LaPaloma Treatment Center

Improving the lives of persons with co-occurring conditions

LaPaloma Treatment Center provides integrated residential and outpatient treatment to persons with co-occurring conditions. Our staff is specially trained to address the complex needs of individuals with co-occurring disorders, utilizing The Foundations Treatment Model. The Memphis Campus offers comprehensive, medically supervised detoxification services and individualized integrated services for individuals with addictive and/or mental health conditions. Outpatient and Residential treatment options both provide an introduction to 12-step principles, daily group and individual therapy, and life skills classes near historic, mid-town Memphis. The campus includes 10 acres of handsomely landscaped grounds with mature oak and magnolia trees, a basketball court, and 60,000 square feet of treatment facilities. Residential program participants enjoy delicious and nutritious food, an exercise weight room, meditation and quiet time, daily recreational opportunities, and other healthful and fun leisure activities. Additionally, all participants will be able to participate in AA and DRA groups that conveniently meet on the LaPaloma campus, as well as attend a variety of other recovery meetings throughout the community.

LaPaloma Treatment Center accepts most insurance plans and is in-network for all major insurance carriers. Call to speak with an admissions representative, verify your level of coverage, and learn more about our services. Self-pay arrangements are very reasonably priced and our admissions staff can help you choose the best option for you.

Research Findings Confirm Success

Foundations Associates is the only treatment provider in Tennessee, and one of few in the country, to collect five-year comprehensive outcomes data on all clients, six and twelve months after program discharge. The research was conducted on clients who participated in the residential treatment program, Foundations Associates in Nashville, TN.

Remarkably, research data suggests:

These results indicate that the Foundations model of integrated and continuous treatment breaks the traditional cycle of less effective services. Instead, Foundations offers a continuum of successful and proven integrated treatment that is making a difference in the lives of persons with co-occurring conditions.

Drug Rehab

The drug rehabilitation at LaPaloma helps individuals make important lifestyle changes, manage feelings, develop tools for coping, and learn skills instrumental in successful abstinence. The LaPaloma team will help each person learn about addiction, recovery, and the dangers of relapse while simultaneously confronting misunderstandings about self, others, and their environment. Statistics show that without a solid plan to avoid or cope with addiction triggers, patients often relapse into the same behavior that brought them to the drug rehabilitation facility. Our treatment centers work to reduce risk of relapse by teaching individuals to identify the warning signs for drug and alcohol relapse and design effective strategies for preventing a relapse.

Participation in a Drug Rehabilitation program is an important first step in the process of recovering from addiction to drugs, alcohol and co-occurring disorders. Treatment helps individuals discontinue drug use and stabilize mental disorders as well as establish a foundation of recovery and begin to function effectively in their families, workplaces, and communities.

Success for many drug addicts and alcoholics is a directly related to the length of stay of in a rehabilitation program. Those who remain in treatment longer than three months have demonstrated better results than those who had shorter stays. Extensive research has demonstrated that drug rehabilitation centers work to reduce frequency and intensity of an individual's drug use as well as prevent the potential commission of crimes by drug abusers. Also, research has shown that those who have successfully completed a drug rehab program are more likely to secure employment.

Inpatient residential drug rehab program is often the best option for successful recovery. For those who have had multiple unsuccessful attempts at recovery through outpatient treatment, research shows that inpatient drug rehab is the most successful kind of care . An individual who has abused drugs and alcohol for many years may be best served by attending a long-term inpatient alcohol and drug rehab program like the Extended Care Program. A drug rehab center's ability to address the specific issues related to all types of drug addiction is a critical component to effective treatment. At LaPaloma Treatment Center, we understand how to detox and treat specific drug addictions such as: methamphetamine addiction, marijuana addiction, heroin addiction, cocaine addiction, xanax abuse, and prescription medication abuse.

Alcohol Rehab

Despite the focus on drugs such as cocaine, alcohol remains the number one drug problem in the United States. According to community surveys, over 13% of adults in the United States will experience alcohol abuse or dependence (also referred to as alcoholism) at some point in their lives. The American Medical Association (AMA) has determined alcoholism as a disease.

At LaPaloma Treatment Center, our alcohol rehabilitation programs provide comprehensive services aimed at meeting the treatment goals and needs of the people they serve. Each person receives a plan for treatment that addresses their unique needs and goals and prepares them for a life of recovery. Evaluation for medication treatments to control cravings or reduce withdrawal symptoms is recognized as a viable option and if a mental health condition is also present, medications to treat that condition will be considered. Alcohol rehab at LaPaloma includes: development of relapse prevention skills, education about alcoholism, information about other conditions that might be present, and introduction to 12-Step principles.

The great majority of alcoholics go unrecognized by physicians and health care professionals. This is largely because of the alcoholic's ability to conceal the amount and frequency of drinking, denial of problems caused by or made worse by drinking, the gradual onset of the disease, and the body's ability to adapt to increasing alcohol amounts.

