South Dakota Governor’s Reentry Council

Alcoholism

A person with alcoholism (alcohol use disorder) struggles with being unable to stop drinking too much alcohol, which may make them unable to function in society. To overcome this alcohol addiction, they may need alcohol rehab in South Dakota. This treatment provides a safe and structured environment to detox and move toward a life of sobriety. Options include various types of inpatient and outpatient programs.

Drug Addiction

Support provided by drug rehab in South Dakota includes social, physical, and emotional aspects. Program participants learn how to meet needs in each of these areas without turning to drugs. The goals of the program are freedom from drug dependency and long-term recovery.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Dual-diagnosis addiction treatment programs in South Dakota usually offer specialized care for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse. With various levels of care, you can usually choose from outpatient, inpatient, and partial hospitalization programs, depending on your needs. Addiction experts offer a mental health assessment and individualized treatment plan, which may encompass individual and group therapy, family counseling, psychoeducation, and recovery meetings, to address both disorders and enhance mental health and well-being.

• Medicaid
• Medicare

• Adult program
• Program for men
• Young adult program

Sober Living Homes

Each sober living home in South Dakota is a group residence for men or women who are recovering from addiction. Residents agree to remain sober and submit to random drug tests. Each person must also pay rent and contribute to household maintenance. Some halfway houses offer sliding scale fees that allow residents to pay a rent amount based on their income.

Aftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Group Therapy

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.

Individual Therapy

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.

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.

Trauma Therapy

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.