Idaho Department of Health and Welfare - Shoup Avenue
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare - Shoup Avenue in Idaho Falls, ID offers various outpatient services for mental health and substance addiction. Unique qualities include comprehensive child and family services, developmental disabilities support, and a 24-hour crisis intervention hotline.
With a focus on community well-being, this department provides specialized services to help individuals and families overcome mental health and addiction challenges.
- Comprehensive Mental Health Services: Available for adults and children to support emotional and psychological well-being.
- Sliding Fee Scale: Ensures accessibility by adjusting fees based on family size and income.
- Substance Use Services: Offered through a contract with BPA Health to support addiction recovery.
- 24-hour Crisis Hotline: Provides immediate assistance for child protection and suicide prevention.
This facility treats mental health disorders, substance addiction, and developmental disabilities. Services target children, adults, and families, creating a support network for diverse community needs.
- 3 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 3 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 9 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Conditions and Issues Treated
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment in Idaho Falls, ID
Opioid addiction treatment should be done in a medically supervised drug rehab. While taking opioids, users will typically use other substances to enhance the effects of opioids or to reduce the adverse effects of opioid use. Opioid addiction treatment will include detoxification and drug rehab counseling to help both the user and their loved ones learn how to live a successful sober lifestyle.
Treatments such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone are three medications that can help treat opioid addiction. These drugs work on the brain’s pleasure center and reduce cravings and the effects of illicit opioids such as heroin. These drugs can be either given orally or by injection. Individual drug rehab counseling sessions can be helpful to discuss any questions or concerns with the drug treatment program. This counseling will also help the user set goals for when they finish drug rehab.
Opioid addiction recovery is a long process. Many of the changes to the brain caused by opioid use cannot be undone, but with time and the proper treatment, a person can return to normal function. After detox, treatment will include drug rehab counseling and entering a halfway house or sober living community. Aftercare is critical to long-term recovery, as it helps the user avoid relapsing and entering back into drug rehab.
Dual-Diagnosis
A person who struggles with addiction and a mental health condition suffers from a dual diagnosis. This means that they have two issues that must be treated. Taking care of one or the other is tough, and taking care of both cannot be done alone. A patient who receives dual diagnosis treatment in Idaho will be given the best chance at becoming sober.Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
“Outpatient treatment is ideal for those who have a lower intensity addiction. It’s also suitable for those with a supportive environment and those on a tight budget.
Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. It may involve weekly sessions instead of daily. Peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling may still be used and anti-addiction medication.
Therapies & Programs
No single treatment works for all addicts; therefore, the goal of treatment and therapy should be to find what works best for each individual. Some people requiring addiction treatment may only need a few weeks of inpatient care. Others will require long-term residential care. Tolerance and withdrawal levels vary from person to person and thus affect the intensity of the treatment needed.
If an individualized approach to treatment and therapy is not offered, addicts may fail to reap benefits from their efforts. Professionals must customize plans according to their patient’s needs, limitations, and strengths. The goal of all forms of addiction treatment should be for addicts to find healthy ways to cope with their addiction and its underlying causes.
Couples therapy for drug addiction is a unique form of therapy that allows family members to work through the emotional issues of their loved one’s addiction together. Family members can support each other while learning how to cope with the addiction and encourage healthy changes.
Accordingly, couples therapy for drug addiction is designed for an addict and their significant other or spouse. The two will work with a therapist to learn how the addiction affects themselves and the relationship and how to break the negative patterns of behavior that may have developed.
Drug addiction can destroy a person’s life, as well as their family and friends. The loss of one’s ability to choose how to live and behave often leads the addict into depression, anger, guilt, and many emotional problems.
The therapies usually include siblings, children, and parents who are involved in their daily lives. These sessions are vital because they address past issues that may have hampered an addict’s or alcoholic’s recovery and provide support at a crucial time!
One of the most critical aspects of family therapy is helping addicts’ loved ones see their situation in a new light. It’s also one of the most challenging things a family can do when a loved one struggles with addiction or alcoholism.
Group therapy is held in a safe, controlled setting where patients can feel comfortable sharing their struggles and gaining perspective through shared conversations. It takes place in a group rather than one on one to prevent feelings of isolation or being unique in their situation while creating an environment for addicts at Idaho Department of Health and Welfare - Shoup Avenue to develop fellowship, accountability, and support. Group therapy is an important tool in recovery that prevents cravings that prompt a return to active addiction.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a talking-based method that helps people struggling with addiction replace destructive behaviors with healthier ones. CBT also helps them identify the underlying thoughts and beliefs that cause these behaviors in the first place and ways to control those thoughts and feelings. It can be administered as a holistic therapy or as part of combination therapy and—as opposed to turning to drugs and alcohol—helps addicts learn how to respond to negative thoughts instead.
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Location & Contact
150 Shoup Avenue
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Phone Number
(208) 528-5700
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Location
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150 Shoup Avenue
Idaho Falls, ID 83402 -
(208) 528-5700
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Children (0-12), Seniors (65+), Teenagers
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ModalityCouples, Family, Group, Individuals
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Listed October 25, 2021
Updated July 25, 2024
Idaho Falls, Idaho Addiction and Treatment
In 2010, Idaho ranked amongst the top ten states of substance abuse in several categories. Alcohol dependence and abuse pose a major problem throughout the state, especially among minors between the ages of 12 and 17 years old. Opioids, like everywhere else in the nation, are also responsible for many substance abuse problems in the Gem State.
Idaho Falls boasts an active outdoor scene with hiking trails and nearby national parks. It's a family-friendly hub with a thriving arts community hosting galleries and events year-round. In 2019, the county had a high drug overdose death rate of 24.8 per 100,000. Counterfeit fentanyl pills worth $900,000 were seized in 2023, highlighting the region's opioid crisis.
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