Pauquette Addiction Research and
Recovery Center
The Pauquette Addiction Research and Recovery Center
(PARRC) offers a full range of
outpatient treatment and evaluation services to adults, adolescents and children who
suffer
from alcohol or substance abuse and addiction or the effects of substance abuse
problems in the family. These services include counseling for individuals who
suffer directly from alcohol
or drug abuse or dependency, counseling for family members affected by alcohol
or substance abuse, counseling for children of alcoholics issues, and counseling
for co-dependency issues. Supportive
services are provided for recovering substance abusers, alcoholics and addicts,
including relapse prevention. PARRC also provides treatment for
compulsive gambling and other addictive behavior.
In addition, PARRC also provides state-mandated assessment and counseling services
for persons arrested for driving while under the influence
of intoxicating substances or teenagers who have been apprehended because of underage
alcohol use.
A partial list of some of the addictions services that are
offered at PARRC is provided below.
Affected
Family Member, Children of Alcoholics and Codependency Counseling
The long-term result
of living with an addicted individual, either as a child or an adult, is a
condition called “co-dependency.” This
condition often results in difficulties with chronic anger and resentment,
difficulty in trusting others, difficulty in developing healthy and satisfying
relationship with others, and can lead to other emotional or behavioral
problems. Growing up in a family that has been affected by substance abuse and
addiction can leave lasting emotional scars and can affect behavior patterns
and personal relationships into adulthood. Sometimes, without professional
treatment, the effects of co-dependency can continue to hurt the family even
if the addict stops using substances. These services are provided to aid
family members, both adults and children, in developing personal insights and
new ways of dealing with and living with an addicted person and to heal from
the effects of family addiction.
Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Assessment
The substance abuse treatment staff of PARRC provide comprehensive screening and evaluation services to assist
patients in determining the needs for other services and to assist in
treatment planning. These services include psychological testing, when
appropriate. Assessment for other possible mental health difficulties
can be a part of the assessment process.
Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Counseling
A wide range of outpatient substance abuse
treatment programs are offered at the Pauquette Center for patients with
primary alcohol or drug abuse problems and for patients who may have other
mental health difficulties (such as depression, anxiety or attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder) in addition
to their substance use problems. Services are offered to individuals as well
as to family members. Both individual and group treatment programs
are available, depending on the patient's needs. Services are available
to people of all ages.
Basic
Issues Group
This group is and educational program provided
for persons have been arrested for offenses related to alcohol or drug use
(typically, first arrests). Most participants have been referred because of
intoxicated driving convictions. Participants receive information on the
effects and potential negative consequences of substance abuse, strategies for
preventing relapses (for those who intend to abstain from
substance use), interpersonal relationships, and corrective thinking.
Behavioral Addictions Counseling
Treatment is provided for such behavioral problems as smoking, gambling,
internet addictions, eating disorders, workaholism, compulsive spending and
sexual acting-out.
Compulsive
Gambling Treatment
Compulsive gambling is a progressive disorder
resulting in an uncontrollable preoccupation with and an urge to gamble. It is
a disorder which is likely to become worse if untreated. The results can be
devastating to the gambler and his or her family and can be as debilitating as
alcohol or drug addiction. How do you know if you or someone you know
has a problem with gambling? If gambling activities interfere with work,
family relations, moods, finances, or leads to lying to others, stealing,
borrowing money or an urge to continue gambling, you or the person you know
may have a problem.
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Relapse
Prevention
Periodic
relapse is not uncommon for individuals struggling to recover from substance
abuse and addiction. Approximately
one third of all individuals who attempt recovery and to work to achieve
abstinence enjoy permanent abstinence after their first serious attempt at
recovery. Another third have periods of brief relapse episodes but eventually
achieve long-term abstinence. An
additional one third have chronic relapses and encounter long-term
difficulties. Predictable and identifiable warning signs that begin long
before a return to use occurs mark the relapse process. Relapse
prevention therapy is a systematic method of teaching recovering patients to
recognize and manage relapse warning signs and provides individuals with the
personal tools to interrupt the progression of relapse early, to return to the
process of recovery and to become more successful in their efforts to achieve
health and sobriety.
Second
Offenders Group
This group is
designed for persons who have had two or more arrests related to drug or alcohol
use. Typically, group members have been referred because of intoxicated driving
convictions or from a probation or parole office. Some participants
choose to join the group on a voluntary basis. Members receive
information on the development and progression of substance abuse problems,
relapse prevention, corrective thinking, stress management and spirituality.
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