Drug Treatment Programs

Comeback Drug Treatment Centers offers custom low cost drug treatment programs and alcohol rehab plans for your successful recovery. Comeback Drug Treatment Centers believe that alcoholism, drug addiction and chemical dependency should be treated as a part of a life long process.

Drug Treatment Center Program Content & Services Compulsive & Obsessive Disorders Recovery Plans Family Programs

Sobriety may seem too tall of an order for anyone first entering a drug treatment center, rehab or alcohol treatment. However, the role of Comeback Drug Treatment is to teach and exemplify a realistic process of recovery that is obtainable. Two months of this drug treatment or alcohol treatment program and process offered by CTC, begins to show the client that personal change can be accomplished. Soon, as in any healthy lifestyle, personal improvement becomes a natural direction of a satisfying life. After leaving treatment, involvement in a 12-step program successfully supports the life long endeavor of staying sober/clean permanently.

Trained and professional staff, are in position 24 hours a day to support, educate, and motivate each client of the Comeback Drug Treatment Centers. The drug treatment and alcohol treatment programs and recovery process, require not only first class accommodations and a healthy environment, but also professionals who take great pride in helping a new person find his/her way in the direction of a productive and rewarding lifestyle. The beginning of the drug rehab and alcohol recovery process is recognized by the staff of CTC as the most difficult time in a person’s life. Individual encouragement combined with a personal touch is a powerful tool in influencing any human being.

Drug Treatment Center - Program Content & Services

Medical Evaluation and Treatment Dual Diagnosis Assessment Psychosocial Review Alcohol and Drug Treatment Education Group Therapy Spiritual Support

Private & Group Counseling

Medical Evaluation and Treatment Program

Responsible Drug Treatment of any person begins with a detailed medical screening of his/her physical condition, medical history, review of present medication, psychological assessment and past involvement in any previous obsessive/compulsive disorder treatments. Special emphasis in this assessment process is placed on whatever problems might have led to Alcohol/Drug abuse in the first place. After evaluation, recommendations are made to the client and staff how best to work on these issues.

Dual Diagnosis Assessment Program

If any secondary disorder is present, the client is referred to a CTC psychiatrist and an individual treatment plan is devised. Based on the individual's needs, a recovery strategy is compiled and proper medication is prescribed. (All medications are monitored and dispensed by staff).

Psychosocial Review Program

At CTC a trained addictionologist screens every client for areas of low self-esteem, grief, social inadequacies, legal issues, strained family relationships, etc. An evaluation is made, and counselor and client then begin to work daily on these critical issues in the first thirty days of treatment.

Alcohol and Drug Education Program

Clients learn daily about the disease of addiction in a structured curriculum, the long-term affects of addiction and the process of recovery. This includes a detailed study of relapse prevention.

Group Therapy Program

Under the guidance of our trained staff, participants attend group meetings and begin to identify their feelings and learn critical communication skills. Also, this group process is very important as far as making people feel like they fit in.

Spiritual Support Program

Any endeavor to change a person’s behavior is certainly a challenge. Habits are tough to break. “Try eating left handed if you are used to using your right!” Destructive habits that evolve into compulsive/obsessive disorders are even tougher. Resolving afflictions along these lines require finding an inner strength and direction previously left undiscovered. People are stronger than they think. Turning despair into determination is one of the first steps to health. Tapping into that resolve is what many define as Spiritual. This is a foundation stone in the recovery process. CTC makes no distinction between any individual’s personal religious or spiritual beliefs, but respects and encourages all denominations. Spirituality is finding the best in a human being.

Compulsive & Obsessive Disorders Programs

Eating disorders can interfere with a life just as severely as any other obsessive/compulsive behavior. They not only disrupt life, they can destroy. Anorexia/Bulimia/Overeating- are highly treatable. Healthy emotions, rational thinking, a reasonable fitness program, and a strong support system are the basics that can get life back on track. Counseling, groups, and a 12-step process can bring a very welcomed change.

