Behavioral Health Treatment in Vermont
Discover how our clinically driven addiction treatment programs help residents of Vermont on their path to recovery.
Valley Vista is one of the leading options if you’re seeking a Vermont drug rehab center. We offer a variety of individualized treatment programs that speak to who you are now and where you’d like to be in your recovery. At our center, we understand the complexities of substance use and the many effects it has throughout every aspect of your life and the lives of the people who love you.
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Why Does Addiction Happen?
Addiction is a disease influenced by many factors—biological, psychological, and environmental. When someone develops an addiction it usually involves multiple individual vulnerabilities, genetic predispositions, and exposure to certain substances.
Key factors contributing to addiction that have to be considered as part of a treatment plan include:
- Biological factors like differences in the structure and function of the brain and neurotransmitter activity work alongside genetic factors to create more of a vulnerability to addiction.
- Addictive substances affect the reward system in the brain through the release of large amounts of neurotransmitters like dopamine. This creates a pleasurable response to substances that reinforces the desire to repeat the behavior. Over time, repeated substance misuse leads to changes in the brain’s structure and function, making it hard to experience pleasure from natural rewards and further reinforcing the desire to keep using the substance.
- Psychological factors, including co-occurring mental health conditions and coping mechanisms, contribute to addiction. If someone has a condition like anxiety or depression, they might turn to substances as a way to self-medicate or cope with feelings of distress.
- Environmental factors that influence addiction include family and peer dynamics, socioeconomic status, and access to substances.
- The earlier someone uses substances, especially when their brain is in a period of critical development, the higher the risk of an addiction occurring.
- Stressful life events, challenging childhood experiences, and trauma all serve as potential contributors to addiction.
Whether you’re personally struggling with addiction or you’re helping a loved one, Valley Vista is an evidence-based treatment center. At our Vermont behavioral health center, we offer inpatient care in a warm, safe, and comfortable environment. Our programs are clinically focused compared to other facilities offering addiction treatment in Vermont.
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How Is Addiction Treated?
Addiction is something that’s been heavily researched in the past few decades, so treatment is guided by this clinical and scientific evidence. We know that addiction to drugs or alcohol isn’t a weakness or a moral failure—it’s a chronic disease, and it should be treated as such.
Treatment for addiction should include an individualized and integrative approach addressing the physical, social, and psychological aspects of the disease. Treatment integrates a combination of therapeutic modalities, lifestyle changes, and support systems.
Many people do well in a continuum of care, so they participate in several levels of care at varying intensities, with each preparing them to move on to the next.
These levels of care typically begin with a supervised detoxification. During supervised detox, your withdrawal symptoms can be safely managed, with medical professionals supporting you and providing medications and other interventions as needed to reduce your symptoms and cravings.
From there, for most people, the next step is an inpatient or residential treatment program. Inpatient rehab provides 24-hour, around-the-clock care in a very structured environment. The programs will include individual and group therapy, holistic treatments, educational sessions, and other therapeutic activities.
When someone is ready, they might then move into a less intensive outpatient program, which continues to support them but also flexibility and independent living.
While everyone’s treatment plan will be specific to them, things that might be included are:
- Counseling and psychotherapy, including cognitive-behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy. Psychotherapy, known as talk therapy, is an evidence-based approach to address underlying issues and facilitate behavioral changes.
- Medication-assisted therapy includes the use of medicines to help manage withdrawal symptoms and cravings, supporting long-term recovery.
- Dual diagnosis treatment is for individuals with co-occurring mental health conditions. This integrated treatment approach addresses addiction and psychiatric disorders at the same time.
- Group therapy in a rehab setting can then prepare you to continue with your recovery through participation in support groups like 12-step programs or alternatives like SMART Recovery.
- Family therapy includes family members in the treatment process as a way to improve family dynamics and communication patterns. Family therapy can also be a source of education and support for loved ones.
- Holistic approaches like yoga, art therapy, and mindfulness meditation can complement traditional treatment approaches and help address overall well-being.
- Aftercare planning encourages you to make positive changes in your lifestyle after you complete treatment, like developing healthy routines and making sure you have a strong support system to prevent relapse.
As you are choosing a behavioral health center in Vermont, we encourage you to learn more about our programs at Valley Vista, guided by clinical expertise, human understanding, and empathy.
What About Gender-Specific Treatment?
At Valley Vista, we are a Vermont behavioral health center offering truly gender-specific treatment. Our inpatient male and female treatment facilities are hours from each other, and this is because we believe it offers the best recovery outcomes. Our treatment programs are based on the understanding that men and women often have different experiences, challenges, and needs when it comes to recovery from addiction.
Benefits of gender-specific addiction treatment include:
- Some people feel more comfortable talking about personal and sensitive issues in a single-gender setting. Gender-specific treatment may be a safe space.
- Gender-specific treatment groups tend to facilitate open and honest communication.
- Men and women face different societal expectations, pressures, and roles that can all be contributors to substance use. Gender-specific treatment provides the opportunity to explore those issues and how they influence substance use and addiction.
- In single-gender treatment programs, there’s customization to address the needs and preferences of men and women. This might include adapting therapy approaches and activities and ensuring that discussions are relevant to each gender.
- Gender-specific treatment can help you build a supportive community with people who understand and share similar challenges and experiences.
- For women, in particular, there’s often a high prevalence of trauma histories linked to substance use and addiction, including physical or sexual abuse. Gender-specific treatment allows for an approach that’s trauma-informed to recognize and address the needs of people who’ve gone through trauma.
- Single-gender environments can reduce distractions and potential interpersonal complications.
Valley Visa is a respected Vermont dual diagnosis treatment center with both a men’s and women’s inpatient program. Both include a wide variety of therapeutic approaches, medical and mental health services, and holistic therapies like art and music therapy. If you’d like to learn more or if you’re ready to take the next step, contact us today.