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What to Consider When Choosing a Drug Treatment Program

Written by New Day Recovery on July 12, 2019. Posted in Blog, Recovery Support, Residential Treatment.

In 2017 alone, more than 19 million Americans aged 12 and over were struggling with a substance abuse disorder. And that’s not a trend set to diminish rapidly anytime soon.

The bottom line is that if you’re battling addiction, you’re not alone. The cycle of addiction tends to create isolation and fear while it diminishes hope, but the truth is that you do have hope. One of the best things you can do if you’re dealing with addiction is reach out for help from professionals.

Substance abuse treatment professionals across the state and nation are trained to provide therapy and other treatments to help you break the cycle of addiction — something that can be almost impossible to do on your own.

If you want help taking these first steps, call us at New Day Recovery at 330-953-3300.

We know that choosing the right addiction treatment for your unique needs is essential to success in recovery. We’ll help you understand your options and make referrals for programs if we’re not a good fit for you at this time.

To assist you in taking this first step toward recovery, we’ve outlined some things you should consider when deciding which rehab program is right for you.

1. Do you want to stay local?

Many people don’t realize that they don’t have to choose inpatient residential treatment in their hometown. In fact, in some cases, there’s a lot of value to distancing yourself from your current life and social circles to take the first step of recovery. On the other hand, if you are looking for an outpatient program (which means you’ll have to travel back and forth daily) or you want to involve your family in therapy at some point, a local program is likely more convenient.

This question doesn’t come with a right or wrong answer. Where you choose to base your rehab depends on your personal needs and goals.

2. Do you have a dual diagnosis?

If you have mental health or other co-occurring diagnoses, it’s important to seek services from a dual diagnosis center that can provide treatment for both issues. For example, someone who is dealing with depression and alcohol addiction may need to address both issues in rehab, and that can require some specialized training and resources on the part of recovery staff.

It’s easy to find out which co-occurring disorders programs offer support for dual-diagnosis situations. Many programs, including New Day Recovery, provide information about whether or not they support dual diagnoses on their website. You can also ask anyone with the program when you contact them; this is a common term in the industry, and staff should know what options their facilities offer.

3. What type of insurance coverage do you have?

Another big concern when choosing an addiction center is whether the program accepts your insurance. New Day Recovery accepts Ohio Medicaid and numerous commercial insurance plans, for example.

To find out if your specific plan covers addiction treatment complete our insurance form and a member of the New Day staff will verify your coverage for you. If you qualify to have your treatment paid for through your insurance provided we’ll followup by phone to talk about next steps.

4. Are you looking for a specific style of rehab therapy?

Many rehab treatment programs provide services such as cognitive behavioral therapy, medical detox, and recreational therapy. But some programs provide specific types of therapy that you may enjoy and feel best served by due to your needs or interests. For example, there are specialty programs that work with equine therapy or integrate yoga or fitness into the daily regimen.

The best way to find out what options a facility offers is to contact the program and speak with an admissions counselor. You might also peruse program websites or ask to view a printed brochure.

5. Do you want to follow through with care at the same location?

Recovery doesn’t stop at inpatient rehabilitation. You may need to go through outpatient programs, and follow-up care, such as participation in group or individual therapy or programs like AA and NA, is proven to increase the chance of success with sobriety.

For some individuals, it’s comforting to handle all of these various aspects of recovery at the same location or with the same professionals. For others, stepping out of inpatient drug rehab and into a new environment is a positive signal for a milestone in recovery. Again, no answer is the right answer, but you’ll want to choose the facility that offers services that best meet your preferences and needs.

6. Have you heard about addiction treatment programs from friends or family?

If you’re still not sure which addiction treatment program might be right for you, consider any information you may have heard about facilities from friends or family.

It’s important to note that what works for one person does not necessarily work for another, and everyone’s journey into and out of addiction is unique. So you can’t count on someone’s success story to become yours just because you chose the same addiction treatment facility.

What you can do is learn more about a facility and understand the types of services it provides and what kinds of people work there. When you hear these details from people you know, it helps remove some of the unknown elements that can make choosing a rehab scary.

