Princeton Drug & Alcohol Rehab

The first step of care or phase of treatment is usually a medical detox program. When you use drugs or alcohol for a period of time, your brain and body can become dependent on them. This is known as dependence, and it’s separate from addiction, a chronic disease affecting the brain.

You’ll likely have withdrawal symptoms once you stop using a substance you depend on. Those symptoms can be mild to severe, and with certain substances like alcohol, they can even be deadly.

A medical detox program is an onsite, residential program where you go through detox in a clinical environment. Our medical team monitors you during withdrawal, ensuring you’re safe and comfortable. Medicines may be administered if needed, and we can help prevent complications you might experience if you try detoxing on your own.

The next part of your treatment plan could be a short-term residential stay. During residential rehab, which is in the same facility as medical detox, you live there and have the support of the treatment staff and other residents.

Residential rehab is uniquely valuable because it allows you to step away from the environment of your substance use. You can put a physical and mental block between yourself and triggers or things that remind you of drugs and alcohol so that you’re exclusively focusing on your recovery.

A long-term residential program at SOBA New Jersey often lasts six months or more. These programs are intensive and well-suited to someone with a severe or long-term addiction. They’re also a treatment option for someone who’s gone through other treatment programs and relapsed.

During a partial hospitalization program or PHP, you’re at an intensity level between inpatient and outpatient rehab. It can be a step-down after you complete residential treatment, or in other cases, it could be the starting point for you in your treatment.

Partial hospitalization programs are for someone with addiction, psychiatric disorders, or co-occurring disorders. You receive comprehensive therapy services, medical care, and access to varying evidence-based treatments. You’re usually in a PHP several hours a day, most days of the week.

Your schedule is structured, and you receive needed support and supervision as you work towards recovery and combating addiction.

Our outpatient services are available if you don’t live at SOBA but need ongoing treatment. If you’re looking for outpatient Princeton drug and alcohol rehab, as mentioned, we’re just a short drive away. SOBA, New Jersey, is less than 40 minutes from Princeton, facilitating a relatively easy commute.

Outpatient programs can include group and individual counseling, psychoeducation courses, and family counseling and education. Also, part of our outpatient programs are discussion groups oriented around specific topics, self-help courses, and case management services.

Another consideration for treatment if you’re searching for a Princeton drug rehab center is whether or not you could benefit from a sober living environment. We offer different sober living environments based on your needs and where you are in your recovery journey.

Sober living homes are a great way to explore your recovery and have freedom and flexibility in a safe, structured, substance-free environment.