UChicago Medicine AdventHealth New Day Center for Addictions Westmont

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth New Day Center is an outpatient substance use recovery and mental health clinic in Westmont, Illinois. They can help you overcome various behavioral health issues from alcoholism, marijuana yes and opioid dependence to anxiety and depression. They offer hope to adults and adolescents who voluntarily seek healing and lasting change from a life of chemical dependency. People from nearby cities of Downers Grove, Oak Brook and Naperville can benefit from the recovery program in this clinic.

The facility offers compassionate partial hospitalization programs or PHP and intensive outpatient programs or IOP. Both provide high-intensity outpatient care for those needing structured support for moderate to severe substance use issues without requiring inpatient treatment. PHP is more structured and may involve up to twenty-hour sessions weekly compared to about nine hours for IOP, which may also serve as a step-down treatment. An intake assessment and screening enables the care team to determine what level of is appropriate for your unique condition. This also ensures care is tailored to your unique needs via personalized treatment planning.

You’ll find their virtual intake screening particularly convenient especially if you’re in a remote location. The program also includes evening virtual group sessions to enhance flexibility. In fact, flexibility is one of the core appeals of IOP, as the program lets you attend therapy while maintaining your job and other daily routines. That said, these programs are grounded in proven practices including 12-step and cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT. CBT is well integrated into group therapy to help you take care of negative patterns of thought that often lead to substance use. It also helps you develop sound coping skills and build healthier behaviors.

You’re also required to attend daily 12 step meetings. The friendship support and sense of belonging in these meetings strengthen your commitment to recovery. The program also involves random urine drug screens and daily breathalyzer tests to monitor progress and compliance with treatment guidelines. You’re required to abstain from all mood altering substances during recovery. Psychiatric care includes assessment, medication prescriptions and management may be provided to support those dealing with dual diagnosis. Most clients continue their recovery through low-intensity general outpatient care within the community.