Laramie Drug & Alcohol Rehab, Detox & Treatment Resources
Laramie, Wyoming may be the most iconic western city in the United States. Laramie was named after French-Canadian trapper, Jacques LaRamie. Mr. LaRamie went on a hunting expedition in the nearby mountains and disappeared around 1810.
Flash forward a few decades to the 1860’s and Laramie is ruled by thieving brutes. Big Steve Long and his compatriots: Con and Ace Moyer controlled the town from their saloon, ‘The Bucket of Blood.’ Con Moyer entitled himself Justice of the Peace and Ace Moyer became marshal. In no time, Big Steve Long was a deputy marshal too. These three ‘lawmen’ bullied ranchers to give their land to them and if they refused they were murdered. When the lynch mob came for the trio, Long had killed 13 men and another seven murders were suspected to be completed by his hands. Fed up, the community was rallied together by N.K. Broswell and the town hung these three men for their crimes.
The stark beauty of Wyoming is awe inspiring. In 2011, Money Magazine stated Laramie, Wyoming as one of the top places to spend retirement because of the low taxes and natural beauty. Yet, Laramie isn’t all mountain vistas and the memory of cowboys and Native Americans galloping on horseback across the plains.
An illness has infiltrated the heart of Laramie, Wyoming: the misuse of narcotics and alcohol. Cities as expansive as New York City and as small as the little town of Horse Creek are experiencing surges in alcohol and drug use and accidental overdose fatalities.
Substance misuse can sneak up on anyone. It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor. The disease of a substance use disorder doesn’t care who you are as long as you continue its’ destructive cycle. This guide will act as an introduction to available treatment programs and what to expect while recuperating at a facility.
Finding Help in Laramie
Laramie Alcohol Rehab Centers and Drug Centers
There are a few primary types of treatment program and most clinics can be divided among three categories: residential, partial hospitalization and outpatient treatment. These three types of program share many therapeutic approaches for helping patients manage their use disorders.
Residential Treatment Programs
Partial Hospitalization Programs
Outpatient Treatment Programs
Retreat-based therapy can be a sanctuary where a participant’s body, mind and spirit can rejuvenate and cleanse the toxins from their bodies while gaining a wider knowledge of their condition and how to maintain sobriety.
Detox Centers
Many people think all there is to recovery is the detox phase. Those people are wrong. Recovery is different for everyone, but it does involve multiple steps and continual monitoring and abstinence from misusing substances. The chronic condition of a use disorder is a very complex and subjective illness that manifests itself in a myriad of ways through chemical dependencies. Safe to say, addiction and alcoholism aren’t just drinking alcohol or misusing narcotics, those are just the symptoms. Causes can often be found below the surface. Psychiatrists and psychologists are the only trained people who can help patients discover the roots of their use disorder.
Detox is important, but without therapy and aftercare it may be difficult to sustain sobriety or manage the condition. Quality treatment programs will have a minimum of three approaches to recovery: detoxification, individual cognitive behavioral counseling and preparation for aftercare.
Recovery Meetings Near You
Even though many think detoxification is rehabilitation, it is aftercare, mutual-aid fellowships like Narcotics Anonymous and SMART Recovery meetings where the bulk of your healing will be completed. These fellowships can be the cornerstone to effectively managing your use disorder. Once you’ve complete triage care and are released from residential, partial hospitalization or outpatient treatment, that’s when aftercare comes into focus for sustaining your new sobriety.
AA Meetings
NA Meetings
SMART Recovery Meetings
Al-Anon and Nar Anon Meetings
Removing the distractions and enabling individuals from your immediate environment can help you in your path to sobriety. Pack your bags, get away from home and find a sanctuary where you can concentrate on helping yourself manage this chronic condition. If you need help or further advice about seeking treatment, please call us. We can guide you through this courageous process to recovery and health. Remember feelings aren’t facts. Having a Use disorder isn’t a moral failing, it is a disease. Get the help you need, get the help you deserve for a healthier tomorrow.
