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Addiction and Recovery

Mental health professionals help you address the roots of your addiction with compassionate care. Get the support you need to take back control of your life.

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Addiction is a disease that needs to be taken seriously, just like heart disease or diabetes. Struggling with substance abuse can have a profound impact on your mental and physical well-being, as well as your professional and personal relationships. It can become a difficult condition to manage, especially since it's not always visible to those around you. Remember, you are not alone in this fight.

Evidence-Based Tools & Support

An addiction can range from drug and alcohol abuse to compulsive gambling and other behaviors. If you’re concerned about addictive habits you see in yourself or someone you love, noticing is the first step to recovery. Experienced mental health specialists provide you with practical solutions and customized treatment for conquering your addiction. Together, we can give you evidence-based tools and support to help you regain control of your life.

Recovery Looks Different for Everyone

Addictive behaviors can occur at any age. Avera Behavioral Health offers treatments and programs designed to meet the needs of adolescents, adults and seniors. The level of care depends on your situation.

  • You can find adult addiction residential programs available in Sioux Falls or Aberdeen, SD.
  • Youth residential addiction care is offered in Sioux Falls.
  • Outpatient programs are available conveniently across the region.

We’re here to encourage you to move forward and push through each challenge with a wide variety of services. Avera Addiction Care Centers in Sioux Falls and Aberdeen, SD (located inside Avera St. Luke’s Hospital) offer specialized addiction services for common addictive behavior associated with alcohol and narcotics. Our Sioux Falls facility offers numerous private rooms as well as day treatments, group dining and meditation space.

Common Addictive Conditions

  • Alcohol dependency
  • Chemical or drug dependence (including opioids)
  • Substance abuse
  • Compulsive gambling
  • Pain medications

Treating All Stages of Recovery

The steps you take while healing may not always go according to plan. That’s OK. Your needs change along the road to recovery. Relapses happen but that doesn’t mean you should give up hope. We’re here to help you move forward and push through each challenge with a wide variety of services.

Addiction Services

  • Early Intervention Groups: Gain insight about substance abuse, addiction and recovery-related concepts.
  • Relapse Prevention: Learn how to cope with personal issues while safeguarding the gains made in primary treatment and early recovery.
  • Pain Management: Address medication, substance use and mental health-related concerns relative to your pain management situation.
  • Outpatient Services: Addiction recovery partial stay, psychiatric assessment, medication management, psychological evaluation, individual and group therapy, home-based family therapy
  • Intensive Outpatient Treatment Group: Comprehensive program including individual, group and family services to provide early recovery, coping and relapse prevention strategies
  • Medical Detoxification: Often the first step to recovery where patients are comfortably and safely withdrawn from alcohol or drugs under expert medical supervision.
  • Avera Addiction Family Program: Program designed to educate family members and help them establish new communication skills and healthier relationships.
  • Aftercare: Continue recovery even after discharge with follow-up appointments.
  • Relapse: Two-week program for those who are having difficulty maintaining sobriety or abstinence.

Residential Services

A residential stay can be beneficial for patients in need of a higher level of addiction care. Adults seeking treatment for alcohol or drug addiction can look to the Avera Addiction Care Center in Sioux Falls, SD, for world-class residential care. Thorough treatment for admission, continued service and discharge follow criteria recognized by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). Patients stay overnight for as long as recommended by their doctor, generally up to four weeks.

Specialized addiction care services are available in Aberdeen, SD at Avera Addiction Care Center located inside Avera St. Luke’s Hospital. This program is based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics, Gamblers and Narcotics Anonymous.

Support Groups

You don’t need to battle your addiction alone. Ask your doctor about local addiction and recovery support groups with issues ranging from drug and alcohol abuse to compulsive gaming and other negative behaviors. You can also take part in nationally recognized addiction and recovery support groups, such as:

Book Recommendations

Recovering from addiction, or supporting someone who is in recovery, is tough on your mental health. Stories encourage us to keep going. Spend time reading and reflecting on experiences of others. The following are book recommendations about the complex topic of addiction.

Self-Portrait: Help and Hope When Your Loved One is Suffering from Addiction

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Author: Phyllis Jorgenson

Book Description: You can never give up on them — that is the central message of this compelling, honest look at addiction and its impact on the people who strive to support people facing it. Through hopeful examples and clear, relational language, Jorgenson offers a guidebook as well as hope to people who love someone struggling with the throes of addiction.

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It’s Great to Be Alive: Understanding Addiction and Offering Hope

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Author: Terry Woster

Book Description: As a leading-edge treatment program, River Park and its professionals played key roles in the lives and survival of countless people facing addiction, including many celebrities. This compelling compilation of those stories document the program’s founder, Glenn Jorgenson, as he developed his approach and came to the aid of those seeking recovery. While famous, the subjects of this book reveal the challenges that addiction brings — to the addict, the family and the community.

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You Can Overcome Your Addiction

Healing from addiction takes time and patience with yourself. We are committed to supporting you every step of the way. Trust our compassionate providers for confidential care along your road to recovery. If you need immediate care, please call 911 or 988, visit an emergency department near you or go to Avera Behavioral Health Urgent Care.

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