Our ideal client is an adolescent (ages 12-18) struggling with substance use disorder.
We offer residential treatment in cozy, home-like settings. The environment is not institutional; our Ames boys' and girls' programs actually reside in historic homes. Our treatment program in Mason City is located in our newly-renovated, state-of-the-art YSS Francis Lauer campus. In addition, our programs are gender-responsive. Following extensive research that shows keeping adolescents separated by gender during treatment is beneficial, YSS offers the only such treatment in the state of Iowa. While in treatment, youth receive individual, group, and family therapy. Cohorts are kept to similar ages; the average age of a YSS residential client is 15. Youth continue their education while in treatment and, in many cases, are able to catch up on high school credits they previously missed. Outdoor activities, cultural meals, peer mentorships, and daily fitness are just some of the ways we help youth focus on their well-being and feel connected to each other. Our support for youth doesn't end them they graduate from the program; we offer a weekly virtual alumni support group, check-ins from our YSS Recovery Advocate, and scholarships to pursue higher education.
Our ideal client is an adolescent (ages 12-18) struggling with substance use disorder.
We offer residential treatment in cozy, home-like settings. The environment is not institutional; our Ames boys' and girls' programs actually reside in historic homes. Our treatment program in Mason City is located in our newly-renovated, state-of-the-art YSS Francis Lauer campus. In addition, our programs are gender-responsive. Following extensive research that shows keeping adolescents separated by gender during treatment is beneficial, YSS offers the only such treatment in the state of Iowa. While in treatment, youth receive individual, group, and family therapy. Cohorts are kept to similar ages; the average age of a YSS residential client is 15. Youth continue their education while in treatment and, in many cases, are able to catch up on high school credits they previously missed. Outdoor activities, cultural meals, peer mentorships, and daily fitness are just some of the ways we help youth focus on their well-being and feel connected to each other. Our support for youth doesn't end them they graduate from the program; we offer a weekly virtual alumni support group, check-ins from our YSS Recovery Advocate, and scholarships to pursue higher education.
We offer residential treatment, outpatient services, telehealth counseling, and Prime for Life OWI/DUI education classes to meet people wherever they are in their recovery journey from substance use disorder.
Midwest Wellness and Recovery is a faith-centered, state-licensed substance use disorder treatment program in Jefferson, Iowa, built on compassion, dignity, & real human connection. We believe recovery happens best in a safe, welcoming environment where people feel seen, supported, & never judged. Our home-like setting allows individuals to focus on healing.
We offer residential treatment, outpatient services, telehealth counseling, and Prime for Life OWI/DUI education classes to meet people wherever they are in their recovery journey from substance use disorder.
Midwest Wellness and Recovery is a faith-centered, state-licensed substance use disorder treatment program in Jefferson, Iowa, built on compassion, dignity, & real human connection. We believe recovery happens best in a safe, welcoming environment where people feel seen, supported, & never judged. Our home-like setting allows individuals to focus on healing.
Online Treatment Centers
Radix Recovery serves individuals struggling with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health challenges.
We help clients struggling with addiction reclaim their lives through a structured, empowering approach. Our treatment includes therapy, life skills, and relapse prevention to ensure success. We focus on healing, resilience, and transformation, giving clients the tools to maintain sobriety, rebuild relationships, & create a fulfilling, purpose-driven future.
Radix Recovery serves individuals struggling with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health challenges.
We help clients struggling with addiction reclaim their lives through a structured, empowering approach. Our treatment includes therapy, life skills, and relapse prevention to ensure success. We focus on healing, resilience, and transformation, giving clients the tools to maintain sobriety, rebuild relationships, & create a fulfilling, purpose-driven future.
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Addiction Treatment Centers
What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.
How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.
How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.