TEEN Substance use TREATMENT PROGRAM IN EUGENE, OR
Has your substance use negatively affected your relationships, work or school performance, or other important areas of your life?
Have you ever tried to cut back or quit but found it difficult to do alone?
Have your friends or family expressed concern about your drug or alcohol use?
Are you using drugs or alcohol to cope with stress, pain, or other life challenges instead of finding healthier ways to deal with these issues?
Do you feel guilty, full of shame, or regret about your substance use?
If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you are in the right place and Insight Northwest Recovery is here to help.
Recognizing the problem and the need for emotional support is an essential first step in the recovery process. If you are here, you should be proud of yourself. You may be ready to start the process of sobriety and addiction recovery. This journey is ever-evolving and brings its own set of challenges, while ultimately finding stability and health in your life. It is not easy, but you are capable and recovery is possible. We are here to walk through every step alongside you.
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse, 60 million people reported binge drinking in 2022. Additionally, the CDC reported that in 2019, nearly half of the deaths related to overdoses involved mixing drugs and/or drinking alcohol. Luckily, recovery is possible through education and treatment.
WHETHER IT'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR ALCOHOL USE DISORDER, WE ARE HERE TO HELP
Based in Eugene, Oregon, Insight Northwest Recovery offers co-occurring drug and alcohol treatment services to teens and young adults ages 13-25. Our goal is to help our clients conquer substance use disorder and empower you on your journey to recovery. With our experienced and dedicated team of treatment providers, our clients (and your loved ones) work with us through the outpatient treatment process to optimize your addiction treatment and regain control of your life.
If you’re interested in learning more about how Insight Northwest Recovery can help you get on the right path with your recovery, set up a free consultation and let a member of our staff help walk you through our process.
What is Co-occurring Drug And Alcohol Treatment?
Although it can vary from person to person, and program to program, the structure of the journey though recovery remains fundamentally similar across the board. If you are beginning the process of treatment, it can be helpful to know what is to come.
In the simplest terms, Co-occurring Drug and Alcohol Treatment is when the same practitioner, or team of practitioners, provides mental health and substance abuse interventions in an integrated fashion to treat individuals struggling with teen drug abuse or who are alcohol dependent. Our programs offer customized support for clients, and your loved ones, and often combine a variety of group or individual counseling and behavioral therapy with peer support programs—like classic 12 step programs or Alcoholics Anonymous.
It’s no secret that the path to true sobriety and recovery is not easy or linear. It comes with many challenges and hardships, but even greater joys. It’s important to give yourself as much grace as you can along the way and know that what you are accomplishing is incredibly difficult and takes strength, resilience and determination.
Types of Treatment That We Offer
When beginning the journey to sobriety and recovery, it is normal to not know where to begin, what to search for and what to expect. There are so many options and programs out there and that in itself can be daunting and intimidating. Having a good idea of what types of treatment there is, will give you a better understanding of what your needs may be and what the next best step is in your path.
Insight Northwest Recovery offers four levels of outpatient treatment programs.
Outpatient programs are optimal for clients who are:
transitioning from inpatient rehab programs
have completed medical detox
or have less severe or more “mild” addiction
All of our programs emphasize individual behavioral therapy and group counseling, as well as activity-based modules, peer support and case management.
Often, stepping away from life for three months is impossible, and our programs are designed to offer the same therapeutic benefits as a standard inpatient rehab program, while allowing you to tend to the responsibilities in your daily life. We want to help eliminate as many barriers to seeking treatment as we can and help you make recovery a part of your story.
Outpatient teen drug abuse treatment programs have a variety of benefits, including flexibility around work and school schedules, and the ability to recover in a clean, safe, welcoming and structured environment. Additionally, our programs also seek to support and empower family and friends to be a part of your recovery process, and strengthen your support network outside of our doors.
The Levels of Outpatient Treatment That We Provide at Insight Northwest Recovery are:
1 - Intensive Day Treatment (PHP)
The outpatient treatment process begins with Intensive Day Treatment, also known as PHP or Partial Hospitalization. This step provides our clients the opportunity to participate in a daily structured treatment program that combines individual therapy, group therapy and education, and activity-based therapies. In this program, you would attend 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks.
2 - Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)
Following PHP, clients will often move to the next step of our program, Intensive Outpatient Programs, or IOP. This step is slightly less intensive than PHP but offers many of the same benefits. Like PHP, you would meet for group education and counseling sessions and utilize activity-based therapies as part of your treatment plans. The IOP program runs in 3 hour group counseling sessions, 3 times per week, for 3 months.
