Ridge House
Ridge House, located in Reno, Nevada, focuses on helping individuals with addiction and those involved in the criminal justice system. Established in 1982, it boasts multiple residential facilities with a total of over 50 beds. Ridge House emphasizes evidence-based practices and delivers personalized care for long-term recovery.
Ridge House's mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based care to aid those involved in the criminal justice system. It strives to address clients' behavioral health needs and offer reentry support, empowering individuals to conquer addiction and reintegrate successfully into the community while developing essential life skills.
- Provides a continuum of care including substance abuse treatment, mental health services, and reentry support.
- Specializes in helping individuals transitioning from the criminal justice system.
- Utilizes evidence-based practices like cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing.
- Offers specialized services for veterans and medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.
Ridge House treats substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health issues, and supports former offenders. The program is particularly beneficial for those reentering society and veterans.
- 2+ Accreditations
- SAMHSA Listed
- 12 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 7 Levels of Care
- Speaks English, Spanish
- 21 Therapies & Programs
Accreditations
State License
SAMHSA
Staff
- Gina Flores-O'TooleExecutive DirectorExperienced in healthcare, skilled in crisis intervention and cognitive behavioral therapy.
- Jessica McGahaClinical DirectorLicensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor.
- John TaylorBoard PresidentServes on the Board of Directors for Ridge House.
- Jim BarnesVice PresidentMember of the Board of Directors at Ridge House.
- Jennifer LantermanSecretaryPh.D. holder serving on the Board of Directors.
- Melissa NolascoTreasurerManages financial aspects on the Board of Directors.
- Karen GedneyMedical DirectorMD overseeing medical aspects of Ridge House programs.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like Ridge House to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.
Dual-Diagnosis
Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Ridge House in Nevada knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
One of the first things an addict should do when entering treatment is to abstain from using illicit drugs completely. Depending on the length of time that the person has been using, the addict may have to go through alcohol or drug withdrawal. Fortunately, detox doesn’t have to be done alone, and withdrawal symptoms can be managed medically in an inpatient or outpatient setting. While detox may be uncomfortable, it is not life-threatening. Detoxification allows the addict to rid the body of all traces of drugs or alcohol and gives the addict a clean slate for their recovery.
Inpatient programs are intensive regimes that require individuals suffering from serious addictions to admit themselves into a controlled environment. Inpatient programs in Nevada generally span over 28 days to six months. The first step in an inpatient program is medically assisted detox. Doctors and addiction specialists at Ridge House 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.
Daily trips to the hospital that provides the treatment include intensive outpatient services (IOP). IOP in Nevada is appropriate for patients in residential recovery facilities that have been diagnosed with addiction. Patients return to their everyday lives gradually, increasing the likeliness of success in treatment.
To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, Ridge House offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the Nevada 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.
Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Reno, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Ridge House. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.
Ridge House‘s Therapies & Programs
In addiction recovery at Ridge House, therapy plays a significant role. This helps patients get to the root of their addiction and discover how the problems that contributed to their use can be handled better. Therapy can be performed in a group and one on one settings. The patient interacts with the therapist in a one-on-one atmosphere during individual therapy. This encourages them to reflect on the underlying addiction problems and develop ways to avoid potential future abuse.
Recovering from addiction involves recovering relationships as well. One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Couples therapy at Ridge House can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged. Addiction involves everyone in the family, not only the addict.
Family roles can change in damaging ways that may require professional help to rebalance. Successful intimate relationships can decrease the chances for relapse by ensuring a healthy environment after rehab in Reno, NV.
Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at Ridge House may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.
Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at Ridge House helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that focuses on eliminating specific negative thoughts such as suicidal thoughts that can potentially lead to an individual inflicting self-harm. It is useful in the treatment of patients exhibiting uncontrollable emotions, intense mood swings, and borderline personality disorders.
The term “Dialectic” means the integration of opposites. In the substance abuse context, DBT refers to accepting the patient’s addiction and working to change their thoughts and behavior. It improves life skills such as controlling the intense emotions without reacting impulsively, resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively, and promoting awareness about self and others.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Ridge House aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.
Life skills pertain to the skill sets a person should possess to become successful in life. Examples are time management, budgeting, and social abilities. Life skills therapy highlights the fact that addiction recovery is more than just a person’s ability to go through their day-to-day without resorting to substance use in Reno, NV once they leave the facility.
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Location & Contact
900 West 1st Street Suite 200
Reno, NV 89503
Phone Number
(775) 322-8941
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Location
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900 West 1st Street Suite 200 Ste 200
Reno, NV 89503 -
(775) 322-8941
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Seniors (65+)
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ModalityCouples, Family, Group, Individuals
Ownership
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Reno, Nevada Addiction and Treatment
The state of Nevada has been plagued by drug and alcohol abuse for years. In 2015, Nevada ranked 4th in the nation for drug overdoses. More than 600 people died due to drug abuse that year and almost 70% of those overdoses were opioid-related. The state legalized medical marijuana in 2001 and recreational marijuana was also legalized in 2017.
Reno boasts a lively arts scene with festivals, performing arts centers, and a vibrant Arts District. It offers ample outdoor recreation opportunities with hiking, biking, and water sports. However, Washoe County witnessed a 20% rise in opioid overdose deaths and a 25% spike in fentanyl-related fatalities from 2020 to 2024.
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