As a profession, our understanding of addiction and the role of addiction treatment is constantly evolving. Monitoring trends in drugs use, reviewing research in treatment methods, and establishing new levels of best practices is something that we diligently pursue at Rosecrance. In this section, we will discuss issues of concern in the addition treatment field and some ways we are addressing those concerns at Rosecrance. |
Spotlight Issue
Rosecrance expansion more than brick and mortar changes
With the completion of the Rosecrance Harrison Campus expansion project which includes a complete redesign of detoxification services, a medically assisted recovery clinic and the addition of a state-of-the-art fitness center, Rosecrance introduces a new concept in medical treatment for addiction services. For more details.
Focus on Treatment
Connecting with young adult males requires a new approach
Young adult males between the ages of 18 and 30 have unique barriers to treatment; yet most traditional addiction treatment programs don’t address these obstacles. Emerging adult males are greater risk takers, have less structure and typically do not possess the necessary life skills for dealing with all of life’s issues on a daily basis. For more details.
Clinic focuses on alternative method for opiate treatment
This fall, Rosecrance opened the Medically Assisted Recovery Clinic (MARC), which addresses the needs of individuals who struggle with relapse related to opiate addictions. The program offers an alternative evidence-based treatment method for patients struggling with an addiction to substances such as heroin, Vicodin and Oxycontin. Through the controlled, medical use of the drug Suboxone, many symptoms that encourage relapse can be relieved quickly and effectively. For more details.
Research
Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses
Research Report Series NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse
In this report released last December, the ever growing issue of comorbidity and it counterpart dual-diagnosis treatment are carefully explored. For more details.
Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation in Adolescent Smokers
This pilot study evaluated the use of contingency management (CM) procedures in combination with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for smoking cessation in adolescents.
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From the Chief Medical Officer:
At Rosecrance we offer help, hope and recovery to patients and families through our well-qualified, enlightened staff and excellent clinical services. We offer well-researched recovery supportive treatments specializing in dual diagnosis issues, adolescent development, women’s specific treatment, trauma integrated treatment, and family treatment. We do this through providing services that we consider “best practices” for our field.
Best Practices involve the implementation of supportive services in conjunction with “core” treatment activities. Our core services may best be described as a balanced mixture of tradition self-help mutual support groups and medically supportive assistance to promote healthy recovery. Our Best Practices have at their base a well-supported body of scientific evidence as to their efficacy.
Our standards are high for the adoption and delivery of our core clinical and medical services. We continuously evaluate their role in positive patient outcomes. To this end, we are engaged in our second decade of a partnership with Northern Illinois University on an independent outcome study using university level research methods.
We are proud and passionate about the quality of our services. We invite you to learn more about our Rosecrance approach to treatment.
Thomas W. Wright, MD
Chief Medical Officer |
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