Admissions

Withdrawal Management

“My stay at the LIGHT House has been fantastic and saved my life.”

“Great program. I would not change anything.”

“It was a pleasure to be in the program.”

“Best Program I have ever been in”

“What a wonderful experience I had here at the LIGHT House!”

“I can’t thank everyone enough for all the tools for recovery and staying sober!”

What is Our Program?

Withdrawal Management and Residential offers 24 hours per day monitoring, 7 days per week. An addiction specialist physician will manage your withdrawal process using medications, as necessary, to ease the process. A nurse is on duty 24/7 to assess you and ensure your withdrawal
management experience.

Master’s prepared therapists and some bachelor’s prepared clinicians will provide group therapy 5 hours per day, 6 days per week; (4 hours on Sundays) along with individual therapy weekly, options to participate in yoga and acupuncture as you are comfortable.

What Does the building look like – where will I be staying?

Our IOPD office is located in downtown Plymouth, walking distance to the downtown park. PNLH occupies approximately 7,500 square feet of office space that includes numerous group and therapist offices. Only clinical services are offered here and no one resides at the office location. Living arrangements (or domicile -which is the “D” in IOPD) are in furnished apartments in the area. The spacious apartments are typically 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and each unit has 4 people max (for a 2-bedroom, 2 people per room). No bunk beds are used at PNLH. We strive to maintain a safe, healing environment that is both comfortable and inviting.

PNLH will provide the linen, towels, pillows, toilet paper, paper towel and cooking and eating utensils at the housing units.

What Should I bring?

Casual attire, modest, workout clothing, enough clothing to last 1-2 weeks. Washer and Dryer capacity is available onsite
Personal hygiene items (alcohol free mouthwash)
Picture ID – if you have one
Approved prescription medication (some prescriptions will be locked in PNLH’s office)
Insurance card if applicable
Bring some spending money to purchase groceries, etc.
Do bring food you like as well as any pop or coffee you want to drink.
You may bring your cell phone to this level of care as well as any tablet or computer.
Do bring an honest open and willing attitude towards treatment – this helps you get the most out of treatment and sets a good foundation for your recovery!

Please DO NOT bring the following Prohibited Items:

Alcohol or non-prescription/illegal drugs
Any alcohol or drug paraphernalia
Strong perfumes/colognes are discouraged.
Any products containing alcohol
Revealing clothing
Clothing with alcohol or drug logos/graphics
Do not bring excessive amounts of clothing or household contents. This will serve as a temporary location and we cannot be a storage unit for personal items.
Magazines, books, or videos with sexual content
Guns, knives, fireworks, or any item of potential danger or commonly used as a weapon

What is the Length of Stay?

The length of time you spend in this program depends on input from you, your therapists and your funding source for services. Typical lengths of stay for clients are listed below:

Withdrawal Management (Detox): 3 days

Residential: 14-28 days

IOPD: 30 Clinical Days (6 weeks)

DOP: 14-28 days

OP: 3-12 months.

Case Management, Peer Recovery Coaching and other support offered by PNLH varies and is provided as needed throughout the continuum of care.

What is the Aftercare?

Persons who successfully complete this level of care are often referred to and elect to continue with PNLH into the next level of care. The progression is:

Withdrawal Management (Detox) client completes and goes to Residential,
then goes to IOPD,
then goes to DOP/OP services,
then goes to recovery housing with supportive services.