North Texas Addiction Counseling and Education

About North Texas Addiction Counseling and Education – Arlington

North Texas Addiction Counseling and Education is an outpatient substance use recovery clinic with a location in Arlington, Texas. They also treat co-occurring disorders via an integrated care model that handles addiction and mental health at the same time. They offer court-ordered treatment and specialized care for women in recovery. Their outpatient setting is warm, welcoming and homely. Here, you’re fully supported in overcoming substance use by friendly professionals who really care.

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County situated between Dallas and Fort Worth. It is well known for its sports venues, entertainment hubs and universities. The facility is situated about 1.5 miles west of the University of Texas at Arlington and three miles northwest of AT&T Stadium. They also serve patients from Grand Prairie, Mansfield and Irving.

Recovery in this facility takes a holistic approach involving general wellness of the mind, body and spirit. A comprehensive intake assessment helps the care team tailor treatment to your specific needs via personalized care planning. Outpatient therapy is delivered in a group and individual setting. Therapy sessions may address anger and stress, family conflict and trauma which often leads to substance dependence. They equip you with skills like problem-solving, healthy communication and relationship building which are important in maintaining sobriety.

They provide parenting classes to support pregnant women or women with children who are navigating recovery. The facility also offers medication-assisted treatment or MAT to help people dealing with opioid use disorder achieve lasting recovery. Their MAT program involves a prescription of either methadone or Suboxone to help you curb cravings and alleviate painful withdrawal symptoms. It all depends on your tailored care plan.

The MAT program also involves counseling to tackle the psychological symptoms and ensure lasting abstinence. Your tailored treatment will encompass psychiatric care like assessment, psychiatric medication prescriptions and medication management if you’re dealing with co-occurring disorders.

The facility also offers education and treatment for DWI offenders. This focuses on helping offenders understand the impact of impaired driving, develop safer decision-making skills and meet legal requirements for license reinstatement.

The facility is home to the Stop Tarrant County Opioid Poisoning or STOP program too. This program aims to reduce opioid overdose deaths in Tarrant County via effective treatment, recovery support services and harm reduction services. It targets folks who are at high risk of or who recently experienced nonlethal overdose.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Aftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Intensive Outpatient

Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.

Intervention Services

Intervention services helps family or friends of addicts stage an intervention, which is a meeting in which loved ones share their concerns and attempt to get an addict into treatment. Professional intervention specialists can help loved ones organize, gather, and communicate with an addict. They can guide intervention participants in describing the damage the addict's behavior is causing and that outside help is necessary to address the addiction. The ideal outcome of an intervention is for the addict to go to rehab and get the help they need.

Medically Assisted Detox

Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over time, a physical dependence can develop, meaning the body physiologically needs the substance to function. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. Medical detox is done by licensed medical professionals who monitor vital signs and keep you safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible as you go through detox and withdrawal.

Outpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Sober Living Homes

Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

Treatments

Alcoholism Drug Addiction Mental Health and Substance Abuse Opioid Addiction

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Staff

Leesa Nelson

Executive Director

Garry Crain

Associate Director

Reyna Bittle

Office Manager

Garry Crain

Operations Director

Dana Parker

Admin Support

Brittany Nelson

Program Sponsor

Hayden Iker

Executive Admin Assistant

Kim Scales

Deputy Director

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