Various Afflictions & Disorders

• Sex Addiction Program
• Love and Sex Addiction Program
• Co-dependency Program
• Gambling Addiction Program

All the above, can co-exist with chemical abuse or they can stand alone. It is not uncommon to have one or two or three at the same time! It is also not unusual to replace one with another. These behavioral afflictions cannot be unraveled by the individual’s will alone. Responsible treatment provides opportunity and expertise to identify, therefore treat, all of the above. When disorders co-exist with alcoholism or drug addiction, they can easily be misdiagnosed; sometimes made worse with medication, and sometimes the medication becomes an addiction also! CTC’s assessment process, psychosocial review, medical and medication history, offers a way to start anew.

Recovery Plans

A new person in recovery needs to find something inside his/herself to be hopeful about. Excluding dependency on chemicals demands a new form of healthy dependence on self. At CTC every client is assessed individually and a tailored treatment program revolves around his/her needs. Personal growth is the watchword. Treatment at Comeback Drug Treatment includes group therapy, education, relapse prevention, one-on-one counseling, family groups (if applicable), and an introduction and involvement in a 12-step program.

• Primary Care (28 days)
• Extended Care (28 days)
• Transitional Phase (28 days)

The Family Programs

Comeback Treatment Center is a source of information and support for families who will discover that while they are not responsible for their loved ones addiction they can play a very major role in the recovery process. Private one-on-one counseling without the client is available to the family as well as groups with other families. One on one counseling in groups with the client takes place in phase two of treatment. Accurate distinctions between the true character of the client (who he really is on the inside) and the psychological influence of addiction are quickly acquired. This is an important tool that can begin the healing process.

• Families are reunited
• Relationships are healed
• Bewildered children become trusting again
• Loyalty grows stronger
• Mutual respect emerges
• Smiles find their way home

The family gains an understanding of addiction, and learns therapeutic ways to respond and communicate. Family members learn principals that ultimately lead to their own peace of mind, and find themselves encouraged to improve themselves as well. Acceptance between family members truly begins when both sides recognize each other as participants in getting better. Instead of feeling blame for the addict’s behavior, a spirit of no nonsense, loving support becomes a new effective response. The nucleus of a family heals as well. Years of frustration and disappointment have usually become a cycle that can be changed into patterns which ultimately help individual family members.

Comeback Treatment Centers offer the families of its clients a multi-layered plan of action and communication inside and outside the setting of treatment.

Methamphetamines

Methamphetamine is at the front edge of the drug plaque that is sweeping through schools, all economic classes, is indiscriminate of cultures and race, and now crosses 3 generations of Americans—and there is no proof that it is subsiding yet! Meth is highly addictive, inexpensive, easily accessible, and it can be manufactured in any home down the street. It is a powerful stimulant that produces euphoria, and when all these factors are combined, we have reason for an epidemic. Drug labs make the drug easily with over-the-counter ingredients, and hotels and even cars or vans can become a convenient manufacturing location.

Meth is a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system and it is classified as a Schedule II controlled substance, which is illegal to possess without a prescription. It increases heart rate and pulse, makes a person highly energetic, more attentive, and effects neurotransmitters in the brain that releases dopamine and norepinephrine producing a euphoric rush. The street names for Methamphetamines are speed, meth, chalk, Ice, crystal, crack, and glass. It is a bitter tasting crystalline power, white and odorless. Meth is a takeoff of the older drug amphetamine, and it affects the nervous system much more aggressively.

Delivery Systems:

Users have found many ways to ingest the drug, therefore adjusting their high. Meth can be snorted, taken orally, smoked or injected.

Short and long term affects:

The way methamphetamines are used will decide the affect. Smoking it produces a ‘flash’ or rush that only lasts a short while, but produces a very intense euphoria. It is a rushing sensation that heightens all senses and gives one the feeling of ecstatic pleasure that can last a few minutes, and then the user begins to come down. On the other hand, snorting or ingesting the drug will produce pleasure not as intense, but will last for hours and sometimes up to half a day.

User Patterns

Chronic drug seeking and drug using patterns lead to addiction. Addiction is compulsive, and once a person is dependent on the drug, his priority before anything else, family, friends, employment, etc., is getting more. Short-term use is not a difficult withdrawal situation, but should be in the presence of a detox facility. Long-term use can cause pathological difficulties including schizophrenia, hallucinations, and paranoia. The recommended detoxification here is in a medical facility under a doctors care.

Prescription Drugs

Prescription medications that can be misused for the condition in which they were originally prescribed are considered Scheduled Drugs, I-IV. There are basically three categories of prescription medications.