Family members often deny or minimize alcohol problems and unwittingly contribute to the continuation of alcoholism by well-meaning behaviors such as shielding the alcoholic from adverse consequences of drinking or taking over family or economic responsibilities. Alcoholism is a diverse disease and is often influenced by the alcoholic's personality as well as by other factors. Therefore, signs and symptoms often vary from person to person. There are, however, certain behaviors and signs that indicate someone may have a problem with alcohol. These behaviors and signs include insomnia, frequent falls, bruises of different ages, blackouts, chronic depression, anxiety, irritability, tardiness or absence at work or school, loss of employment, divorce or separation, financial difficulties, frequent intoxicated appearance or behavior, weight loss, or frequent automobile collisions.

Late signs and symptoms include medical conditions such as pancreatitis, gastritis, cirrhosis, neuropathy, anemia, cerebellar atrophy, alcoholic cardiomyopathy (heart disease), Wernicke's encephalopathy (abnormal brain functioning), Korsakoff's dementia, central pontine myelinolysis (brain degeneration), seizures, confusion, malnutrition, hallucinations, peptic ulcers, and gastrointestinal bleeding.

Alcohol abuse refers to excessive or problematic use with one or more of the following:

Alcohol dependence refers to a more serious disorder and involves excessive or maladaptive use leading to 3 or more of the following:

Many alcohol rehab programs have historically strictly provided alcohol rehab without attention to other mental issues. However, given the impact of addiction on other life issues, it is no surprise that mental health complications are very common among those who participate in alcohol rehab programs. In fact, more than 44% of alcoholics have mental health complications prior to the onset of alcohol dependence and many others develop mood-related complications, such as depression and dysthymia, after the onset of the addiction. We now know the importance of alcohol rehab centers to incorporate mental health treatments in addition to alcohol rehab services and at LaPaloma we know how to treat these co-occurring disorders.

Co-Occurring Disorders

Research shows that more than half of the people affected by one condition (such as an addictive disorder) are also affected by at least one other condition (such as an emotional condition or mental illness), and vice versa. This diagnosis is referred to by a variety of terms including: co-occurring disorder, dual diagnosis, co-morbidity, concurrent disorders, co-morbid disorders, and dual disorder. Individuals with co-occurring disorders often face a wide range of psychosocial issues and may experience more than two interacting illnesses. When all conditions are not simultaneously treated, recovery is far more difficult. Unfortunately, because many addiction treatment and mental health programs treat only one condition, many people are under-treated or inappropriately treated. A single course of treatment is less likely to be effective than a comprehensive plan of treatment that simultaneously treats all conditions, addictions, and disorders.

The treatment program at LaPaloma is nationally recognized for integrative methods and evidence based practices that have produced proven results for individuals with dual and multiple addiction and mental health disorders. While many programs claim to be or dual-diagnosis, we are one of very few facilities that are truly prepared to deal effectively with co-occurring disorders. Our evidence based, integrative methods have been proven more effective than traditional drug and alcohol treatment methods in a five-year research study using the Foundations Treatment Model.

There is No Single Type of Co-Occurring Disorder

The degree of impairment due to psychiatric illness may vary greatly from mild to severe, or imay occur in mixed patterns. Others may be impaired during ongoing periodic episodes or cycles. The nature of co-occurring disorders becomes even more complex when alcohol and drug use is considered. Some people may choose to use a single type of drug while another person may use many different types of drugs. Some people use large amounts for the effects while other people use smaller amounts. Some people use daily, while others use on periodic binges. Often individuals attempt to “medicate” their psychiatric illness with alcool and drugs. It becomes evident that there are many different forms of co-occurring disorders when the different types of psychiatric illnesses and different patterns of alcohol and drug use are all taken into account. However, in terms of co-occurring disorder recovery, they do share one thing in common: treatment must address both the emotional or psychiatric illness and the chemical dependency within a comprehensive program to ensure recovery from both.

Common Issues Associated with Co-Occurring Disorders

Co-Occurring Disorders affect over 10 million Americans each year

According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-sponsored research studies:

If you have questions about whether you or a loved one may need help for co-occurring disorders please call our call center 24 hours a day .

Treatment

The components of the Foundations treatment program incorporate an integrated approach to alcohol and drug rehab include detox, individual therapy, and group therapy. Our drug rehab program is founded on The Foundations Treatment Model, which utilizes Motivational Interviewing methods and philosophies and recognizes Stages of Change in the recovery process.

Many drug rehab and alcohol rehab programs offer treatment that deals with addiction but not the other emotional and mental issues that the majority of individuals with substance abuse issues are also facing. According to SAMSHA data, up to 65.5% of individuals with substance abuse/dependency issues have at least one co-occurring mental disorder, and 51% of individuals with a mental disorder also have at least one co-occurring addictive disorder (Kessler, 1994).

Our evidence based, integrative methods have been proven more effective than traditional drug and alcohol treatment methods in a five-year research study using the Foundations Treatment Model.

At LaPaloma we help people restore their lives by embracing a way of life based upon the 12-Step principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA). Our program is founded on The Foundations Treatment Model and also employs a variety of recovery therapies according to the specific needs of the individual including: cognitive behavioral (CBT) and adjunct therapies.