7. Do any of your medical or therapy providers have recommendations?

You can also ask your medical providers (such as your family physician) or your own therapist for referrals to rehab facilities. In many cases, your existing providers may help bridge the gap in contacting an appropriate drug rehabilitation program so you can take the first steps toward recovery confidently.

Don’t Avoid a Choice, Call Us Today

Don’t avoid seeking help with your addiction because you’re daunted by making a choice. Call the caring staff at New Day Recovery now at 330-953-3300, or complete our online form and someone will get in touch with you soon. We can help you understand your choices and walk you through some of the considerations that come with selecting a drug or alcohol rehab program for yourself or a loved one.

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5 Common Misconceptions About Drug Rehab

Written by New Day Recovery on May 31, 2019. Posted in Blog.

The insanely easy access we have to information today provides a number of benefits, but there are also negative side effects to all this data. One of those is that myths and misinformation are passed along as fast as (and often faster) than the truth. When it comes to drug rehab, numerous misconceptions are promoted online and in television and movies.

Here are five myths about drug rehab that might be keeping you from getting the help you need.

Myth: You don’t need drug rehab; you just need more willpower.

Truth: Addiction is a disease, not a bad habit. Yes, willpower plays a role in recovery, but it’s only one of the tools you use to battle addiction. Professional drug rehab helps you develop other tools you’ll need, including a support system, healthier coping mechanisms, understanding of the addiction cycle and knowledge about your own triggers. Plus, when you seek professional help with recovery, you can benefit from other treatment options such as medically assisted detox, recreational therapies and education about how diet, exercise and other lifestyle choices can help you maintain sobriety.

Myth: Drug rehab is a one-and-done resource.

Truth: Addiction is a chronic disorder. That means the addiction (not necessarily the substance abuse) is for a lifetime. Even after you go through drug rehab, you must work to maintain your sobriety by following up with outpatient rehab services, counseling appointments and attending group sessions or AA/NA meetings.

Think of addiction like a chronic physical ailment such as diabetes. Someone with diabetes follows up with medical professionals throughout their life to manage the disease. Sometimes, they might relapse and end up back in the hospital for treatment before they can move on again. Addiction works in a similar fashion.

Myth: If I enter rehab, I’ll probably lose my job.

Truth: The law is probably on your side. If you work for a state or local government or any employer that has a staff of 15 or more, you can seek addiction treatment without being fired under the protection of the Americans with Disabilities Act. And the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may ensure that you can take long-term leave for personal medical issues (addiction treatment counts) and have your job status protected in the meantime.

You can talk to your company’s human resource department to understand options for taking a leave of absence. Many employers also offer Employee Assistance Programs, including access to help in seeking drug rehab options.

If you have more questions or could use some guidance, contact New Day Recovery today.

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Why Is It So Easy to Develop an Opiate Addiction, and Is Help Possible?

Written by New Day Recovery on May 24, 2019. Posted in Blog.

Opiate and opioid abuse has increased substantially over the past few years. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that deaths related to opiate use almost doubled from 2011 to 2017, and abuse of these drugs continues to trend up. You may have heard this referred to the opioid crisis.

One reason for this crisis is that opiates and opioids are so addictive, and legal prescription painkillers often open the door for these substance abuse disorders. Here’s what you need to know about opiate addiction and what steps you can take with New Day Recovery towards drug rehab if you’re struggling with it.

Are Opiates and Opioids the Same Thing?

Finding information on opiate and opioid addiction can be confusing because these two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, and you may not be sure what information is relevant to you. Opiate refers to substances such as codeine and morphine, which are made from the natural substances taken from the opium plant. Heroin is also an opioid.

Opioids are substances that work similar to opiates in your body, but they don’t occur naturally. Hydrocodone and oxycodone are examples of opioids. They are synthesized versions of opiates. For the purposes of addiction and substance abuse, these two substances do often act the same and treatments for these addictions may be similar.

What Are Opiates (and Opioids) So Addictive?

