Substance Abuse Services
Peninsula offers multiple programs for those struggling with substance abuse. Drug and alcohol treatment is available through the programs listed below.
Did You Know?
- Tobacco, alcohol and drug use cause or contribute to more than 70 other conditions requiring medical care, including: cancer, heart disease and stroke, pulmonary disease, cirrhosis, pancreatitis, pregnancy complications, infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, accidents and trauma.
- Substance use may cause or worsen a range of other medical conditions, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, eating disorders, various cancers and cardiovascular diseases, and gastrointestinal problems.
- Tobacco, alcohol and drug use are responsible for more than 20% of all deaths in the U.S. each year.
- The most commonly abused drugs today: alcohol, club drugs, cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants,marijuana, MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly), methamphetamine, opioids, prescription drugs and cold medications, steroids, bath salts, tobacco/nicotine.
Intensive Outpatient Program
The Adult Intensive Outpatient Program at Peninsula Lighthouse is a four-to-five-day per-week program for adults age 18 and older that provides a more concentrated level of care than traditional outpatient sessions. Adult Intensive Outpatient serves individuals who need help with psychiatric or substance abuse issues that impair their daily functioning.
Recovery Link
Recovery Link is designed to bridge the gap between addiction and recovery by connecting people who suffer from addiction to treatment programs. The program serves East Tennessee residents, and will assist anyone, free of charge, in finding the treatment program that is right for them.
Women in Treatment Program
Women in Treatment is appropriate for uninsured women age 18-64 who suffer from addiction. Priority placement is given to pregnant injecting drug abusers, pregnant substance abusers and injecting drug users. The women must be uninsured or have exhausted available insurance benefits.
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