They didn't help me work with my anger. Some of the staff members are extremely rude and I have witnessed them treated the clients rudely. Do not send your loved one here, they can get worse, not better.
About Varangon Academy
Varangon Academy is a dual diagnosis addiction treatment center in Norman, Oklahoma that offers treatment for adults and adolescents with substance use disorder and mental health conditions. They also provide important community services, including case management and community referrals.
Addiction services include mental health assessments and counseling, detox, intensive outpatient addiction treatment, inpatient dual diagnosis mental health and addiction treatment, partial hospitalization, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
Mental Health Assessment & Counseling
Staff use assessments to evaluate mental health status and addiction severity and any co-occurring disorders. Results inform individualized treatment planning. Therapeutic treatments include individual, group, and family counseling.
Inpatient Detox
The detox program allows patients to safely and comfortably detox from drugs and alcohol. After detox, clients are referred to an addiction treatment program.
Dual Diagnosis Mental Health and Addiction Treatment
Varangon Academy applies evidence-based practices to treat addiction and co-occurring mental health diagnoses. This treatment is available for adults (aged 18 and older) and adolescents (14 to 17). Treatment includes a comprehensive mental health assessment, which is followed by counseling, group work, 12-Step meetings, and psychoeducation.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Participants attend individual and group treatment sessions for improved coping skills, peer support, and recovery support. Sessions are held three to four days per week.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
Participants in the PHP attend individual and group sessions most days of the week. PHP may be best suited to dual diagnosis treatments and acute substance use disorders.
Medication-Assisted Treatment
MAT includes counseling, support groups, and medication management in an outpatient setting. This treatment is appropriate for alcohol and opioid addictions.
Latest Reviews
This facility is a JOKE! They are exceptionally lazy individuals. They first started the admission process stating my insurance has a hard time approving the inpatient stay. They discharged my child after 7 days of her "treatment" I called my insurance and they stated they never received a prior authorization from Red River. I informed Red River of this and informed them they could call my insurance and submit one for their payment while my child was there. Not once did they call but explained to me they sent one and it was denied. Not one single employee would pick up the phone and call the insurance to allow my child to receive her "treatment" that was too much to ask of their employees obviously. SO instead of having concern for my child and their well being or the mental health of my child she was turned away. When all it would have taken was ONE phone call. I would not recommend this incompetent facility to any parent who is truly concerned for their child's mental health. Everyone just wants to do the bare minimum, and is not willing to go the extra mile for any child. I spent more time on the phone trying to fix their mess, and help them receive payment. When they couldn't be bothered because that simply just wasn't any of their employee's "JOB". I truly feel this facility deserves ZERO stars, but sadly it will not allow me to post this review without giving a minimum of one.
This place really help me when my mom sent me here I was getting angry ril fast the staff are really nice and understanding.
Do NOT bring your child here, even as a last resort. Staff are rude, pushy, and militant towards parents and children alike. It is run more like a prison than a rehabilitation facility. My child was admitted for 4 months with NO improvement, and only gained additional bad habits. The medicating doctor, Dr. Tang, is incompetent and unprofessional. If you try to participate in your child s treatment at all, he will immediately get rude, hang up on you, and discharge your child so he doesn t have to cooperate with parents. My child sustained large bruises from being restrained on multiple occasions. If he had any small outburst, they made him sleep on a mat in the hallway with the lights ON, for days to weeks at a time. This made him exhausted and unregulated, which only made the outbursts worse. His weekly phone calls were limited to 5 minute and he barely was given the ability to communicate with me. It was a terrible experience, and I will NEVER send my child back. I now get to spend the unforeseeable future trying to undo the damage done to my child, and we are worse off than we were before we started.
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Accepted Insurance
Other Forms of Payment
Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Inpatient Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
Treatments
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 rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Programs
Teen Program
Teen programs are designed to address the unique pressures teens face, pressures that can drive them to experiment with dangerous, addictive substances. They need programs that meet them exactly where they are and give them tools for long-term recovery. Therapy can help teenagers understand and work through underlying issues so they can reclaim the life ahead of them.
Child Program
The providers who specialize in the children's rehab space understand the specialized needs that this population faces. School-based and social services such as tutoring and family counseling are often central to treatment. Child programs may also address the needs of youth experiencing substance abuse in the home, including a parent's or sibling's addiction.
Hearing Impaired Program
A sensory disability, such as hearing impairment, can compound the challenges of addiction recovery. Drug rehabs that are specially designed to accommodate the needs of persons with hearing impairments will include special accessibility features and accommodations to make treatment as comfortable and effective as possible. This may include access to American Sign Language interpreters.
Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
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 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.
Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.
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.
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.
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.
Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.
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.
Contact Information
(405) 701-8530 
3400 Deskin Drive
Norman, OK 73069
Get Help Now - 800-985-8516
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Fact checked and written by:
Michelle Tavares, MSN, RN
Edited by:
Kerry Nenn, BSW
