Las Cruces Recovery Center

Set in a quiet neighborhood in Las Cruces near Highway 25, Las Cruces Recovery Center treats adults with substance use disorders in their medical detox and residential programs. They treat clients for the length that works best for the clients, which is usually 30 to 90 days.Their primary therapies for clients are acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and a type of CBT called rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). They can also use medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to help ease withdrawal and assist in recovery. They decide on a case-by-case basis which therapies work best for clients. They also involve the families in treatment.The addictions Las Cruces treats the most are alcohol, benzodiazepines, methamphetamines, and opioids. They can treat addiction to many opioids, including buprenorphine, codeine, dilaudid, fentanyl, methadone, morphine, OxyContin (oxycodone), tramadol, and Vicodin (hydrocodone). They approach addiction as a disease and seek to address the neurobiological, hereditary, psychological, and social factors.They encourage clients to stay in touch with in-person and online aftercare groups to form lifelong friendships and support each other in long-term recovery.Las Cruces Recovery Center is part of Summit Behavioral Healthcare, and they embrace Summit's values of honesty, competence, perseverance, respect, and teamwork. Their staff includes clinicians, therapists, case managers, and a cook.