For many people, the power of opiate addiction is twofold. First, these substances can cause an intense euphoric reaction that reduces pain and can make other issues, including life stressors, seem less important or even not relevant at all. After experiencing this euphoria, individuals may want to enjoy it again, which means they seek out more opiates and begin a cycle of addiction.

Another reason opiates are so addictive is the way they react with receptors in your brain. They attach to certain receptors in your brain and change the way your brain communicates with the rest of your body. While this is what helps them reduce feelings of pain, it can also lead to a physical dependency that is hard to break.

A physical dependency occurs when your body becomes dependent on a substance and treats the absence of that substance as an abnormal occurrence. This leads to withdrawal symptoms — opiate withdrawal symptoms can be extremely uncomfortable and even, at their most severe, dangerous. This, along with the euphoria of the high, keeps people returning to the drug, even if they have to engage in risky or illegal behavior to get it.

Add in the fact that many people begin using opiates based on a prescription for pain relief and may worry that their pain will return if they stop using them and you have an added psychological factor that drives potential addiction.

Is Help for Opiate Addiction Possible?

Yes, treatment for opiate addiction is possible. Typically it starts with medically assisted detox that helps you get through the worst of the withdrawal period safely and as comfortably as possible. Other common treatment methods used for opiate addiction include cognitive behavioral therapy, education, and promotion of lifestyle changes and the development of a long-term sober support system.

For more information on how you can break out of the cycle of opiate or opioid addiction, contact us at New Day Recovery today.

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When Is Medically Assisted Detox the Right Choice for Your Recovery?

Written by New Day Recovery on May 17, 2019. Posted in Blog.

Understanding your options for treatment and planning an appropriate recovery path help you succeed in seeking sobriety. And when you get professional help with recovery, this is never a path you must plan alone. The caring, experienced staff at New Day Recovery work with you to create a treatment plan that works for you, and that might include medically assisted detox.

What Is Medically Assisted Detox?

Medically assisted detox involves clinical intervention via medicine or other treatment to help you get through the first few days or weeks of sobriety safely and more comfortably.

When you stop using certain drugs or alcohol, you may have withdrawal symptoms. These occur when your body has built up a physical dependence on a substance — in other words, your body has become so used to having this drug in your system, it thinks that’s the norm. When you stop using and allow the drugs to leave your system without being replaced, your body reacts as if something abnormal and bad is happening, because it’s been tricked into thinking it needs the drug to survive.

Withdrawal symptoms are one of the results of this reaction, and they can include nausea, vomiting, shakes, anxiety and mood swings, night sweats, nightmares and muscle pain.

Medically assisted detox works to minimize these symptoms and keep you physically safe through the withdrawal period. This might include the use of medications designed to inhibit withdrawal symptoms and help you wean off drugs as well as treatments to help with specific symptoms.

During medically assisted detox, nurses and other clinicians are available 24 hours a day to monitor your symptoms and provide necessary assistance. Many rehab programs offer drug detox as a first step in recovery; this is not a step that must take place in a hospital environment.

Is Medically Assisted Detox Right for You?

Medically assisted detox may be right for your path to recovery if any of the following are true.

You have tried to quit before, either on your own or with the help of a therapist or other outpatient environment, but the withdrawal symptoms drove you back to drug use.
You are worried or afraid of the discomfort of withdrawal symptoms.
You have other health concerns and are worried about how withdrawal symptoms may impact them.
You are addicted to substances known for especially rough withdrawal periods, such as heroin, prescription painkillers, meth, cocaine, benzos or even, in some cases, alcohol.

Start Planning for Recovery Right Now

You don’t have to make all the decisions on your own about recovery. Contact New Day Recovery now at 330-953-3300, or complete our online form and someone will call you shortly.

Our admissions counselors listen without judgment and help you understand whether New Day Recovery — and our medically assisted detox option — are right for you. If we are a good fit for your detox and recovery needs, we help you complete the process of admission to one of our centers. And if we’re not, we offer referrals to other forms of treatment so you can take the next step toward sobriety.

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Will You Treat My Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders?

Written by New Day Recovery on April 24, 2019. Posted in Blog, Recovery Support.

