Hallucinogens Addiction Treatment
Hallucinogens, also known as psychedelics or hallucinogenic drugs, are a class of psychoactive substances that can alter perception, mood, and consciousness. These substances can induce profound changes in a person’s sensory perception, thought processes, and reality awareness. Hallucinogens are typically divided into two categories:
- Classic Hallucinogens. These substances primarily include compounds like LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), psilocybin (found in certain mushrooms; often referred to as “magic mushrooms”), and mescaline (found in peyote cactus). Classic hallucinogens produce vivid and intense visual and auditory hallucinations and altered thoughts and feelings.
- Dissociative Hallucinogens. Substances in this category, such as ketamine, PCP (phencyclidine), and dextromethorphan (DXM), induce a feeling of detachment from one’s body and surroundings, creating a dissociative state. They can also produce hallucinations, changes in perception, and altered states of consciousness.
The effects of hallucinogens can vary widely from person to person. Some people may experience euphoria and spiritual insights while using hallucinogens, while others may have negative experiences, including anxiety, paranoia, or disorientation.
What Is Hallucinogen Addiction?
Hallucinogen addiction, also known as hallucinogen use disorder, is characterized by the chronic, compulsive use of hallucinogenic substances despite experiencing negative consequences in various areas of life. Hallucinogens are psychoactive substances that can induce altered states of consciousness, profound perceptual changes, and intense sensory experiences. While hallucinogens themselves are not typically considered highly addictive in the same way as substances like opioids or stimulants, some individuals can develop problematic patterns of use.
Hallucinogen addiction involves several key features:
- Craving. Individuals with hallucinogen use disorder often experience strong cravings for the substance, leading to an intense desire to use it.
- Loss of Control. People with addiction may find it challenging to control their use of hallucinogens, often taking larger doses or using more frequently than intended.
- Continued Use Despite Harm. Despite experiencing negative consequences related to their hallucinogen use, such as impaired functioning, relationship problems, or legal issues, individuals may persist in their use.
- Neglect of Responsibilities. Addiction can lead to neglecting essential responsibilities at work, school, or home instead of using hallucinogens.
- Tolerance. Tolerance may develop, meaning that individuals need to consume larger amounts of the substance to achieve the desired effects.
- Withdrawal Symptoms (in some cases). While hallucinogens do not typically produce severe physical withdrawal symptoms, some users may still experience psychological distress when they stop using, such as mood swings or anxiety.
- Escalation of Use. In some cases, individuals may escalate their use of hallucinogens, seeking more intense experiences by taking higher doses or using them more frequently.
The good news is treatment and support options are available to address hallucinogen misuse’s psychological and behavioral aspects.
Multi-Phasal Recovery: How It Works
Multi-phasal recovery is a distinctive treatment approach offered at Midwest Recovery Centers, designed to guide clients through a tailored and comprehensive recovery journey to achieve a life free from the challenges of hallucinogen dependence. Unlike standardized treatment programs, multi-phasal recovery at Midwest ensures that individuals progress through three distinct phases of treatment and therapy, facilitating a safe and enduring path to recovery.
The multi-phasal program at Midwest comprises three key phases: Detox & Residential, Phase 1, and Phase 2. This extended care model provides structured housing and unwavering support throughout the client’s first year of recovery.
- The initial phase, Detox & Residential, encompasses the crucial first 30 days, featuring medically supervised detox and an intensive 56 hours per week of clinical therapy.
- Clients then can continue their recovery journey with Phase 1, which extends for an additional 60 days, incorporating structured housing, individual and group therapy, and comprehensive 12-step, wellness, and family programs.
- Phase 2, which can span up to nine months, offers continued structured housing, ongoing group therapy, and a focus on 12-step recovery as clients transition back to their everyday lives.
This step-by-step, phased approach empowers clients to acclimate to a life free from hallucinogen dependence gradually, equipping them with the essential skills, support networks, and real-world experiences necessary to thrive as they reintegrate into their daily routines. At Midwest Recovery Centers, our multi-phasal recovery program remains dedicated to facilitating sustainable, long-term recovery and helping clients regain control of their lives.
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Midwest Recovery Centers is committed to offering comprehensive, intensive, and effective recovery treatment for individuals grappling with addiction and other life challenges. Through the dedicated efforts of our professional therapy and education programs, we strive to empower each client on their journey toward personal growth and lasting recovery. Our 12-step community fosters a supportive, transformative environment, consistently delivering positive results. At Midwest, we believe in healing and renewal and are here to guide and support our clients every step of the way. Contact us today to learn more about our treatment programs.
