Friday, October 30, 2009

New Mexico Drug Treatment Centers

You or someone you love may have a substance abuse problem. If this is the case you definitely need to get help as soon as possible but it is important to get the right kind of help. Before just going or sending someone to the closest drug rehabilitation center you may want to ask the following questions:
  1. How much family involvement does the center facilitate? Most statistics agree that family support is crucial for a recovering addict. We suggest making sure that the addicts family is included as much as possible.
  2. Is there medical care available? Depending on the addiction this can be an important factor.
  3. Does the center offer a variety of methods or approaches? It is good to find a program that you think best fits you or the addict you are concerned about. Most often centers will offer more than just one but it is good to ask.
  4. What is the cost and what payment methods are accepted?
  5. What about continuing care? Is there an exit plan?
Here we will list a few listings for drug treatment centers in New Mexico. If you do not find one that fits your needs please visit 4DrugRehab for more comprehensive listings.

Counseling Center, Inc. - Located in Ruidoso, this drug treatment center also offers mental health services. This is an outpatient facility that accept a variety of payment types. For more information please call 1-505-257-5038.

Mental Health Resources, Inc. - This outpatient center is located in Portales and offers mental health services as well as substance abuse treatment. They treat adolescents, and DUI/DWI offenders among others. For more information please call 1-505-359-1221.

Helping Hands, Inc. - This is an outpatient substance abuse treatment center located in Mora. They have a sliding fee scale and offer mental health services. Please call 1-505-387-2288.

Turquoise Lodge - Located in Albuquerque, this is a substance abuse center that also deals with detoxification. They offer inpatient hospital treatment as well as day treatment/partial hospitalization. For more information please contact 1-505-841-8978.