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Drug and Alcohol Rehab Services in Rhode Island
Home to just over 1 million people, Rhode Island is a densely populated state known for its beautiful beaches, great fishing, and world-famous seafood restaurants. The Ocean State also provides the rich cultural ambiance that you would expect from one of the original New England colonies.
Like other states, however, Rhode Island has seen increasing levels of substance use disorder among its population since the turn of the century. Many people who battle addiction suffer in silence, so it can be helpful to get some context on how common these issues actually are. According to statistics from the Kaiser Family Foundation, one of America’s most trusted non-profit organizations, opioid-related deaths in Rhode Island have increased more than 700% over the past 20 years.
Experts often find that the reported number of those willing to report their own substance use is much less than the true number. Thus, the level of drug use in Rhode Island might be as much as two or three times higher.
While the state may be the smallest one by area, statistics from the federal government show that Rhode Island doctors are still writing just over 40 opioid prescriptions for every 100 residents. In addition, the Rhode Island Department of Health has officially declared drug overdoses to be an official public health crisis. The statistics on opioid use are certainly eye-opening, but deaths from cocaine use and cases of methamphetamine use have also become much more prevalent in America by and large.
Alcohol abuse is not uncommon, either, and surveys from the National Institute of Health suggest that one out of every three people are binge drinking on a monthly basis. Fortunately, Green Mountain Treatment Center is here to help people battling substance use disorder in New England.
Confronting Substance Use Disorder in Rhode Island
Whether it’s for yourself, a family member, or a friend, the decision to seek treatment is never an easy one to make. It can be tempting to pretend that there isn’t a problem, but we often find that our most successful clients are willing to be honest with themselves at all costs. Even though some experts disagree on what exactly constitutes a substance use disorder, every form of addiction has one thing in common.
Understanding the Most Common Sign of Addiction
It might sound obvious, but the most common sign that one has a substance use disorder is simply the inability to stop using in the face of negative consequences. The difference between a true substance use disorder and a casual habit is the negative effect that the behavior in question has on the user’s life.
This inability to stop using is often accompanied by well-meaning promises to quit. However, many either deny or rationalize their illicit substance use. Regardless of the situation, lasting behavior change is often quite difficult to achieve without seeking professional help. This is often why relapses occur, and it’s also why continuing support is usually needed.
The negative effects of illicit substance use in Rhode Island can include stressful relationships, financial disarray, losing your job, harmful personality changes, a variety of legal troubles, and even serious health problems. These effects often compound on one another, and it may feel difficult to get out from under after the consequences have built up. Getting fired because of poor performance may lead to unpaid bills, for example, and these debts can often cause a variety of legal problems.
Speaking of legal problems, Rhode Island’s drug laws are especially harsh. Due in part to the increasing number of deaths from overdose in recent years, Rhode Island classifies the possession of most controlled substances as a felony. Deaths in the state from opioid addiction certainly don’t appear to be slowing down, so these laws are unlikely to get more lenient any time soon.
How Green Mountain Treatment Center Is Helping Rhode Island Residents Find Sobriety
When we started Green Mountain Treatment Center in January of 2016, we set out to build a different kind of healing experience. In keeping with this philosophy, every treatment plan at the center is built around three basic tools and centered around the 12 steps of addiction recovery.
Psychotherapy
At Green Mountain Treatment Center, we employ a variety of highly effective and clinically tested psychotherapy methods to help our clients make breakthroughs in their lives. Our evidence-based treatment methods include cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), trauma therapy, and grief and loss therapy
Our CBT practices center around helping our clients identify limiting beliefs and find the root cause of unproductive behavior patterns. While CBT can certainly be hard work, the majority of our patients come to view the process as quite rewarding. Whether you are dealing with a substance use issue or other forms of stress in your life, CBT can offer a new perspective on your own thoughts and feelings.
While CBT helps identify the behavioral triggers involved in substance abuse, DBT helps develop productive coping skills that you can use to guide yourself through uncomfortable situations. Based on the core values of awareness, interpersonal communication, stress tolerance, and emotional fitness, DBT is often practiced in both group and solo settings. Group therapy sessions are often especially productive, and many of our clients feel very relieved when they see that they are not alone in their struggle.
Trauma therapy at Green Mountain Treatment Center can also be held in group sessions, and it’s through these sessions that we help clients face previous trauma they may be keeping below the surface. Once we help clients identify their own responses to any repressed memories, we find that the other therapy sessions are often much more effective.
