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There are many different types of treatment facilities in Maine. In fact, there are thousands of different types in the United States alone. One thing that all of these places have in common is that they are all striving to help end drug addiction. In the United States and across the world, a variety of techniques and methods are being used. Some well known types of treatment methods include: the twelve step method, relapse prevention, psychotherapy, individual drug counseling, motivational therapy, family therapy, behavioral therapy, counseling, support groups, inpatient, and outpatient programs. With so many types of treatment centers available, making a decision can be hard. Sadly, many people go from rehab to rehab looking for the one that is right for them. To prevent this from happening, it might be useful to have a basic understanding of the different types of programs out there.

Attending one of the many treatment facilities in Maine is an important part of recovery from drug addiction. It will help return the individual to their former self before drugs or alcohol took over their life. They will also be provided with important tools to help them solve the problems of everyday life that they may come across. Programs likewise help the individual to change their lifestyle, handle feelings that may arise, develop drug refusal skills, and identify relapse warning signs.

Maine is home to several residential treatment facilities. These types of programs have existed for over forty years and are also known as therapeutic communities. These communities are often in residential settings where the recovering addict lives in an environment that is drug free while they recover. As time goes on, and they are able to handle more and more responsibility, they are expected to become part of the community they live in and help out others around them. For those who choose one of Maine's residential treatment facilities, they can expect to have twenty-four hour, seven day a week care. They will also be able to live with others who share the same goal of recovery. All these factors help to benefit the individual and help secure their recovery.

Another option under the umbrella of treatment facilities are long term treatment programs. These types of programs involve spending quite a bit of time in treatment and are usually done in a residential setting. This form of recovery works best for those who understand that they have a serious problem with drugs or alcohol and are dedicated to getting help for themselves. Help is provided twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Individuals typically remain in the program anywhere from three to twelve months. Maine long term treatment programs work to re-socialize the drug or alcohol addicted individual back into everyday drug-free life. Programs focus on the individual's own personal accountability and responsibility to themselves, their friends, their family, and society.

There are treatment facilities in Maine which offer drug counseling. This approach to recovery focuses on the symptoms of drug and alcohol addiction. It provides the recovering addict with coping strategies. The individual is provided with the help they need to get off drugs or alcohol and recover from the damage that addiction has caused their life. They begin to take responsibility for the problems they have created and make amends to their friends and family who may have been caught in the crossfire of their addiction.

Outpatient treatment often times costs less than other forms of recovery help such as residential or inpatient treatment. These types of programs are often more suitable for those who are employed or who have extensive social support. Many offer little more than basic drug education and prevention education. Often times, group counseling is emphasized while one on one work is scarce.

Matrix Model drug treatment facilities in Maine provide a framework for engaging stimulant abusers in treatment and helping them achieve abstinence. Recovering addicts learn about issues critical to drug addiction and relapse, receive direction and support from a trained therapist, become familiar with self-help programs, and are monitored for drug use by urine testing. These programs also include education for family members who have been affected by their family member's drug addiction.

Motivational enhancement therapy is a form of counseling. The individual's drug or alcohol addiction problems are addressed by initiating behavior change. This is done by helping clients to resolve ambivalence about engaging in drug or alcohol addiction treatment and stopping their drug or alcohol abuse. This approach employs strategies to evoke rapid and internally motivated change in the individual, rather than guiding them stepwise through the recovery process. This form of treatment consists of an initial assessment battery session, followed by two to four individual treatment sessions with a therapist. The first treatment session focuses on providing feedback generated from the initial assessment battery to stimulate discussion regarding personal substance use and to elicit self-motivational statements. Motivational interviewing principles are used to strengthen motivation and build a plan for change. Coping strategies for high-risk situations are suggested and discussed with the individual. In subsequent sessions, the therapist monitors change, reviews cessation strategies being used, and continues to encourage commitment to change or sustained abstinence. Recovering addicts are sometimes encouraged to bring a significant other to sessions. This approach has been used successfully with alcoholics and with marijuana-dependent individuals.

