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Overview
The state of Tennessee offers residents and visitors dramatic changes in seasons, an exciting blues music scene, and great, southern-style food and hospitality that gives the state a down-home and friendly reputation. But Tennessee faces drug-addiction problems that affect every aspect of society. To help combat the statewide drug crisis, Tennessee is home to rehab facilities that run the gamut from pricey and private to public and affordable.
New Life Lodge
Located in Burns, New Life Lodge has nestled patients into 109 acres of bucolic splendor for more than two decades. Known for its compassionate approach to rehabilitation, New Life believes that the entire family must be healed if an addict is to attain permanent recovery. Described as a facility using a holistic approach to drug dependency, New Life prides itself on recognizing the uniqueness of every client and uses 12 Step theories and practices to heal the addict. This small facility offers 76 residential beds to adults and adolescents and accepts major insurance plans, but it does not accept public assistance or Medicare coverage. Licensed by the Tennessee Department of Health Care Facilities and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, New Life Lodge offers a beautiful, rustic place that's ideal for healing body and soul.
Tennessee Detox
Immediate, medically based detoxification treatments help addicts begin their journey to recovery. The state of Tennessee supports a network of these facilities to get drug addicts through the withdrawal stages of their recovery. Each center uses safe, state-of-the-art medicines and techniques to make the process as comfortable as possible under the supervision of physicians and support staff trained in addiction medicine. ASAM-certified detox centers are licensed by the State of Tennessee and accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). While addictions are being withdrawn, doctors treat patients for other medical problems they may have acquired while they were abusing substances and possibly living on the street. Once the detox is complete, addicts are required to transition into local facilities to complete recovery. If you need help choosing a detox program for yourself or a loved one, call this toll free number: (866) 99-DETOX (866-993-3869).
Narconon Arrowhead
At Narconon Arrowhead, staff members responsible for tracking the facility's recovery rates state that around 70 percent of its graduates remain drug-free after finishing this program. This statistic is remarkable since national, post-rehab recovery success rates rarely reach 70 percent. If you're looking for a place that has the figures to back up this claim, Narconon Arrowhead could be the place you've been seeking. Offering a drug-free approach to recovery that has proven particularly successful for recidivists, Arrowhead believes that nobody can reach a permanent state of recovery if they are given new drugs to help them overcome using old ones. Once an addict has completed his individual course of treatment, they are slowly re-integrated into his home communities where he is given ongoing, follow-up care that includes a regimen of weekly, monthly and yearly follow-up services.
Memphis Mental Health Institute
One of five state psychiatric hospitals serving the drug-addicted populace of Tennessee, MMHI never turns away drug abusers because they can't afford treatment. Caregivers commit to giving patients with no funds, or those relying upon TennCare and Medicare, the same quality of care given to addicts able to pay for their in-patient treatment. Services range from detox to psychosocial rehabilitation. Staff psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers and internists work with recreational therapists and other practitioners to oversee the well-being of each recovering patient. The facility's PSR program assigns each to a variety of group and individual therapy protocols tailored to each person's specific recovery plan. Located in the heart of the Memphis Medical Complex, MMHI is affiliated with the University of Tennessee's Health Sciences Center.
Facing the Epidemic and Treating Every Addict Individually
At least 155,000 Tennessee residents are drug dependent at any given time. Many are young--around 24,000 teens aged 12 to 17--but 61,000 young adults ages 18 to 25 and 71,000 adults ages 26 and over also suffer from some level of drug dependency. Tennessee's health community knows it must offer a wide variety of treatment options to cover all bases. Addiction specialists concur that not every person can be healed using the exact same rehab techniques, so finding the right facility to get clean means the disease is well on its way to being conquered.
