Drug Treatment Programs Verona PA

Drug treatment programs deal with pathological substance abuse disorders. This is serious stuff. There are extensive treatments available, but no matter how expensive or fancy or professional they are, none of them will work until the user has decided once and for all to quit. Programs are, in fact, geared to helping guide the substance abuser to just such a revelation, providing activities and therapies that lead to personal insights.

Gateway
(412) 963-7077
1360 Old Freeport Road
Pittsburgh, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Western Psychiatric Institute Clinic
(412) 363-7383
6714 Kelly Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Hotline
(412) 246-5500
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Family Links INC
(412) 766-1610
211 North Whitfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women

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Alliance Medical Services Inc
(412) 488-6360
739 Ensign Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women

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Wesley Spectrum Services
(412) 342-2300
6117 Broad Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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Homewood/Brushton YMCA
(412) 243-2900
7140 Bennett Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Sojourner House
(412) 441-7783x11
5460 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children

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Alpha House
(412) 363-4220
435 Shady Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Women, Men
Language Services
Arabic

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Discovery House PA
(412) 661-9222
1391 Washington Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA
Hotline
(800) 366-7929
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women, Men

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Family Resources
(412) 363-1702
141 South Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Drug Treatment Programs

The history of drug treatment programs has been particularly barbaric. We are fortunate that contemporary drug treatment programs are much improved and that they consider the condition and welfare of the substance abuser instead of simply putting them in a straight jacket in a padded cell. (At least they don’t drill holes in people’s heads any more!) Now the latest technologies enable researchers to actually view the workings of people’s brains and understand specifics of chemical dependency.

Drug treatment programs deal with pathological substance abuse disorders. This is serious stuff. There are extensive treatments available, but no matter how expensive or fancy or professional they are, none of them will work until the user has decided once and for all to quit. Programs are, in fact, geared to helping guide the substance abuser to just such a revelation, providing activities and therapies that lead to personal insights. It all comes down to the point where a decision must be made, where the user must look at himself in a mirror and make the ultimate commitment to sobriety.

It is a hard truth to come to. It takes a significant degree of courage for the substance abuser to be able to trust a facility during the detoxification process. It is one reason that choosing the right facility is so crucial. The drug treatment program must provide a safe environment for detox, with complete medical supervision by qualified and caring professionals at a time when t...

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