Alcohol & Drug Addiction
Services
Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services
Detoxification
This is the most intensive level of care offered at Shepherd Hill. Medical and nursing staff members supervise the withdrawal process from alcohol and/or other psychoactive substances in a safe and effective manner.
Partial Hospitalization Program
Partial Hospitalization Program focuses on:
- Overnight component offered
- Clinical need determines the length of stay at this level of care
- Stabilization
- Education on the disease of addiction
- Self-diagnosis
- Introduction to 12-step recovery programs
- Psychiatric assessment
- Psychiatric consultation and medication management
- Individual, group and family counseling
- Theraputic leave
- Yoga, swimming and a variety of off-site recreational activities focusing on physical health
Family education is offered at the request of patient and family members.
Intensive Outpatient
The Intensive Outpatient Program for substance-use disorders is offered Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon. Patients live at home while attending treatment.
Medication-assisted Therapy
Shepherd Hill offers outpatient medication-assisted therapies for substance-use disorders. These include Vivitrol and Suboxone treatments, which have been proven to be effective in helping patients abstain from alcohol and mood-altering drugs with minimal cravings or withdrawal symptoms.
Aftercare
Facilitated aftercare groups are held weekly.
Treatment for Healthcare Professionals
- 72-hour diagnostic evaluations to rule out addiction or to help the patient with diagnosis and treatment recommendations. This includes:
- Comprehensive history and physical examination
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Psychological testing
- Addiction assessment
- Social history
- Input from family and peers
- Laboratory evaluation
- Weekly aftercare groups facilitated by a licensed counselor
- Help in designing and implementing a work re-entry contract
- Compliance reports sent to state licensing boards, associations, and agencies involved in a patient’s recovery