Finding the right addiction treatment program for your specific needs is a big part of success in recovery. One thing you may need to consider is whether an addiction treatment program is prepared to treat co-occurring diagnoses that include both substance abuse and mental health disorders.

At New Day Recovery, we assess every client on an individual basis to help them understand their best next steps for treatment. Call us now at 330-953-3300 to talk to a caring professional for more information about seeking help with addiction.

We Do Treat Some Co-Occurring Cases

The staff at New Day Recovery works together and with clients to treat many symptoms, including co-occurring addictions. We can also work with individuals who are struggling with addiction and face a related mental health concern — for example, if you’re dealing with alcohol addiction and have subsequently developed anxiety issues related to your substance abuse.

However, we do require that clients be stable on medication for any mental health issues to be treated for addiction at our facility. We also request that our clients not have a primary mental health diagnosis.

Our dual diagnosis program is designed specifically for individuals with primary diagnoses of chemical dependency, substance abuse or addiction. While individual and group therapy and other treatment modalities that we employ can help with secondary mental health issues, our program is not equipped to fully address the needs of someone with a primary mental health concern or an uncontrolled mental health diagnosis.

Call Us for Help

If you’re not sure if you meet the requirements for our program when it comes to mental health issues, call us anyway. We can provide a professional evaluation and assessment to help you understand what issues you may be dealing with and what type of treatment program may be the right step for you. We never want anyone to struggle with addiction because they aren’t sure if we’re the right place to turn.

Our caring, compassionate and experienced counselors will listen to your concerns and story and provide some options for a plan of action. If we don’t feel New Day Recovery can provide the most effective treatment for you, we can refer you to other excellent providers and facilities that specialize more in the type of treatment program you may need.

If you’re ready to take the next step toward an addiction-free lifestyle, call us at 330-953-3300 or contact us online today, regardless of what other factors you may be dealing with.

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What Insurances Do You Accept? What If I Don’t Have Insurance?

Written by New Day Recovery on March 27, 2019. Posted in Blog, Detox Program.

Making the decision to seek professional help in overcoming an addiction can be life-altering, but we also know that it can be scary. Stepping into the unknown sounds risky to anyone, even when someone is stepping out of an addiction that they know may be causing issues in their life. Questions that are common when someone first begins to consider rehab or treatment include whether they will still be themselves after they get sober, what is actually involved in rehab and how they’ll pay for treatment.

At New Day Recovery, we’re here to answer your questions so you can make a proactive and educated decision about drug or alcohol recovery for you or your loved one. And that includes answering questions about the financial aspect of treatment and whether we accept your insurance plan.

Does Health Insurance Cover Addiction Treatment?

Full-coverage health insurance plans today do typically cover addiction treatment. The Affordable Care Act actually mandates that coverage for behavioral health needs, including addiction treatment, be included on any plan that is offered via employer-sponsored methods or federal and state marketplaces. That means whether you get your insurance through work or on the marketplace during open enrollment, you have access to some type of coverage for rehab and recovery treatment. The same is true for individuals who are covered by either Medicaid or Medicare plans.

In fact, insurance companies aren’t just required to provide benefits for these types of treatments. When an insurance company does provide mental health and addiction benefits, they have to provide them in somewhat equal fashion to the other medical benefits included in a policy. This protection of mental health benefits comes from federal parity laws. Those laws, which actually predate the ACA, prohibit insurance companies from associating high deductibles and copays with mental health benefits when they aren’t associated with medical benefits on the same policy. In short, the deductibles and copays have to be mostly in line with what they are related to medical benefits.

What Insurances Do You Take?

At New Day Recovery, we’re proud to work with and accept a variety of insurance policies. We accept Ohio Medicaid and several commercial (or private) insurance plans. We also work with individuals who want to self-pay their rehab treatment to make financial arrangements that work for everyone.

How Do I Know If My Insurance Will Pay for Treatment?

To find out if your insurance company will cover treatment for rehab at New Day Recovery, an insurance verification is typically necessary. An insurance verification involves a call by the provider to your insurance company.

