Substance abuse affects the body, mind and spirit. Warren Hospital’s Counseling and Addiction Services is dedicated to helping individuals and families with all aspects of the pain caused by substance abuse.

Education and counseling provide a foundation from which to build a new, drug-free way of life. Our treatment team offers complete, continuous care to help individuals and families along all stages of this journey.

In January 2002, the program changed its name from the Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center to Warren Hospital’s Counseling and Addiction Services. The service also moved from the hospital to an office at 98 Baltimore Street, Phillipsburg, at the east end of the Hillcrest Shopping Center and next to the Phillipsburg Pharmacy. The phone number remains the same: (908) 859-6787.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Our treatment philosophy is based on these principles: 

• Substance abuse and dependency debilitates the body, mind and  spirit; 

• Substance abuse directly affects those closest to the dependent person; 

• Professional help gives individuals the guidance needed to overcome addiction; 

• Introduction to and participation in self-help groups offers continuing support during and after treatment.

INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FOR ADULTS 

We provide an intensive outpatient program for adults. Counselors and clients work together to design a program that: 

• Is tailored to their individual needs; 

• Adjusts to their changing needs over time with an initial focus on intense counseling and moving toward adjustment to sober lifestyle and relapse prevention; 

• Includes services for family members who play a vital role in continuing care. 

Program components 

Individual treatment: Our professional addiction counselors provide a one-on-one approach, especially in the early stages of the program. These are combined with group sessions so that clients have time to work on individual issues as well as to work with others experiencing similar challenges. 

Family services: All of our outpatient treatment programs place a special emphasis on family services. These include family and individual sessions as well as instruction in parenting techniques and ways to build healthy relationships with children. After program completion, the staff provides referrals to local marriage and family therapists if additional help is needed. 

INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS 

Our intensive outpatient program for adolescents is uniquely tailored to this group’s special needs, which often involve the family, school and legal consequences of substance abuse. 

The program is designed with teenagers’ developmental needs in mind. Most teens are referred to the program by their school, their parents, by courts or by themselves. 

Counselors work with adolescent clients to design a program that: 

• Is tailored to their individual needs; 

• Adjusts to their stages of recovery as it changes over time with an initial focus on intense counseling and moving toward adjusting to a sober lifestyle and relapse prevention; 

• Includes services for family members who play a vital role in continuing recovery. 

Most program sessions are held after school hours. 

Program components 

Individual counseling: Our professional addiction counselors provide a one-on-one approach, especially in the early stages of the program. These are combined with group sessions so that teenagers have time to focus on individual issues as well as to work with others experiencing similar challenges. 

Targeted groups: In these sessions, a counselor guides a group of teenagers who share common problems and are working toward developing a sober lifestyle. Since peers often influence behavior in adolescents, it is especially helpful to have teens talk with and support other teens. 

Family services: A critical aspect of the adolescent outpatient program is family involvement. Many of our teenage clients have family members coping with issues such as anger control, communication skills and substance abuse. Family and individual sessions are offered as well as instruction in parenting techniques and ways to build healthy relationships with teenagers. 

ENTERING THE PROGRAM 

Family members, the courts or self-referral are the most common ways clients enter the program. School counselors are another source of referral for adolescent clients. 

The Counseling and Addiction Services staff provides assessments, evaluations and referrals either to our service or another appropriate program. Qualified professionals conduct all assessments. 

In most cases, clients schedule appointments for outpatient assessments and programs by calling the Counseling and Addiction Services at (908) 859-6787. 

FEES 

Outpatient services are provided on a fee-for-service basis and, in most cases, are covered by health and hospitalization insurance. Those not covered under insurance may qualify for treatment on a sliding scale fee based on income. No one will be denied service because of an inability to pay. 

FOR HELP AND INFORMATION 

Trained addictions counselors are available 24 hours a day to talk to anyone seeking help for an alcohol and drug problem – either their own or a family member’s. All calls are confidential. 

For information or to schedule an appointment, call the Counseling and Addiction Services office at (908) 859-6787. The office is open Mondays through Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

If it is after office hours and an emergency situation, call the hospital at (908) 859-6700 and ask the operator to page the Counseling and Addiction Services counselor on duty.