3 - Outpatient Treatment
Once a client has completed one or more of the intensive outpatient programs, the next step is Standard Outpatient Treatment. Our standard program also utilizes group education and counseling sessions. However, unlike PHP or IOP the sessions are shorter and meet less frequently. For this step of the program, you would meet 3-hours a week for group counseling sessions for 3 months.
4 - After Care
The main goal of our After Care Program is to set you up for long-term recovery. Following steps 1–3 of our treatment program, you would transition into our after care program to help you manage your addiction and recovery long-term. This program schedule runs in 1 hour group counseling sessions, 1 time per week, for 1 year.
As you complete our programs, our goal is to ease you back into daily life without the burden of substance abuse.
About Alcohol and Drug Addiction
A majority of the substance use disorders we treat fall into the category of opioid addiction, teen drug abuse and alcohol dependence. Opioids run the gamut of illicit drugs to prescription drugs that are being abused. However, there is a reason that opioids are so addictive: These drugs activate powerful reward centers in the brain, and release endorphins– the brain’s feel-good chemicals. These endorphins dull the user’s perception of pain, and temporarily boost feelings of happiness and overall well-being. Over time, the amount of opioids you need to reach that high increases, and individuals become ensnared by chasing the next high.
The Mayo Clinic has identified the following as risk factors for opioid addiction:
Poverty
Family or personal history of substance use disorders
Young age
Regular contact with high-risk people or environments
History of depression or anxiety disorder
Stressful circumstances
Heavy tobacco use
Additionally, women are more likely to experience opioid addiction as they have chronic pain more frequently than men, and are prescribed opioids in controlled doses by their primary care provider. Unfortunately, once an individual takes opioids it can become difficult to stop, and dependence can shift to a full-blown addiction.
Examples of the kinds of opioid drugs we treat for are below:
Like opioids, alcohol gives individuals the feeling of intense pleasure and joy, but also compromises impulse control and decision making. What starts as alcohol abuse can quickly morph into alcohol addiction. People drink for a variety of reasons, but the largest factor is that drinking alcohol releases dopamine and endorphins in the brain (creating a similar response as opioid drugs). Alcohol is the most abused substance in the United States today. According to the NCADD, 17.6 million people in America suffer from alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse.
As both opioid drugs and alcohol impact the pleasure centers of the brain, we can use similar techniques to treat alcohol dependence or other substance use disorders. Often the dependency on these substances can cause a decrease in mental health or behavioral health. Going through treatment to manage the symptoms of mental health disorders such as anxiety disorder and depression, as well as managing withdrawal symptoms, is crucial to the recovery process.
What Withdrawal Symptoms Can Be Expected?
As individuals consume addictive substances regularly, the body begins to rely on them for survival. Breaking this dependence through detox is key to the recovery process, and gets individuals physically ready to fight their addictions. Typically, the detox process takes 7-10 days, but by the end of it clients are no longer at high risk for complications related to substance abuse. Withdrawal symptoms from teen drug use and alcohol are similar, and should be managed by medical professionals.
These symptoms include:
Tremors
Sweating
Nausea
Dizziness
Headaches
Breathing Difficulties
Ideally, an individual would have stopped drinking and drug use, and completed the withdrawal process prior to starting one of our programs under the supervision of their medical care team or through an inpatient treatment facility. While we do not offer medication support to aid in withdrawal symptoms, our programs leverage individual and group counseling, peer support and case management by one of our licensed therapists to help you achieve long-term recovery.
To learn more about the treatment options we have available for you, check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
The Benefits of Alcohol and Drug Treatment
For as many reasons that alcohol and drug addiction are harmful, sobriety and recovery are immensely gratifying and beneficial. Seeking alcohol and drug treatment can allow your life to improve in every area. Your career, education, relationships and your mental, physical and emotional health can all be healthier and more fulfilling when you seek help and walk the road of sobriety and recovery.
Becoming sober and finding a place of recovery sets you free of the immense weight that you carry when you are in active addiction.
Ridding yourself of the negative emotions that come with addiction such as guilt and shame, will give you a newfound capacity for positive emotions and a sense of accomplishment and positivity.
It is never too late to seek help for your addiction. Whether you are in the beginning stages of sobriety and are in need of extra guidance and support, or you are still in the thick of painful, active substance addiction, you are not alone and we are here to help. There are so many individuals just like you, facing similar struggles, who also have sought the help of professionals and made positive changes for their future. You, too, are capable of growth and change and deserve a healthy and beautiful life.
Work With Us
Here at Insight Northwest Recovery, we want to collaborate with you to find the treatment plan that best suits your needs and your life. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation with one of our client care coordinators who can help answer your questions and get you started on your path to recovery.
We are here to walk alongside you every step of the way.