Although treatment facilities in Maine are all very different, they all have one thing in common. This one commonality that they all share is the desire to help individuals recover from drug addiction and return them back to society as productive, functioning individuals. Measures of an effective treatment program typically include decreased levels of criminal behavior, better family functioning, higher employability rates, and improved medical conditions.
According to several studies, drug treatment reduces drug use by 40 to 60 percent and significantly decreases criminal activity during and after treatment. For example, a study of therapeutic community treatment for drug offenders demonstrated that arrests for violent and nonviolent criminal acts were reduced by 40 percent or more. Methadone treatment has been shown to decrease criminal behavior by as much as 50 percent. Research shows that drug addiction treatment reduces the risk of HIV infection and that interventions to prevent HIV are much less costly than treating HIV-related illnesses. Treatment can improve the prospects for employment, with gains of up to 40 percent after treatment.

Although these effectiveness rates hold in general, individual treatment outcomes depend on several issues. They include the extent and nature of the individuals presenting problems, the appropriateness of the treatment components and related services used to address those problems, and the degree of active engagement of the person in the treatment process.

Treatment Centers and Facilities found through-out Maine:

• York County Shelters Inc
  147 Shaker Hill Road Alfred,
  
• Maxine Wolph-Johnson
  Dill Road Anson,
  
• Catholic Charities Maine : Fellowship Recovery Center
  24 Dunn Street Auburn, 04210
  
• Catholic Charities Maine : Saint Francis Halfway House
  24 Dunn Street Auburn, 04210
  
• Spurwink School
  220 Danville Road Auburn,
  
• William Hayden LSAC : Crest Counseling Service
  81 Main Street Auburn, 04210
  
• Augusta Group for Wellness Inc
  283 Water Street Augusta,
  
• Crisis and Counseling Centers Inc
  32 Winthrop Street Augusta,
  
• Dept of Veteran Affairs Medical and : Regional Office Center
  1 VA Center Augusta, 04330
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions
  1 Weston Court Augusta, 04330
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions/Hearthside
  2093 Belgrade Road Augusta, 04330
  
• Kennebec Valley Mental Health Center
  66 Stone Street Augusta,
  
• Phoenix House of New England : Phoenix Academy Maine
  49 Kamich Drive Augusta, 04330
  
• Spruce Street Residence
  7-9 Spruce Street Augusta,
  
• Spurwink School
  31 Spurwink Drive Augusta,
  
• ABBAK Counseling Services
  96 Harlow Street Bangor,
  
• Acadia Hospital : Substance Abuse Services
  268 Stillwater Avenue Bangor, 04402
  
• Acadia Recovery Community : Program of Acadia Healthcare Inc
  179 Indiana Avenue Bangor, 04401
  
• BMHI Grant/Acadia Healthcare : Substance Abuse Services
  656 State Street Bangor, 04401
  
• CDRP Clinic Veterans Administration : Bangor Clinic
  304 Hancock Street Bangor, 04401
  
• Dwayne A Hogan LADC LCSW
  96 Harlow Street Bangor,
  
• Frances Dunning ACSW LCSW LADC
  13 North High Street Bangor,
  
• Northeast Occupational Exchange
  29 Franklin Street Bangor,
  
• Nova Counseling Services
  263 State Street Bangor,
  
• Outpatient Chemical Dependency Agency
  185 Harlow Street Bangor,
  
• Project Atrium Inc : Atrium House
  324 Harlow Street Bangor, 04401
  
• Project Atrium Inc : Janus House
  51 4th Street Bangor, 04402
  
• Protea Behavioral Health Services
  187 Exchange Street Bangor,
  
• Shirley Taylor MS LADC
  263 State Street Bangor,
  
• Wellspring Inc : Mens Program
  98 Cumberland Street Bangor, 04401
  
• Wellspring Inc : Outpatient Services
  106 Pine Street Bangor, 04401
  
• Wellspring Inc : Womens Program
  319 State Street Bangor, 04401
  
• Choice Skyward : Penobscot Bay Medical Center
  147 Waldo Avenue Belfast, 04915
  