• Opioids
• CNS Depressants
• Stimulants

These three categories are the ones most commonly abused. Sometimes the user, under a doctor’s orders, will discover the euphoric nature of these medications. Prescription dosage, if followed precisely, rarely leads to addiction. However, if these medications are taken in dosages above prescription recommendation, they can quickly lead to addiction. These Scheduled Drugs are all high potent medications and caution should be taken even at prescription levels. Prescription drugs have a very high addiction rate, and many people in drug rehab today began innocently enough following a doctor’s orders. Because of their tolerance proprieties, in other words, the user has to take higher doses to achieve the initial euphoric feelings.

Opioids

Opioids are prescribed because of their effective analgesic and pain relieving properties. They are usually referred to as narcotics. Some of the most common are morphine, codeine, oxycodone, darvon, vicodin, dilaudid, and demerol. These drugs produce sensations of well being, and euphoria. The legs and arms begin to feel heavy, a warm flush rushes through the face, and normal brain reception to pain is blocked.

Withdrawal Symptoms:
Long-term abuse of narcotics is usually a long-term detox process. It takes a long time for this drug to leave the neuro-receptors of the brain, and symptoms of restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, and cold flashes are occurring at the same time.

CNS Depressants

The drugs come in two groups:
• Barbiturates (Mephobarbital, Pentobarbital Sodium)
• Benzodiazepines—diazepam (Valium), chlordiazepoxide HCI (Librium)

These medications have a more sedating effect and are used to treat anxiety, tension and sleep disorders. Euphoria is moderately present and the tolerance level of an individual increases with use. These medications are addictive if used for prolonged periods of time.

Withdrawal:
These medications slow the brain’s activity and after long-term abuse, if the drug is discontinued completely, the brain rebounds to the point that seizures can occur. The withdrawal of these classes of medications should require a doctor’s care.

Stimulants

Stimulants cause an increase in alertness, attention, and energy. Some of these drugs are methylphenidate (Ritalin), and dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine). These medications are very addictive because they produce a sensation of euphoria in conjunction with a feeling of personal power. These have chemical properties similar to norepinephrine and dopamine. Stimulants increase the levels of these chemicals in the brain and body which increase blood pressure, heart rate and blood glucose, and opens up the pathways of the respiratory system.

Withdrawal:
There are no medications designed for detoxing stimulants. Sometimes antidepressants are administered to help a person during the emotional low period when experiences coming off long-term usage of stimulants. Treatment after detoxing these medications should include a behavior therapy. Cognitive-behavior therapy combined with a recovery support group is most effective.

Heroin

Heroin is an odorless, bitter tasting substance, that comes in three forms: White powder, brown powder, and black tar. It typically has been injected intravenously, but because of recent contagious diseases, for example, HIV, and Hepatitis B & C, it is now becoming more common for users to smoke, or snort it. Heroin is a powerful narcotic processed from morphine and is a Schedule I controlled drug. It is illegal to possess it without a doctor’s order. Heroin is a highly potent drug, and very addictive, because it delivers a sedate-like, powerful, euphoric rush. High doses of heroin make the arms and legs feel heavy and there is an overall sensation of well being.

Withdrawal
When abusers stop abruptly, heroin withdrawal symptoms usually begin to occur after 3-4 hours of the last dose. It produces drug craving, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, vomiting and diarrhea, cold flashes and severe flu-like symptoms. Withdrawal from heroin peaks between 48 and 72 hours and subsides after about a week. Withdrawal complications are usually a lot less severe than alcohol or depressant drugs.

Treatment:
The ‘euphoric recall’ syndrome makes it a very hard addiction to overcome. Synthetic opiates are frequently used to treat a heroin addict when trying to recover from addiction. These are used in conjunction with psychosocial counseling, peer level groups and twelve step support systems. Naltrexone, Naloxone, LAAM (levo-alpha-acetyl-methadol), and bupronorphine are medications designed to help the detoxification of heroin and eventual recovery. These medications either inhibit opiate receptors and lessen the drug’s potency, or, as in methadone, a synthetic opiate, create a mild morphine-like effect which when monitored in a recovery environment can gradually be decreased until a person is off completely.