About CADS – Center for Alcohol and Drug Services – Rock Island
CADS- Center for Alcohol and Drug Services, located in Rock Island, Illinois, offers substance use disorder treatment to men and women. They focus on support, care, and treatment designed to meet the needs of families and individuals of all age groups in the community.
CADS- Center for Alcohol and Drug Services provides evaluations, outpatient, medication assisted treatment, and aftercare programming.
Each person who is seeking treatment at CADS- Center for Alcohol and Drug Services must undergo an evaluation. The staff will assess each individual’s substance use and any mental health or behavioral health issues, and make recommendations regarding the appropriate diagnostic impression and level of treatment.
Outpatient services at CADS- Center for Alcohol and Drug Services include both intensive and extended levels of care. At the time of the assessment, the appropriate level of care will be decided upon and a treatment plan will be created. Individual, group, and family counseling is offered to everyone and educational classes will be presented. The length of stay varies according to individual needs.
The medication assisted treatment at CADS- Center for Alcohol and Drug Services is for those who would benefit and are deemed appropriate for this type of care by a physician during the assessment. It is provided as an adjunct to the care program a person is already receiving treatment within. This can include residential, outpatient, etc. FDA approved medications are used to support withdrawal from opioid drugs and to help maintain long-term abstinence. By combining medication with mental health treatment, a greater chance of success is achieved for long-term abstinence.
Aftercare programming is for individuals who have successfully gone through a treatment program but who desire or need continual support once returning home. These programs often include alumni groups, group therapy, 12 Step meetings, SMART meetings, and individual therapy. The purpose is to provide a safe space to continuously work on recovery.