• Partners for Change Inc : Rebekka Freeman
  9 Field Street Belfast, 04915
  
• Partners for Change Inc : Rebekka Freeman
  37 East Trout Lane Belfast, 04915
  
• Searsport Counseling Associates
  Belfast Center Belfast,
  
• Libra Substance Abuse Counseling Servs
  64 Alfred Street Biddeford,
  
• Recovery Associates of Southern Maine : Biddeford Office
  64 Alfred Street Biddeford, 04005
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  5 Washington Street Biddeford,
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions/Bingham
  Bingham Area Health Center Bingham, 04920
  
• Shirley Taylor MS LADC
  16 Locksley Lane Brewer,
  
• Colleen Danley
  51-A Depot Street Bridgton,
  
• Tri County Mental Health Services : Substance Abuse Services
  41 North High Street Bridgton, 04009
  
• Midcoast Hospital : Addiction Resource Center
  66 Baribeau Drive Brunswick, 04011
  
• Pat Conner
  66 Baribeau Drive Brunswick,
  
• Sarah A Thacher LADC LCSW : Coastal Counseling
  10 Cumberland Street Brunswick, 04011
  
• Wellspring Outpatient Services : Bucksport Office
  285 Main Street Bucksport, 04416
  
• Helmstader Counseling Services
  5 Lowell Street Calais,
  
• Protea Behavioral Health Services
  6 Lowell Street Calais,
  
• Regional Medical Center
  5 Lowell Street Calais,
  
• Regional Medical Center
  Route 1 Calais,
  
• Washington County Psychotherapy Assoc : Family Counseling Services
  127 Palmer Street Calais, 04619
  
• Midcoast Substance Abuse Counseling
  89 Elm Street Camden,
  
• Aroostook Mental Health Center : Outpatient Substance Abuse Services
  24 Sweden Street Caribou, 04736
  
• Spurwink School
  1002 Meadow Road Casco,
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions/Coopers Mills
  47 Main Street Coopers Mills, 04341
  
• Addiction Resource Center : Lincoln County
  79 Schooner Street Damariscotta, 04543
  
• Sweetser
  79 Schooner Street Damariscotta,
  
• East Grand Health Center : AMHC Outpatient Treatment Services
  Houlton Road Danforth, 04424
  
• Suzanne Lawrence BS LADC
  6 Dow Road Deer Isle,
  
• Mayo Regional Hospital : Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
  897 West Main Street Dover Foxcroft, 04426
  
• Eastport Healthcare Inc
  30 Boynton Street Eastport,
  
• Open Door Recovery Center
  8 Old Mill Road Ellsworth,
  
• Substance Abuse Services of Ellsworth
  53 Church Street Ellsworth,
  
• Suzanne Lawrence BS LADC
  64 Church Street Ellsworth,
  
• Washington County Psychotherapy Assoc : Family Counseling Services
  710 Bucksport Road Ellsworth, 04605
  
• Evergreen Behavioral Services : Mount Blue Health Center
  131 Franklin Health Commoms Farmington, 04938
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions/Farmington
  Mount Blue Health Center Farmington, 04938
  
• Tri County SACS
  144 High Street Farmington,
  
• Aroostook Mental Health Center : Outpatient Substance Abuse Services
  139 Market Square Fort Kent, 04743
  
• Northern Maine Medical Center
  194 East Main Street Fort Kent,
  
• Southwestern Maine Clinical Assoc
  510 Main Street Gorham,
  
• Protea Behavioral Health Services
  52 Water Street Hallowell,
  
• Your Choice Inc
  2-4 Wilder Street Hallowell,
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions/Scott Webb Health Ctr
  2 Great Moose Drive Hartland, 04943
  
• Good Will Hinckley Homes For : Boys and Girls
  Route 201 Hinckley, 04944
  
• Drug Rehabilitation Inc : Day One Residence
  408 Bar Mills Road Hollis Center, 04042
  
• Aroostook Mental Health Center : Outpatient Substance Abuse Services
  11 Riverside Street Houlton, 04730
  
• Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
  88 Bell Road Houlton,
  
• David N Barry
  58 Portland Road Kennebunk,
  
• Recovery Associates of Southern Maine
  62 Portland Road Kennebunk,
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions/Kingfield
  Mount Abram Regional Health Center Kingfield, 04947
  
• Counseling Services Inc : Kittery Unit
  453 U.S. Route 1 Kittery, 03904
  
• Community Clinical Counseling
  393 Sabattus Street Lewiston,
  
• Dominick J Iannotti : Addiction and Behavior Counseling
  215 Pine Street Lewiston, 04240
  
• Family Intervention Counseling Service
  300 Pine Street Lewiston,
  
• Saint Marys Regional Medical Center : Chemical Dependency Service
  100 Campus Avenue Lewiston, 04243
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  1008 Lisbon Street Lewiston,
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  460 Main Street Lewiston,
  
• Tri County Mental Health Services
  1155 Lisbon Street Lewiston,
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  Route 11 Limerick,
  
• Aroostook Mental Health Center : Residential Treatment Facility
  Route I-A Limestone, 04750
  
• Riverside Community Center Inc
  43 Fleming Street Lincoln,
  
• Rural Family Counseling Inc
  66 Main Street Lincoln,
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions/Livermore Falls
  Western Maine Family Health Center Livermore Falls, 04254
  
• Eastport Healthcare
  South Lubec Road Lubec,
  
• Regional Medical Center
  43 South Lubec Road Lubec,
  
• Pam Helmstadter
  8 Pleasant Boulevard Machias,
  
• Protea Behavioral Health Services
  8 Pleasant Boulevard Machias,
  
• Washington County Psychotherapy Assoc
  1 Stackpole Road Machias,
  
• Aroostook Mental Health Center : Outpatient Substance Abuse Services
  66 Fox Street Madawaska, 04756
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions/Madison
  Madison Area Health Center Madison, 04950
  
• Community Clinical Counseling
  6 Porters Bridge Road Mexico,
  
• New England Counseling Services Inc
  9 Brown Street Mexico,
  
• Rural Family Counseling Inc
  20 Balsam Drive Millinocket,
  
• Bonnie I Handy : Naples Counseling
  16 Edes Falls Road Naples, 04055
  
• Northeast Occupational Exchange
  442 Moosehead Trail Newport,
  
• Timothy James Ed M LADC
  8 Main Street Newport,
  
• Community Concepts Inc : Supported Journey Into Recovery
  193 Main Street Norway, 04268
  
• Stephens Memorial Hospital : Gateway Recovery Services
  193 Main Street Norway, 04268
  
• Milestone Foundation : Extended Care
  28 Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach, 04064
  
• Penobscot Nation Counseling Services : Penobscot Nation Health Department
  5 River Road Old Town, 04468
  
• Rural Family Counseling Inc
  69 Main Street Orono,
  
• Tri County Mental Health Services : Oxford Hills Clinic
  143 Pottle Road Oxford, 04270
  
• Aroostook Mental Health Center : Katahdin Valley Health Center
  30 Houlton Street Patten, 04765
  
• Pleasant Point Health Center : Wolipomawsu Substance Abuse Program
  Pleasant Point-Sipayik Perry, 04667
  
• Susan McEwen : Pittsfield Counseling Associates
  20 Waverly Avenue Pittsfield, 04967
  
• Community Concepts Alcohol/Drug Trt : Poland Regional High School
  1457 Main Street Poland, 04274
  
• Casco Bay : Substance Abuse Resource Center
  205 Ocean Avenue Portland, 04103
  
• Catholic Charities : Maine Counseling Services
  250 Anderson Street Portland, 04101
  
• Catholic Charities : Maine Counseling Services
  562 Congress Street Portland, 04101
  
