Research and Issues for Women in Addiction Treatment
The specific treatment of women with substance abuse disorders must take in a variety of issues and factors in order to be efficient and effective. Women dealing with drug addiction vary by location, culture, race and living circumstances. The common thread that drug treatment centers must focus on during the recovery process are specific women’s issues and how they relate to a substance abuse disorder.
Assessments have been used to analyze data from the individual to understand the psychosocial, biological, epidemiological, and psychological influences surrounding their substance abuse disorder. This information is then used to decide what method or treatment plan is going to be used and how to integrate gender specific programming into the plan as well.
Gender specific addiction treatment is relatively new as far as documented research and results. In this area, the most significant findings have been that of social and cultural stigma’s relating to women and addiction, the limited resources and education at their disposal, and the psychosocial and/or psychological difficulties often instigated by physical and sexual abuse that is pervasive in the female substance abusing population. Research has also found that educating communities in treatment support activities, having women in prominent clinical roles during treatment, and employing single site services for both substance treatment and child services have had a positive effect for lasting treatment. Having specifically tailored treatment approaches and facilities is beneficial to the female population seeking to overcome addiction.
Drug Treatment Center Guidlines to Success
Finding a facility or program that meets your needs is one of the first steps to gaining control of your life through addiction treatment. There are thousands of programs in the country with different methods, philosophies, and demographic specific treatment. Whether you are a teenager, young adult, male, female or any other specific, choosing the program that is best for you can be the difference in long term sobriety.
Once you have made a decision and are comfortable with the location and programming to start down the road to recovery, the next step is to develop a treatment plan specific to your use, future needs, and sobriety. This is not a one step process. It is something that will need to adjust and adapt as your recovery does. It will need to flexible in order to keep your interest in the difficult process of getting sober.
One of the final steps in establishing a successful transition back to real life while in drug treatment is developing relapse prevention plan, triggers and thought reframes. This can be built into your original treatment plan but needs to be expanded upon once you have a better understanding. Having an awareness of triggers and reframing negative thinking errors can go a long way to avoiding relapse. If a relapse does occur it is essential to have a plan put together before hand so there are steps to follow and a support system to rely on.
New Roads Adds Joellyn Manville, LCSW to the Team
Joellyn Manville, Clinical Director
Joellyn joins New Roads as Clinical Director. She has extensive experience in the field of inpatient substance abuse. Her background includes direct services to individuals, groups and families, as well as in administration, supervision, and program development. Her training and experience integrates psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral approaches to healthy individuation, the development of positive self esteem, and trauma resolution.
Joellyn brings sensitivity and compassion to her expertise in restructuring patterns of self-regulation and motivation and the development of substance-free coping and social interaction. She embodies a love of the outdoors and a passion for healthy living.
Closing the Gap in Young Adult Drug Treatment
Recent research shows the most difficult demographic of addicts to get into and provide drug rehab for is the young adult population. Millions of young adults in the US are current users of illicit drugs. The highest percentage of drug use is between the ages of young adults 18-20.
Substance abuse in the young adult population is highly associated with delinquency, low education achievement, suicide and other personal and family issues. Not all substance abusers attain severe dependence, however a lot of them need specialized and specific treatment at a young adult drug rehab facility. There is a significant gap between young people in need of rehab and those that are actually fortunate enough to be receiving addiction treatment.
8.4 percent of 18-25 year olds in the United States are in need of some sort of help for addiction, but under a tenth of them ever get it. This treatment gap is linked to a public concern regarding the effectiveness and quality of the facilities and programs that are currently in the industry. A lot of individuals working in the healthcare setting feel that there is not a lot that can be done as far as substance abuse is concerned. There is however, new empirically validated research supporting new kinds treatment approaches for consistent positive outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions in Young Adult Drug Rehab
New Roads after drug rehab
Are there guarantees for my loved one in drug rehab?
