CADAS (Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services)

In Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services or CADAS offers both inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment programs. Regardless of your financial situation they provide prevention education and treatment for chemical dependency. They offer services to individuals, their families and the community at large.

They offer medically monitored detox to minimize or eliminate withdrawal symptoms. To help you safely wean off of alcohol and drugs, medical care and round the clock supervision are offered. Less than 10 days is the typical length of stay for medical detoxification.

Their 28 day adult residential program addresses the physical, emotional and spiritual as well as familial and social aspects of your life that are impacted by your use of drugs and alcohol. The purpose of the adult residential program is to help you identify and process chemically dependent behaviors and to teach you the skills you need to have a successful recovery in the community. Activities are conducted in a structured environment. Every client completes a thorough assessment conducted by knowledgeable and experienced personnel.

Understanding your addiction or dependence and taking the initiative to start your recovery are the main goals of their intensive outpatient programs. They address family dynamics and establish a network of community support. Families gain from this program as well. Clinicians collaborate with family members to help them learn new communication techniques and gain understanding of their family dynamics overall.

Important clinical topics covered by their Matrix program include early recovery, relapse prevention and individual and concurrent therapy. Those who have used stimulants in the past or who have tried several different forms of treatment are eligible for this program. This extensive and multi format treatment program is evidence based and has been shown to be effective.

A specialized outpatient program called medication assisted treatment (MAT) is offered to individuals whose lives have been affected by opiate abuse. In addition to managing medication counselors, nurses and doctors consult with you in therapy groups. This program lasts approximately 12 months and offers medically supervised detox using Vivitrol, naltrexone and buprenorphine.