Opioid Use Disorder Treatment At Spring Hill

Our Comprehensive Approach To Opioid Addiction Recovery

When opioid addiction has taken over, it can be difficult to imagine a future where opioids don’t play a central role in your daily life. But recovery is possible, and we can help.

Spring Hill’s rehab center in beautiful Ashby, MA, offers a peaceful setting, a supportive community, and proven solutions for recovering from opioid addiction. Through client-centered care and evidence-based treatments, our compassionate care team can help uncover the roots of your addiction and address them for long-term recovery success. This may include identifying and addressing trauma and treating co-occurring disorders, such as depression, an anxiety disorder, ADHD, etc.

Many people begin opioid use disorder (OUD) recovery with medical detox, which we can connect you with as a first step so that you are better prepared to get the most out of treatment.

Opioid Detox

Although we don’t provide medical detox services on campus, our sister facility Bedrock Recovery Center, in Canton, MA, does. Or, we can connect you with other detox services nearby if Bedrock isn’t the right option for you.

Opioid withdrawal is very rarely life-threatening, but it is often extremely uncomfortable. It’s also one reason why people get caught in the cycle of addiction. Medically monitored detox programs, such as the one at Bedrock, keep you safe and more comfortable during the process, providing you with medical care and support that may include the use of medications to ease symptoms and help with cravings (including buprenorphine and others, through medication-assisted treatment), vitals monitoring, counseling services, and more.

Once you have stabilized, we will arrange your transportation to Spring Hill to begin residential rehab. People with milder addictions may instead begin treatment at Spring Hill’s outpatient facility in Quincy or through another outpatient program.

Residential Treatment At Spring Hill In Ashby

Our over 70-acre campus in the mountains of central Massachusetts offers gender-separate residences, which is where you’ll be staying for the duration of your residential treatment program. Shortly after arriving, you’ll begin meeting members of your care team and participate in personalized treatment planning, which includes a full assessment.

Key elements of our program include daily group therapy sessions, assignment of a primary clinician and case manager for one-on-one support, and a whole-person approach that includes various holistic treatment options, such as music and art therapy, yoga, etc., and recreation and wellness services, such as nutritional support, movie and game nights, and outdoor activities.

We also provide the following evidence-based treatment options:

• Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Motivational interviewing (MI)
• Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
• Family psychoeducation and family therapy
• Community reinforcement approach (CRA)
• Dual diagnosis treatment for co-occurring disorders
• Alumni program and aftercare planning

Opportunities to participate in peer support groups, such as Narcotics Anonymous (NA) or Refuge Recovery, are also provided.

Aftercare, also known as continuing care, following residential treatment may include planning to transfer to an outpatient program, or one where you don’t live onsite while receiving treatment but return home after sessions are over. If you wish to continue treatment with Spring Hill, retaining the same care team, we provide a variety of outpatient options at our treatment center in Quincy, MA, and can also connect you with a sober living home in the area, if it’s helpful.

Outpatient Treatment At Spring Hill In Quincy, MA

Our outpatient rehab center, located just outside Boston, offers a wide range of outpatient programs. People may “step down” from our residential program in Ashby or another inpatient program to these levels of care or, if they have a milder addiction, may begin treatment with outpatient care.

Listed from most intensive to least intensive, our Quincy outpatient programs include:

• day treatment (PHP)
• intensive outpatient (IOP)
• standard outpatient (OP)

As the most intensive option, PHP provides a full day of treatment, whereas an OP may mean meeting with a therapist or another provider just once a week. Your care team can help you determine which program is best for you, and may recommend starting with a more intensive program and transitioning to a less intensive one, depending on your specific needs and goals.

Learn More About Opioid Addiction

Opioids are a class of drugs perhaps most well-known for their pain-relieving effects. They are also very addictive, and misusing these drugs—or using them in any way other than as prescribed by a doctor—increases the risk of developing an addiction.

This includes:

• taking higher doses than prescribed
• taking doses more frequently
• crushing and snorting opioids
• smoking opioids
• mixing opioids with other substances (e.g., alcohol)
• taking opioids for longer than prescribed

Opioids are known to have a high potential for misuse and addiction. Addiction is a chronic disease that can be very difficult to overcome without professional treatment.

Obtaining and using opioids that don’t come from a licensed pharmacy also comes with an increased risk of overdose, given the large amount of drugs on the black market today that are cut with the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.

List Of Opioids

Some opioid drugs, such as morphine, are naturally occurring, also referred to as opiates. Others, such as heroin, oxycodone (OxyContin), and fentanyl, are fully or partially synthetic. Most people who use heroin, up to 80 percent, report first misusing prescription opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Prescription opioids include:

• buprenorphine: Butrans, Suboxone
• codeine
• fentanyl: Abstral, Actiq, Duragesic, Fentora, Onsolis, Sublimaze
• hydrocodone: Hysingla ER, Zohydro ER
• hydromorphone/dihydromorphinone: Dilaudid
• meperidine: Demerol
• methadone: Dolophine, Methadose
• morphine: Morphabond, Oramorph, Roxanol-T
• oxycodone: Oxaydo, Xtampza ER
• tapentadol: Nucynta ER

Other opioids to be aware of include:

• carfentanil, a powerful opioid used in veterinary medicine to anesthetize elephants and other large animals
• “gray death,” an opioid combination
• heroin
• U-47700, a synthetic opioid that never received FDA approval

Signs Of Opioid Addiction

Often, the primary sign of opioid addiction is being unable to stop your drug use. On a psychological level, someone who’s addicted to opioids may feel strong urges to continue their drug use. On a physical level, someone who’s addicted may be unable to stop taking opioids without experiencing withdrawal symptoms.

If you’re questioning whether you’re addicted to opioids, ask yourself the following questions:

• Do you rely on opioids to get through the day?
• Are you taking opioids exactly as prescribed by a doctor?
• Is your opioid use affecting your ability to work or complete daily tasks?
• Is your opioid use having harmful effects on your physical or mental health?
• Have friends or family members expressed concern about your opioid use?
• Do you find yourself avoiding people out of embarrassment, shame, or guilt about your drug use?
• Do you find yourself experiencing withdrawal symptoms (e.g., nausea, vomiting, cold flashes, severe drug cravings) within hours after your last dose?

If you think you may be experiencing an OUD, reaching out for help as soon as possible can make long-term recovery easier.

Achieve Recovery With Spring Hill

At Spring Hill Recovery Center, we know that recovery from opioid addiction is possible. Call us today to get started on the path to recovery. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.