Any quality above board treatment center can only provide each client with the tools and opportunities to take advantage of and succeed in life. As with almost everything else in this long life there are no guarantees. Addiction is such a tricky disease that each person affected has to have a very individualized rehab process with peaks and valleys that are unique to them. However, if a client fully releases themselves and buys into the program, they’re chances of long-term recovery increase significantly.
How can you tell if the addiction treatment program is good for young adults?
There is no single way to tell, however there are some signs that can give an indication if a drug and alcohol facility does quality work or not. Addiction recovery as an industry makes billions of dollars each year, reputations are abundant and information is out there to gather. Talking with consultants who refer families to drug rehab centers can be useful. A large indication of the quality of a treatment center is the professional staff that is employed. A program could have the most luxurious accommodations, helicopter rides, spas, and executive chefs and be absolutely of no benefit to the client because there is no therapeutic work being done. Just because a drug and alcohol rehab center is expensive does not mean people are recovering there.
How do I decide where is best for my loved one?
This is the golden question. Because young adults are so dynamic and have so much life to live their treatment must be specific to them as a person and specialized to their unique characteristics. There are thousands of drug treatment centers in the U.S., it is important to do the necessary research to make sure what a program offers matches up with the needs of the client. Young adult treatment centers for instance, should focus on building life skills, connecting to higher education institutions and building professional habits.
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Therapeutic Services in Utah Drug Rehab
Assessments
The Utah drug treatment program admissions process involves several comprehensive assessments of each resident’s condition and specific issues or needs, including medical, psychiatric and psychosocial status. Whenever possible, collateral information is collected from additional resources including family, schools and previous treatment provider(s).
Medical/Psych Assessment
Medical Director - Board Certified Addictionologist: Dr. Troy Lunsford - Dr Lunsford will conduct a medical and psychiatric assessment. We will also utilize outside resources of family referrals to aide this process.
Psychological Services
Psychological Services are provided by contracted psychologists. These services may include a comprehensive assessment of personality characteristics, intellectual functioning, social adaptability, and screening for organic dysfunction. Occasionally, residents may be referred to psychologists that specialize in areas outside of the scope of specialty of the New Roads staff. Many Utah drug treatment centers are connected and share available resources when necessary.
Chemical Dependency Assessment
The first assessment that is utilized is a chemical dependency screening. This interview examines psychoactive substance use and related issues, establishes a baseline and identifies areas of need and issues. The assessment measures seven chemical dependency-related domains: drug use, alcohol use, medical problems, psychiatric issues, legal issues, family/social issues, and employment/support issues. The assessment will also help to determine if there are any psychological issues that would prohibit your loved one from attaining complete recovery, if there are any risks for danger to self or others and if there is any propensity towards mood, personality or cognitive disorders. This assessment also evaluates a client’s treatment and recovery belief systems and determines if there are any indicators that your young adult child would be resistant to the treatment process.
Psychosocial Assessment
The psychosocial assessment reviews a client’s medical history, family history, leisure and social functioning, developmental history, educational functioning, legal history, drug and alcohol history and any significant events that could impact your teen's treatment process.
Individual Family Sessions
Individual sessions with young adults and their family members will be conducted by the Family Therapist primarily for the purpose of assessing family therapy needs to complete treatment goals and addressing conflicts and sensitive issues that the family may prefer to discuss privately rather than address in group therapy sessions.
Multi-Family Group
This group is held on Saturday one time a month. It is open to all clients and is facilitated by the Family Therapist. The multi-family group addresses issues that are common to all families such as communication, handling conflicts, and maintaining boundaries. It also gives us all a chance to “Re -identify” who we all are. Family members and residents share in a supportive atmosphere. This group also provides families with feedback and support from other family members who are experiencing similar difficulties.
An Addicts State of Mind – Getting Help at a Utah Drug Rehab Center
Addiction recovery starts with a life changing and possibly personal life saving decision. Whether this process is successful for an addict or not depends on a variety of factors. Elements such as family support, determination, self-awareness, physical location, and hard work can have a powerful impact on positive outcomes in drug treatment and recovery. When considering help, these elements should be taken into consideration not only by addicts, but their loved ones as well.
