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs) are treatment programs suitable for people who wish to stay at home while undergoing treatment. IOPs like Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program make it possible for individuals to carry on with their responsibilities at work or school, in or near New Britain, CT. It’s easy to find an IOP center that offers individualized treatment protocols.

    In outpatient programs at Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program, the New Britain resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.

    Aftercare support refers to the follow-up care provided after the initial rehab program. The quality of aftercare support plays an important role in preventing relapses and sustains recovery. Aftercare support at Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program is personalized according to the needs of the patient in Connecticut.

    Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program‘s Therapies & Programs

    Substance abuse does a number on an individual’s relationship with other people, particularly in marriage. Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. Therefore, it becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Most programs only zero in on the individual with substance addiction without factoring in the importance of the other half’s emotional support.

    However, some facilities, like Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program in New Britain, Connecticut, offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal, support each other, and the patient’s sobriety.
    Addiction is a family disease. Family therapy aims to heal and rebalance unhealthy roles and habits. Healing any family trauma and dysfunctional communications is important, and Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program understands this. Family sessions are meant to bring Connecticut families closer together and live sober, healthy, lives.

    Group Therapy is a type of counseling that occurs between a bunch of strangers. These groups are suitable for patients who are not confined in a treatment facility, but group sessions are also common in inpatient rehab programs. Group therapy is led by a trained individual at Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program in New Britain, CT and consists of members from different stages of recovery.

    The goal of group therapy sessions is to foster hope and a sense of belonging, share information, and learn coping mechanisms. It also helps to have people who can relate to what you’re going through. Good behaviors can also be contagious, and participants can learn from one another.

    Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) DBT is a treatment of choice for people being treated at Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program whom are suffering from self-harming behaviors. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach and method in psychotherapy. Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program asks people to investigate how their thoughts, including habitual, negative, and inaccurate ways of thinking affect behaviors. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible ways of thinking cause people to have a limited ability to cope with stress

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  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Additional Details

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    Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program Location and Directions
    Address Information36 Russell Street
    New Britain, Connecticut 6052 Phone Number(860) 223-8885 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    New Britain, 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.

    The drug addiction problem in New Britain, Connecticut, is not as severe as in other parts of the country. However, there are still many people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. In 2016, 4.2% of people aged 18 or older in New Britain, Connecticut needed treatment for an illicit drug use problem. The treatment in New Britain, CT, depends on the rehabilitation center that someone chooses.

    Treatment in Nearby Cities
    Centers near Wheeler Clinic Lifeline Program
    Wheeler Clinic - Russell Street
    36 Russell street, New Britain, CT, 06052
    The Hospital of Central Connecticut
    73 Cedar Street, New Britain, CT, 06051
    New Britain General Hospital - Polish Substance Abuse
    100 Grand St, New Britain, CT 06052
    Community Health Center - New Britain
    85 Lafayette street, New Britain, CT, 06051
    CMHA - Assertive Community Treatment Team
    5 Hart Street, New Britain, CT 06052
    Community Mental Health Affiliates - Hart Street
    5 Hart Street, New Britain, CT, 06052


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