Trauma Treatment Program

In the United States, 61% of men and 51% of women have reported being exposed to at least one traumatic event in their lifetime.1 Everyone goes through difficult times, but those who have gone through traumatic experiences may have an extra burden on their shoulders. The trauma can bleed into several aspects of their lives and even hinder their everyday activities. When this trauma leads to substance abuse, it is important to get help immediately.

The Connection Between Trauma and Substance Abuse

Without a trauma treatment program to supplement your addiction recovery, your sobriety may not be long-lasting. Poor mental health and substance abuse problems are often connected. When people are feeling down, lonely, or stressed, they will sometimes turn to drugs or alcohol to ease the pain or escape these negative emotions.

Trauma, in particular, can be a trigger for drug or alcohol use as the person tries to use these substances to forget about their traumatic experience. Because of the fleeting sense of relief these substances provide, the user will continue to return to this coping mechanism even when they start to feel worse in the long run. Eventually, a dependence to these substances is created, and often, mental health continues to decline. In order to help the addict heal and keep them from returning to this self-destructive pattern after treatment ends, our addiction and trauma treatment program helps patients tackle both issues.

Our Philadelphia Addiction and Trauma Treatment Center

Our substance abuse and trauma treatment program in Philadelphia is designed to help addicts who have had traumatic experiences in their lives move past these problems. Alcohol and drugs may be the only way they currently know how to cope with their issues, but we want to change that.

At our PHP drug rehab, we know that addiction recovery is difficult for everyone, but when your substance abuse stems from trauma, it can be even more challenging to overcome. Not everyone can understand what you went through or how much of an impact this trauma has had on your life. To keep your traumatic experiences from haunting you any longer, our trained staff members will help you work through these problems. We will teach patients healthier ways of coping with these painful memories instead of turning to drugs or alcohol. Along with individual therapy sessions, patients will gather in groups to discuss their issues in the presence of peers. To ensure the comfort of our patients and encourage patients to open up in these groups, our trauma treatment is also gender-specific. These groups create a sense of community and support among the patients that they can lean on long after their program is complete. During this program, patients will also partake in a variety of holistic addiction treatment programs that are tailored to address their trauma alongside their addiction. After our trauma program, successful patients should be able to recognize the role that their trauma has played in their addiction and start working towards a brighter future.

If you or someone you care for has let traumatic experiences lead to addiction, it is time to get help. Our psychological trauma and addiction treatment program is intended to help patients move past these problems and start a new life. Take the first step to regaining control of your life or help set your loved one on the right path with our drug rehab in Langhorne, PA.

Sources:

  1. SAMHSA – Trauma

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