MaineGeneral

Augusta, Maine

35 Medical Center Pkwy
Augusta, ME 04330

(877) 777-9393

About MaineGeneral

MainGeneral offers inpatient care for adults dealing with mental health and substance use disorders in Augusta, Maine. They also provide nine months of residential treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions. Their inpatient care is a short-term recovery program involving stabilization through brief hospitalization. This helps patients with chronic substance use disorders or mental illness regain balance and begin recovery journeys.

You’ll be moved to residential or outpatient care for continued treatment upon stabilization. What I find fascinating about MainGeneral is how they bring together specialists from various fields to provide quality personalized care.

Their multidisciplinary team comprises psychiatrists, psychologists and occupational therapists. Hospitalists, nurses and social workers are also part of the team. These professionals facilitate lasting recovery through proven therapeutic practices in their residential program.

They adopt a “whole person” treatment approach that provides extra support, education and skills necessary for robust recovery foundations. This foundation is the recipe for successful community reintegration and lasting sobriety.

The residential program incorporates medication assisted treatment as a core service. This recovery solution uses FDA approved medicine and counseling to treat substance use disorder. The facility uses Suboxone in this case to manage withdrawal symptoms.

This enables you to participate in group and individual counseling to address the psychological aspect of the addiction. The group sessions cut across multiple beneficial recovery aspects. This includes relapse prevention, life skill development and vocational education.

Additional services include medical care, psychiatric medication and comprehensive aftercare services. The latter may include referral to community based 12-step AA and NA groups or connection to community services such as housing assistance, educational and employment opportunities.

Dollar icon Payment Options

  • medicaid iconMedicaid
  • shield-cross iconPrivate insurance
  • self-pay iconSelf-pay options
  • financial-aid iconFinancial aid
  • medicare iconMedicare
  • military iconMilitary insurance
  • calendar iconPer session
  • sliding-scale-payment iconSliding scale payment assistance
  • employee-assistance iconEmployee Assistance Program

Medical briefcase icon Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

medically-assisted-detox iconMedically Assisted Detox

Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over time, a physical dependence can develop, meaning the body physiologically needs the substance to function. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. Medical detox is done by licensed medical professionals who monitor vital signs and keep you safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible as you go through detox and withdrawal.

intensive-outpatient iconIntensive Outpatient

MaineGeneral provides intensive outpatient care for adults with substance abuse and mental health issues. IOP substance abuse programs are offered for adults at 24 Chase Avenue, Waterville. Services are offered Monday through Friday. Clients attend primary group treatment and education sessions. Individual and family counseling sessions are provided as needed. Family members and/or concerned others are encouraged to participate in Concerned Persons Day each week. Programs run four hours per day, five days per week. Clients are usually in the program for four to six weeks. These programs are ideal for patients being discharged from the inpatient detoxification unit as an alternative to hospitalization.

12-step icon12-Step

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).

aftercare iconAftercare 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).

inpatient iconInpatient

MaineGeneral Residential Services provides high-quality extended care for individuals with chronic addiction to substances who need long-term, supervised residential substance use disorder treatment. Their program is offered at two locations - Augusta and Sidney - for individuals who have had long-term difficulty with substance use disorder issues and also may need support with a mental health diagnosis.

User icon Programs

adult-program iconAdult program

hiv iconHIV/AIDS program

MaineGeneral HIV Services is comprised of the MaineGeneral Harm Reduction Program and the Horizon Program. MaineGeneral's HIV Services' programs grew out of Dayspring AIDS Support Services, which began in 1989 with a mission of assisting, supporting and enhancing the quality of life for people living with HIV disease and their loved ones.

men iconProgram for men

women iconProgram for women

young-adult iconYoung adult program

House check icon Settings & Amenities

  • home-setting iconResidential setting
  • private iconPrivate setting

Shield icon Insurance

Our Policy: MaineGeneral works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact us to verify your specific insurance provider.

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Heart icon Treatment

alcohol iconAlcoholism

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.

drugs iconDrug Addiction

Drug rehab in Maine is the process of helping someone learn how to live without the use of substances. Professional staff provide treatment to address the various issues of addiction. Methods often involve medication, counseling, and evidence-based therapies.

check iconDual Diagnosis

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

mental-health iconMental Health and Substance Abuse

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

opium iconOpioid Addiction

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Hand holding medical sign icon Clinical Services

couples-therapy iconCouples Therapy

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

dialectical iconDialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

medicare iconElectroconvulsive Therapy

ECT is a form of treatment in which controlled electric currents are passed through the brain, sometimes causing short seizures. Treatments are done under general anesthesia. ECT appears to change brain chemistry for the better, and has been shown to provide fast and sometimes dramatic improvements in severe mental health conditions that can exist alongside addiction, including depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and suicidality. ECT is also often used by those who prefer it to taking medication.

family iconFamily Therapy

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

intervention iconGroup 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.

mental-health iconIndividual 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.

life-skills iconLife Skills

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

house-medical iconTrauma 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.

Check icon Accreditations

Joint Commission

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes

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35 Medical Center Pkwy
Augusta, ME 04330

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