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The right place to get sober if you are serious about changing your life. If you are willing to work for a better life, they will help you and work with you. This is also an excellent place for meetings.
About First Step House
If you’re looking for a sober place to land while you’re getting serious about recovery from alcohol, First Step House in Des Plaines, Illinois, might be exactly what you need. First Step House isn’t a treatment center but they do offer a structured and supportive place for men to get grounded in the 12 steps of recovery and start building a real foundation for long-term sobriety.
A Safe and Supportive Sober Living Space
First Step House is a small, nonprofit residential home with eight beds for men who are ready to do the work of recovery. You’ve got to be sober, off all substances and already involved in an AA group to live here. In fact, to even be considered for a bed, you’ll need to have attended at least three AA meetings at the house and have two sponsors who are willing to vouch for you and walk with you through your early recovery.
First Step House isn’t just a place to crash. Residents have to abide my house curfews, perform their assigned chores and go out during the day to work or seek employment. The focus here is on structure, community and accountability.
Real Recovery, Not Just a Roof
There’s a house sponsor on-site to keep an eye on things and weekday dinners are cooked family-style by a live-in custodian who also helps manage day-to-day activities. Residents also attend regular AA meetings, with up to 20 hosted on-site each week. It’s not fancy and it’s not for everyone, but for men serious about working the steps and rebuilding their lives, First Step House offers something powerful.
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Other Forms of Payment
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
Treatments
The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.
Drug rehab in Illinois is designed to help people recover from addiction to a number of substances. The length of each program and its intensity tend to vary, and the plan of care is based on your individual needs.
Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.
Programs
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
Clinical Services
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
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Contact Information
1029 Graceland Ave
Des Plaines, IL 60016
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