There are advantages to many Utah drug rehab facilities. The most obvious would be the safe, stable, and beautiful natural environment of the state. Utah’s mountains and lakes provide fresh air and along with amazing and definite seasonal changes can beneficial to treatment. However, unless an individual is ready and willing to change, all the treatment in the world won’t have a chance to make any difference.
An addict generally has a behavioral change process with varying levels of readiness to accept help. This process begins with a pre-contemplation stage where the individual identifies unhealthy behavior but is not planning to take action for at least 6 months. The next step in an addicts ability to check into a Utah drug rehab center is the contemplation of the idea and intention to make it happen within the next 6 months. Once this thought has set in addicts will move on and start a preparation stage where they are ready to get help in the next month. The action stage is a noticeable difference in lifestyle choices where addicts have removed themselves from old environments or are in treatment for drugs or alcohol. The maintenance of working a program, or staying in treatment through transitional or sober living situations and preventing relapse is the final stage of addiction treatment process.
4 Catagories for Positive Young Adult Treatment Centers
There can be a generalized idea of what characteristics could lead to positive outcomes in drug or alcohol treatment for young adults. Some experts believe that the one of the most important characteristics in treating drug addicts would change based on the dynamic between the clients personality and the therapists or treatment team involved. Keeping that in mind, 4 aspects in professionals that can lead to healthy, productive recoveries in clients are:
Reliability
Trust
Humor
Firm Identity
If any type of relationship is to be built with a client, they have to be able to rely on their treatment team when they are most vulnerable to provide a safe and stable recovery environment. We all have had people in our lives that are flaky, untrustworthy, and disappointing. These relationships tend to be superficial and do not last long.
Trust in a treatment team or professional should be the first aspect that is emphasized with a client. If this dynamic is not developed, it is unlikely an addict will feel comfortable enough to share anything significant and start the process of recovery. Trust can be the most important and effective tool in treatment.
Humor is another great tool to use while providing help at a young adult drug treatment center. For many professionals, humor is something that comes natural. It can be a critical element in developing a rapport with clients.
Establishing or owning a firm identity as a professional and as a whole treatment team can lend itself to more effective processes in treating addiction. This consistency and repetitive message that clients will hear helps with boundaries and expectations that can be used throughout their long term recovery process.
Prescription Drug Overdose Leading Cause of Injury Death in Utah
Now more than ever addiction does not discriminate. A stigma exists that opiates and other mind-altering drugs in pill form are medications, and not controlled substances. Addiction spreads across all races, social and economical classes, and all different faiths.
KSL news recently reported on a new study done by the Utah Department of Health. Researchers discovered from October 2008 to October 2009 of all drug overdoses, more than half were from prescription drugs.
view the following link for the story.
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Young Adult Rehab – Top Ten Behavioral Signs for Addiction
Many struggling young adults show both behavioral and physical symptoms of possible drug or alcohol abuse. The following are behavioral elements to watch for in individuals that may be in need of help or possible admittance to drug rehab.
Anger and/or depression cycles that have no real trigger or trauma behind them.
A new circle of peers, a distinct change in schedule, not wanting to talk about old friends or being overly dramatic in any conversation.
Showing a loss of interest in previous hobbies or interests that they may have been passionate about.
Lack of performance or failing in work or school environment or avoiding them altogether.
A loss of ambition and motivation, walking around in a haze or not really caring.
Always arguing or being defensive, acting paranoid or if everyone is just “out to get them.”
Constantly being caught in lies, unexplained money losses or buying habits.
A disregard for hygene, lowered self-worth and change in appearance.
Loss of cohearance or memory, inability to have a rational conversation.
Always isolating, staying in their room, removing themselves from any all communication with friends and loved ones.
These signs and behaviors are not guarantees a loved one is struggling with addiction. They are simply a combination of symptoms to look for or make yourself aware of if there is suspicion of abuse. At one time or another everybody shows a behavior or two listed here, it is when these processes become more evident and consistent over a period of time that something must be done before it is too late.