At New Day Recovery, we handle all of this for you. You can contact us with your insurance information and we can help perform an insurance verification to find out what services are covered and whether we can provide them under your plan.

You can also review a list of in-network providers from your insurance company (typically provided in booklet form when you sign up for a policy or via online portals) or call your insurance company to find out if New Day Recovery (or any other facility offering rehab services) is on the list.

What Are Options for Paying for Rehab if I Don’t Have Insurance?

Not everyone has insurance, though, and at New Day Recovery, we’re aware that addiction doesn’t pick and choose from the insured. That’s why we’re proud to work with patients and families who want to self-pay when it comes to rehab. We accept self-pay patients and will even work with you or your family to create payment arrangements when possible.

Some common ways individuals fund rehab treatment include:

Paying out of savings or accrued funds
Seeking secondary financing
Working with state or local organizations, which may provide grants and assistance programs to help cover the cost of treatment
Selling items of value to help cover costs

If you are worried that you simply don’t have the income or resources to cover the cost of drug or alcohol addiction treatment, you may qualify for Ohio Medicaid. You can talk to your case manager or admissions counselor about this possibility or contact your local Medicaid office for additional information. There are also programs throughout the area that offer low-cost or free addiction treatment services, and our admissions counselors will always provide relevant referrals if New Day Recovery doesn’t fit your needs.

The bottom line when it comes to rehab, however, is that you should never delay seeking treatment simply because you’re worried about the financial aspect. Contact us today if you’re struggling with addiction — we can help.

Why Drug Detox Services Are Important

Written by New Day Recovery on March 13, 2019. Posted in Blog, Detox Program.

Drug detox services are an important first step for many people who are struggling with addiction. Medically assisted detox helps you get through the roughest part of the withdrawal period in as comfortable a state as possible so you can move past fears about withdrawal symptoms and begin working on your recovery. But detox itself is about more than medical treatment. Here’s a look at how drug detox services can set the stage for long-term success.

Safely Stop Using Substances

Medically monitored detox is a safe way to stop using substances that have created changes in your body. Many drugs create changes in your brain and a physical dependency in your body, to the point that your body believes it needs the drugs to survive. When you stop using those substances, your body’s reaction can be alarming.

Withdrawal symptoms can include aches and pains, problems sleeping and other discomforts. They can also include more severe issues such as nausea and vomiting, mood changes and even changes in your heart rate or blood pressure. These symptoms are often enough to drive people back to using the substance, which makes quitting cold turkey alone much harder. Plus, these symptoms can be dangerous for your health.

When you come off of drugs in a supportive environment with medical staff on hand, they can provide appropriate medications and treatments to manage withdrawal symptoms for a safer, more comfortable experience.

Enjoy the Support of Community and Counselors

But detox goes beyond the medical side of things. While your body is physically ridding itself of drug toxins, you can work with a supportive community of counselors, other professionals and fellow people in recovery. That support helps you begin to heal in non-physical ways as you work through causes for your drug use, understand triggers that might lead to use and develop healthy coping mechanisms to deal with stressors in the future.

That community and the use of cognitive behavioral therapy and other treatment models have been shown to make a huge difference in outcomes when it comes to recovery. In short, you don’t have to fight your addiction alone.

Engage With Aftercare to Keep Seeing Success

That truth and community can continue even after you’re discharged from a detox program or residential treatment facility. Addiction is a chronic condition that goes into remission; it’s not something that is magically cured. That means you may need to deal with it for the rest of your life, although your cravings may lessen over time and you may become more adept at using healthy coping mechanisms to stay sober.

One benefit of detox services is that you can step down from that level of treatment with the full support of counselors and other professionals. They will work with you to create an aftercare plan to support your needs and make referrals to groups, individual counseling or outpatient treatment programs as necessary. Each step you take back toward normal life is supported by alumni from your detox program and aftercare treatment and engagement designed to keep you on track.

If you’re struggling with drug addiction, don’t wait for the cycle to become more cemented in your life. Contact New Day Recovery today and ask about our detox programs.