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Midwest Recovery Centers believes strongly in a client-centered approach. Substance Use Disorder is not what it was 5 or even 2 years ago. The substances on the street are constantly changing and so are the number of contraindications and fatal threats that substance use imposes on the person suffering. Our Medical team continues to stay up to speed with new advances of evidence-based approaches in treating those with both substance use disorder as well as their co-occurring mental health diagnosis. There are many varying pieces to each client’s situation when it comes to tackling the puzzle of a medical detox, and each step in the treatment planning is carefully selected, reviewed, and communicated for the best possible outcome of each client. We understand that consideration of the medical history, family history, past trauma, past and current substance use are all key indicators to most effectively give each client the best chance at developing a recovery process. Each client may present with a different scope of medical needs whether it’s their blood work or the most effective medications for them. Midwest Recovery Centers is proud to have the finest medical team to meet these individual and specific needs of each client that walks through our doors.
Clinical
When it comes to the therapeutic treatment of patients with substance use disorder, Midwest Recovery Centers believes in a client-centered approach guided by evidence-based practices. Substance use disorder has been identified by the American Medical Association as a disease, but because addiction is a disease that impacts behavior, treatment of this disease is often heavily focused on modifying behaviors and thoughts as well as establishing a new way of life. We place a strong emphasis on educating patients about this chronic illness and empowering them to practice treating it as such. Our clinical team is composed of leading experts in the field. We believe in having a staff as diverse as the clients we serve; from Licensed Professional Counselors to Licensed Clinical Social Workers, our staff is highly trained and educated in not only addiction but the mental health issues and life circumstances that often accompany it. Many of our clinicians have their own personal experience in long term recovery which lends them to an even better understanding of what our patients are experiencing. Our staff is highly skilled in choosing the most effective therapeutic modality for each client’s needs, to give them the best chance of securing the recovery process that will change their lives. Our clinical team understands that this is a family disease. This is why clinicians will offer weekly updates to families as well as concrete tools for families to utilize as they journey through this illness with their loved one. Those tools will be offered by the patient’s individual clinician as well as at our free Family Night on the first Wednesday of each month, offered to anyone in the community.
Our Origin Story
I began Midwest Recovery in honor of my mother, Betty Lou Wallace, who taught me responsibility in life and sobriety.
Mom was born, raised, and lived most of her life in Missouri, a state I'm still proud to call home. She had five children. The youngest were my older brother Don and me.
We knew that the disease of addiction ran in the family, but it wasn't until Don and I grew older that we realized we were falling into addictive patterns. Through it all, Mom was supportive of her children but firm about one principle: whether the disease was inherited or developed through your environment, you were responsible for your recovery from addiction.
"I will be supportive of your recovery but I will not enable your addiction," she was fond of saying.
Ultimately, I stayed sober from 1990 to 1997, when I relapsed. With Mom's support, I was able to get sober again in 2002. Tragically, Don was not so lucky. He passed away in 2005 from complications of an injury and continued addiction.
Mom wanted no parent to suffer from the sorrow and anguish of losing a child, so in 2002, she helped me establish my first treatment center business.
As Mom grew older, she shared with me some lessons she had learned through her affiliation with Al-Anon, a support group for family members of loved ones struggling with addiction. She asked me to stay clean and sober one day at a time and to use the lessons I learned in my own recovery to help others who were suffering.
In 2008, Mom passed away from throat cancer, one day after my six year sober anniversary. I still remember that one of the last times we spoke, she told me she was proud of my recovery.
Mom would be so happy to know that myself, our partners, and our team are carrying on her legacy in her home state. I don't know if my own recovery process would be intact without her and the lessons she shared. So much of what we share with our clients at Midwest began with Betty Lou.
Above all, Mom imparted several teachings that I carry with me every day: that people are inherently good, and if they fall into addiction, this makes them sick, not bad. She taught me to be patient, tolerant, loving, and kind to myself and to others.
Most of all, she taught me that recovery works if we are able to be honest with ourselves about our own behavior. That’s what she helped me accomplish and that’s what we strive to accomplish with every Midwest client.
On behalf of Betty Lou, I thank you for your interest in Midwest Recovery.
Jeff Howard
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