Prescription Painkiller Addiction Rehab & Treatment Center for Adolescents & Teens in Utah

Youth Care Treatment Center and school has helped teens with prescription painkiller addiction all over the United States for 30 years. Our unique approach is based off of solid morals and beliefs to help adolescents be successful in turning their lives around.

Learn More About Prescription Painkiller Addiction Treatment

Learn more about prescription painkiller addiction treatment at Youth Care Treatment Center in Utah

While prescription painkillers can offer relief to many individuals across the globe, there are, sadly, many who abuse these substances. There are a variety of different kinds of prescription painkillers used to treat physical pain, and all of them can be very addictive. When abused, prescription painkillers, such as Percocet, Vicodin, fentanyl, and OxyContin can produce feelings of extreme relaxation and euphoria, as well as a sense of detachment from one’s surroundings. As soon as the abuse of prescription painkillers starts, it can become highly challenging to end the abuse of these substances, especially if an addiction has formed.

At Youth Care Treatment Center in Utah, we understand the pain that comes along with prescription painkiller addiction, and we realize how difficult it can be to overcome this type of dangerous behavior. Therefore, we have established individualized prescription painkiller abuse rehab that is offered within a respectful atmosphere that boasts integrity, honesty, accountability, trust, responsibility, and excellence so that individuals can effectively defeat the war against chemical dependency.

How to Help a Loved One

Helping a loved one get treatment for prescription painkiller addiction

Having a family member or someone you love who is struggling with a prescription painkiller addiction can cause you to be overwhelmed with concern. You know that your loved one needs help, however you are not sure how you can effectively help them. Consider the following:

  • Learn about the signs, symptoms, and effects of the specific prescription painkiller(s) that your loved one is abusing. Also, learn about the signs of overdose so that you can be prepared to help in the event of an emergency.
  • Start to understand that addiction is a disease rather than a choice.
  • Look into treatment centers that specialize in providing rehab for those who are struggling with a prescription painkiller addiction.
  • Speak with your loved one about your concerns in a manner that is non-confrontational and non-judgmental so as not to threaten them. Encourage treatment even if they become upset.
  • Help your loved one feel supported by offering to call treatment providers and help them make the decisions needed to get into prescription painkiller abuse rehab. When treatment begins, offer to engage yourself in therapy sessions if necessary and continue to stay in touch with your loved one.

Why Consider Treatment

Why consider treatment for prescription painkiller addiction at Youth Care Treatment Center in Utah

When allowed to persist without the correct treatment services, a prescription painkiller addiction can ruin the lives of those who abuse them. Adolescents or teens can struggle at school and adults can struggle at work and at home. This can cause academic failure and job loss. Relationships can become severed and family conflict can develop as individuals start to put their drug use above all else in their lives. Additionally, the abuse of prescription painkillers can cause serious harm to the health of users. Cognitive impairment, a weakening of one’s immune system, organ damage, and memory problems are just some of the handful of things that can result from continual prescription painkiller abuse and/or addiction. Fortunately, by participating in rehab, these negative consequences can be minimized or avoided altogether.

Our prescription painkiller addiction rehab center in Utah specializes in healing the psychological and physiological pains associated with prescription painkiller addiction. Our prescription painkiller addiction treatment plans are customized to each adolescent or teen. We believe that no two individuals are alike, and therefore are determined to supply a number of different services and rehab that can be adjusted to meet the needs of each adolescent or teen who seeks prescription painkiller addiction treatment at the rehab center at Youth Care.

Our Philosophy

Youth Care Treatment Center philosophy and benefits

At Youth Care, we believe that teens in crisis are best served in a home-like setting that emphasizes personalized interactions, close supervision and comprehensive professional support.

In this supportive therapeutic environment, students benefit from the guidance of caring professionals who know them not merely as clients, but as unique individuals with specific strengths, weaknesses, hopes and fears.

The Youth Care environment is built upon a foundation of mutual respect. Our students are expected to treat staff and peers with respect and in return they can expect to be treated with respect.

Staff members are trained to apply consequences and provide feedback for students in a respectful manner without demeaning or belittling the adolescent.

We feel strongly about the value of long-lasting family relationships, and we believe that family involvement is critical to the success of the child, both while in treatment and following placement.

To support these beliefs, our program is designed to help students develop a greater appreciation for their own families – and we strive to include the family in the therapeutic process as much as possible.

Here are our five core values:

  • Respect – for our patients, our employees, and our community
  • Integrity – in our dealings with all those whose lives we touch
  • Accountability – to our patients and their families, and to our colleagues
  • Responsibility – for the decisions we make and the actions we take
  • Excellence – in every task we perform

Types of Treatment

Types of prescription painkiller addiction treatment offered at Youth Care Treatment Center in Utah

Youth Care Treatment Center in Utah provides life-changing residential prescription painkiller abuse rehab in a peaceful, home-like setting for adolescents or teens who are struggling with a wide range of mental health disorders and behavioral problems, including painkillers abuse and addiction. Our rehab center’s philosophy is based upon honoring the unique strengths and capabilities of the young people who are entrusted into our care and encouraging them to embrace the concepts of accountability, responsibility, and respect while making the changes that will allow them to lead healthier and more productive lives.

Treatment at our prescription painkiller rehab center is an intensive and highly personalized experience. During an average week, adolescents or teens will receive 20 hours of clinical services that have been integrated into a customized multidisciplinary treatment plan that reflects the needs and strengths that were identified during a thorough assessment and evaluation process.