Unlike trauma therapy, grief and loss therapy at Green Mountain Treatment Center is only held in private, personal sessions with a qualified counselor. Because grief can be such a common trigger for substance abuse and be so deeply personal, our grief and loss therapy is centered around helping patients express themselves fully and process feelings of loss that are lingering.
Our 12-Step Program for Rhode Island Residents
We take a holistic approach to the 12-step methodology, emphasizing additional activities like yoga, art therapy, and physical exercise along the way. The specifics of each treatment plan are always customized to each client’s personal situation.
Since we also know that nutrition is an integral part of physical and mental health, our treatment center features a fully equipped, on-site gym with dumbbells, machines, and other exercise equipment. We also have chefs who are known for preparing a wide variety of delicious meals, and our yoga instructors are here to help as well.
Generally speaking, our version of the 12-step program is designed to heal your mind, strengthen your body, and help your spirit shine. We believe that the spirit, mind, and body all must be comprehensively addressed to make the largest amount of progress. What many conventional treatment centers don’t consider, for example, is that it isn’t enough to simply stop old behaviors.
These old behaviors must be replaced with new, empowering habits, and that’s where spiritual development can play a large role. Many of our clients end up using our meditation practice whenever they feel a craving coming on, and they find that mindfulness can help them get through any relapse cravings much easier. Replacing substance use with healthy behaviors can help rewire important pathways in the program. Over time, taking new actions in familiar situations will become easier.
Medication-Assisted Treatment
Substance use disorders can sometimes be so challenging that they require FDA-approved pharmaceutical medications and a dedicated program to assist in physical detox. The medication-assisted treatment programs that we offer to help Rhode Island residents with alcoholism, for example, can often help mitigate the symptoms of severe withdrawal. Detox isn’t always easy, but we use every tool at our disposal to make our clients as comfortable as possible during the process.
Rhode Island Opioid Recovery Programs and Related Services at Green Mountain Treatment Center
We offer both inpatient and outpatient treatment options for fentanyl detoxification, heroin detoxification, and methamphetamine substance use disorders. Our years of experience tell us that physical detoxification is one of the most important parts of recovering from opioid abuse. That’s why all our opioid treatment programs include extensive detox support.
Detoxification withdrawal reactions, frequently characterized by vomiting, anxiety, cravings, and irritability, can last anywhere three days to one full week. Although it’s not uncommon to use medication-assisted treatment to help patients during the initial phases of detox, it’s after the initial withdrawal symptoms have subsided that the deepest natural healing cycles can truly begin.
Our scenic, secluded, private facility in New Hampshire offers plenty of lush, outdoor landscapes for Rhode Island residents to enjoy, and our dedicated staff members are always on call. Opioid treatment can certainly be intense, but our clients always tell us that being in such beautiful surroundings makes the experience much easier.
Alcohol Treatment Programs for Rhode Island Residents at Green Mountain Treatment Center
If you’re currently living in Rhode Island and you are considering a 12-step treatment program for you or one of your loved ones, then we may very well be able to help. Our alcohol recovery programs are also based on a lot of talk therapy, holistic healing sessions, and medication as needed.
Getting help for alcoholism in Rhode Island isn’t always the easiest thing to do, and we know it takes courage to take the first steps. Fortunately, there are a lot of ways to address an alcohol use disorder. Checking into a residential treatment center can often be a refreshing change of pace, and the setting alone can make the journey worthwhile. With that said, we also have outpatient programs available for Rhode Island residents.
Our outpatient alcohol recovery programs might not offer the same physical setting, but they do offer the same high quality of personalized care. Also known as our IOP, the Intensive Outpatient Program at Green Mountain Treatment Center helps you work through your personalized treatment plan while you live your life outside of our facilities. Members of our drug rehabilitation team are always here if you need them, and outpatients have been some of our biggest success stories over the years.
Regardless of whether you decide to become an outpatient or an inpatient, you can find a facility that comes up with an integrated plan that addresses each pillar of recovery.
If you, a family member, or anybody else that you are close with is suffering from substance use disorder in Rhode Island, remember that help is only a phone call away. Whether you’re looking for a medical-assisted treatment program to help with opioid use disorder or CBT therapy for a loved struggling with alcoholism, Green Mountain Treatment Center can get Rhode Island residents the care they need. Our phone lines are open 24/7, so don’t hesitate to give us a call today.