• City of Portland : Portland Public Health
  20 Portland Street Portland, 04101
  
• Crossroads for Women
  66 Pearl Street Portland,
  
• Ingraham Inc : Mainstay
  165 Cumberland Avenue Portland, 04101
  
• Ingraham Inc : Randall Place
  12 Randall Street Portland, 04103
  
• InnerEdge : A Program of AGAPE
  25 Middle Street Portland, 04101
  
• Recovery Associates of Southern Maine
  175 Lancaster Street Portland,
  
• Serenity House Inc
  30 Mellen Street Portland,
  
• Sweetser
  65 West Commercial Street Portland,
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  615 Congress Street Portland,
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  491 Stevens Avenue Portland,
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  158 Danforth Street Portland,
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  132 Pleasant Street Portland,
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  19 South Street Portland,
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  32 Pleasant Street Portland,
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  178 Middle Street Portland,
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  222 Saint John Street Portland,
  
• Youth Alternatives
  One Post Office Square Portland,
  
• YWCA Fair Harbor Residence
  555 Cumberland Avenue Portland,
  
• Aroostook Mental Health Center : Outpatient Substance Abuse Services
  One Edgemont Drive Presque Isle, 04769
  
• Health Reach Network : Rangeley Health Center
  Dallas Hill Road Rangeley, 04970
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions/Richmond
  Richmond Area Health Center Richmond, 04357
  
• Alternate Choices Counseling Services
  81 Park Street Rockland,
  
• Free To Be Me Counseling Service LLC
  11 Union Street Rockland,
  
• Penobscot Bay Medical Center : Choice Skyward
  22 White Street Rockland, 04841
  
• Tri County Mental Health Services
  424 Penobscot Street Rumford,
  
• Counseling Services Inc : Saco Unit
  333 Lincoln Street Saco, 04072
  
• Dayowl Counseling
  23 Water Street Saco,
  
• Greg Dumas LCSW
  c/o Saco Bay Counseling Saco,
  
• Sweetser Childrens Services : Alcohol and Drug
  50 Moody Street Saco, 04072
  
• Transitions Counseling Inc
  110 Main Street Saco,
  
• Crisis and Counseling Centers Inc
  346 Water Street Skowhegan,
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions/Skowhegan
  251 North Avenue Skowhegan, 04976
  
• Youth and Family Services Inc : Substance Abuse Program/Skowhegan
  5 Commerce Drive Skowhegan, 04976
  
• Day One : Prevention Office
  525 Main Street South Portland, 04106
  
• Discovery House
  400 Western Avenue South Portland,
  
• Wellness Health Associates Inc
  27 Ocean Street South Portland,
  
• Youth Alternatives : Heritage House
  677 Westbrook Street South Portland, 04106
  
• Youth Alternatives : Reardons Place
  705 Westbrook Street South Portland, 04106
  
• Acadia Family Center
  Clark Point Road Southwest Harbor,
  
• Counseling Services Inc : Sanford Unit
  474 Main Street Springvale, 04083
  
• Recovery Associates of Southern Maine
  49 Pleasant Street Springvale,
  
• Tamarack
  U.S. Route 1 Steuben,
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions/Strong
  Route 4 Strong, 04983
  
• Aroostook Mental Health Center : Outpatient Substance Abuse Services
  2 Main Street Van Buren, 04785
  
• Alternate Choices Counseling Services
  32 Friendship Street Waldoboro,
  
• Discovery House : Central Maine
  13 Bay Street Waterville, 04901
  
• Health Reach Network : New Directions
  8 Highwood Street Waterville, 04901
  
• James L Jacobs PhD
  179 Main Street Waterville,
  
• Kennebec Valley Mental Health Center
  67 Eustis Parkway Waterville,
  
• Maine General Medical Center : Seton Unit
  30 Chase Avenue Waterville, 04901
  
• Protea Behavioral Health Services
  3 Michael Lane Waterville,
  
• Cap Quality Care Inc
  1 Delta Drive Westbrook,
  
• Crossroads for Women
  114 Main Street Windham,
  
• Food Addiction and : Chemical Dependency Consultant
  4 Whites Bridge Road Windham, 04062
  
• Northern Maine General Hospital : Winterville Boys Group Home
  Cedar Lane Winterville, 04788
  
• York Hospital : Cottage Program
  15 Hospital Drive York, 03909
  




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