At our treatment center in Utah, we place great emphasis on helping our students recognize the choices they have made, understand the natural consequences that can occur as a result of these choices, develop self-confidence, and conduct themselves in a manner that promotes dignity, respect, and trust. The family-like structure of our prescription painkiller rehab is designed to model and reinforce important life lessons that will support our students’ efforts to establish healthy interpersonal relationships and achieve to their greatest potential in all aspects of their lives.

When a student enters our treatment center for the painkillers abuse rehab, their personalized treatment plan may feature the following components:

Medication management: If an adolescent’s or teen’s painkillers dependence is accompanied by certain co-occurring disorders, the inclusion of psychotropic medication in his or her treatment plan may be beneficial. Of course, medications will be prescribed only when clinically appropriate based upon a careful review of the student’s evaluation and the needs that were identified during that evaluation. Students at our rehab center have the opportunity to participate in weekly meetings with a psychiatrist, and all medication management needs are handled by the psychiatrist and members of our nursing and medical teams.

Individual therapy: Individual therapy is an essential element of the therapeutic process at our prescription painkiller addiction treatment center. All of our students have the opportunity to meet with their primary therapists for one-on-one sessions three times each week. Also, students who are dealing with painkillers abuse and addiction concerns can meet with an addictions counselor once each week. These meetings provide a supportive environment in which students can discuss their progress, process successes and setbacks, and address issues that have arisen in the course of their rehab process.

Group therapy: Group therapy sessions at our treatment center are conducted on a daily basis. Led by trained professionals, these sessions serve an important role in the therapeutic process by allowing students to share insights, learn from the experiences of others, and practice interacting with adults and peers in a healthy, productive, and respectful manner. Students will have the opportunity to participate in the following types of groups on a regular basis throughout their time in our rehab center:

  • Process groups are held 3 times each week.
  • Recreational therapy groups are conducted twice each week.
  • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) groups are conducted once each week.
  • Music therapy groups are conducted once each week.
  • Addictions groups are conducted once each week.

Family therapy: At Youth Care Treatment Center in Utah, we have a deep and abiding appreciation for the value of the family. Our commitment to promoting healthy family dynamics is reflected in the emphasis we place on incorporating students’ families heavily into the treatment process. Each week, the student’s primary therapist will conduct a family therapy session, and every six to eight weeks we conduct Parent Days, which feature educational seminars, multifamily group therapy, parent support groups, family therapy sessions, and family recreational activities.

Recreational therapy: Adolescents or teens who are being treated for painkillers abuse at our rehab center benefit from an innovative and dynamic approach to residential treatment that features an array of recreational therapy opportunities. Under the guidance and supervision of our licensed recreational therapist at our treatment center, students participate in community recreational activities three to seven times per week. Recreational therapy serves as an effective complement to more traditional forms of therapy by engaging students in physical, cultural, and social accomplishments. Recreational therapy helps students explore newfound interests, discover unknown talents, and improve their sense of self-worth and self-esteem.

Experiential therapy: In addition to the recreational therapies that are discussed in the previous section, the prescription painkiller abuse rehab plan for a student who is dealing with painkillers abuse and addiction at our treatment center may also include the following experiential therapies, if the student’s primary therapist determines that participating in such therapies is appropriate and beneficial to the student:

  • Situational therapy
  • Exposure therapy
  • Expressive therapy

Community service activities: All Youth Care students, including those who are receiving treatment for painkillers abuse and addiction, participate in community service activities at least twice each month. These activities help students to develop greater empathy and a broader understanding of others, both of which can be beneficial to their rehab and their continued healthy development. The following are among the types of community service activities that may be featured during a student’s time at our prescription painkiller abuse treatment center:

  • Filling shelves at the Food Bank
  • Caring for animals at the Humane Society
  • Visiting the elderly

Academics: A central tenet our treatment center’s philosophy is our commitment to providing each adolescent or teen with the opportunity to achieve academic success. Our fully accredited academic program at our treatment center helps students to maintain and improve upon their academic progress while in prescription painkiller abuse rehab, and our students benefit from working with certified secondary education and special education teachers who have been specifically trained to teach and support adolescents who possess a range of learning abilities. Academic objectives are included in all students’ individualized rehab plans, and our services include a full day’s curriculum in a traditional academic setting from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every weekday, with therapeutic interventions being interwoven throughout students’ daily schedules.

In addition to our residential rehab services, our treatment center also offers partial hospitalization programming (PHP) for adolescents or teens who do not require the intensity of the residential experience. This day treatment option allows students to benefit from the same daily programming that is offered to students who are receiving residential treatment, yet gives them the opportunity to return home at the end of each treatment day.

If your child is struggling with painkillers abuse or addiction, and you believe that they can benefit from receiving clinically sophisticated painkillers abuse rehab within the confines of a safe, structured, and supportive environment, Youth Care may have the solutions that you have been searching for. With experienced professionals at our treatment center who are dedicated to providing comprehensive services that have been customized to meet your child’s specific needs, Youth Care Treatment Center in Utah provides a life-changing opportunity for your child to overcome the obstacles that have been preventing them from living a happy and healthy life and achieving to their greatest potential.

Marks of Quality Care
  • American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
  • Cognia
  • National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP)
  • The Joint Commission (JCAHO) Gold Seal of Approval

As a parent, I highly recommend Youth Care. We were involved in all aspects of my child's treatment plan, the staff provided a safe and friendly environment, we enjoyed parent day participation and, most importantly, the therapy my child received while at Youth Care was exceptional - pretty much life-changing. My child made more progress there than had been made in years of therapy elsewhere.

– Michelle S.