Northern Pennsylvania’s Leading Treatment Center for Heroin Use

Bradford Recovery Center in Millerton, Pennsylvania, provides comprehensive, personalized heroin addiction treatment for adults age 18 and older. Our heroin addiction treatment center in north-central Pennsylvania is a safe and supportive place where adults receive customized care from experienced professionals.

Learn About Heroin Addiction Treatment

Treatment for heroin addiction at Bradford Recovery Center in Millerton, PA

Heroin addiction is an opioid use disorder involving a chemical dependency on the illegal drug heroin, which is made from morphine, a natural substance taken from the seedpod of opium poppy plants. Heroin can be a white or brown powder or a black, sticky tar.

Like other opioid drugs, heroin binds to the opioid receptors of the brain, creating a rush of pleasure when individuals use this substance. Heroin is also highly addictive, and individuals who use heroin often develop a tolerance that requires them to use more and more of the substance to achieve the desired effect.

Individuals who suffer from heroin addiction may experience intense withdrawal symptoms when they try to stop using the drug, including severe cravings at the sight of any powdery substances that resemble the drug. Someone who has heroin use disorder will also struggle to stop using heroin, even if their drug use damages their personal relationships or interferes with their daily life.

At Bradford Recovery Center in Millerton, Pennsylvania, we provide residential addiction treatment in a safe and confidential environment for adults age 18 and older who are struggling with heroin use disorder. Our caring and compassionate staff is dedicated to creating treatment plans that are personalized to your unique recovery needs, helping you reach sustained sobriety.

Why Consider Treatment at Bradford

Why consider getting heroin addiction treatment at Bradford Recovery Center in Millerton, PA

If you are suffering from heroin addiction and do not seek treatment, you are at risk for a variety of negative effects. Heroin can impact your heart rate, breathing, and ability to fall or stay asleep. It can also cause you to go in and out of consciousness and feel mentally foggy, making it hard to think clearly and make healthy decisions.

Because heroin changes your brain, it can affect your impulse control and cause you to act out in ways you normally would not. This can damage your relationships with the people closest to you and impact your school or work performance. The more severe an individual’s heroin addiction, the more likely they are to have frequent run-ins with the law and potentially even experience incarceration.

The longer you wait to seek treatment for heroin addiction, the higher your risk for developing lung complications such as pneumonia, liver and kidney disease, heart infections, damaged nose tissue, and chronic constipation. Because heroin is an illegal street drug, it often contains unknown additives that can cause permanent damage to the body.

Getting heroin addiction treatment is the first step in preventing any long-term damage from an opioid use disorder. The experts at Bradford Recovery Center in Millerton, Pennsylvania, use the latest treatment solutions to help adults age 18 and older heal from certain mental health challenges in addition to heroin addiction. We will provide you with a comprehensive, personalized treatment plan to help you build a foundation for longstanding wellness.

Types of Treatment We Offer

Types of treatment for heroin addiction at Bradford Recovery Center in Millerton, PA

We understand the courage it can take to seek treatment for heroin addiction. Our residential treatment center, located in the peaceful mountains of north-central Pennsylvania, is the ideal environment to start healing from opioid use disorder. The staff at Bradford Recovery Center values confidentiality and will work closely with you to develop a treatment plan that best fits your unique recovery needs.

When you seek treatment for heroin addiction at our center in Millerton, Pennsylvania, our specially trained staff will conduct a thorough assessment to determine your specific needs, challenges, goals, and strengths. Based on that assessment, your heroin addiction treatment plan might include:

  • Experiential therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Detoxification services
  • Family services program
  • Medical care
  • Individual therapy
  • Medication management services

Recovery from heroin addiction at Bradford Recovery Center in Millerton, Pennsylvania, is a truly individualized experience that encompasses the whole person — mind, body, and spirit. You will be fully involved in the treatment process and will learn the tools you need to continue the recovery process long after you leave residential treatment.

Continuing Care After Residential Treatment

Continuing care options for heroin addiction treatment at Bradford Recovery Center in Millerton, PA

If you or someone you care about has been struggling with heroin addiction, residential treatment at Bradford Recovery Center in Millerton, Pennsylvania, can be an essential step on your path to recovery. But your time at our addiction treatment center is just one step on your recovery journey. To help ensure that you or your loved one experiences continued success, we will provide you with a detailed discharge plan before you transition out of our care.

Like with your treatment plan, we will personalize your discharge plan to meet your unique needs. To ensure that your discharge plan encompasses all your short- and long-term goals, we begin the discharge planning process the first week you start residential treatment with us and continually update your plan up until the day you leave treatment.

We work very closely with other community providers, so we can refer you to the appropriate resources after you complete residential treatment, whether that is a recovery house, partial hospitalization program (PHP), intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program, outpatient mental health program, primary care provider, dentist, eye care provider, or family therapist. Depending on your needs, you may also receive continuing care education, including relapse prevention, developing support systems, understanding triggers and cravings, and conflict resolution.

A member of our staff will stay in frequent contact with you for up to 90 days after you transition out of our care to check on your progress. You may also choose to participate in alumni events, such as picnics, ice skating events, and group hikes, throughout the year for added support.

For more information about discharge planning or treatment for heroin addiction, please contact Bradford Recovery Center directly. A member of our staff can answer any questions you might have about how we can help you or someone you love start to heal from the damage caused by an opioid use disorder.

I was resistant to go to treatment. I never thought it could change my life the way it did. The staff, the groups, the people, everything about this place has changed my life for the better. For anyone on the fence about getting help, please take Bradford into consideration - it really saved my life in more ways than one.

– Lauren E.
Marks of Quality Care
  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)