Mt st marys hospital/Niagara Falls lewiston

This hospital-based inpatient unit serves adults dealing with both a substance use disorder with a mental health condition. Staff build a plan for each person that addresses the substance use and the emotional or psychological difficulty at the same time, not one after the other. The program's own description stresses individualized support and steady encouragement, and it frames recovery as something that develops over time with professional help.

Someone entering the unit can expect a structured day of therapy groups, individual sessions and medication review. Because the unit sits inside a general hospital, medical staff are close by. That proximity matters for people whose health has been worn down by heavy drinking or drug use, and it matters for anyone stepping down from a hospital stay elsewhere.

Inpatient programs and therapies

Treatment at this inpatient program focuses on mental health and substance use together, so the clinical team views a psychiatric condition and substance use as one picture. Most stays run about 30 days, enough time to assess, stabilize and start practicing new coping skills in earnest. Counseling options include individual sessions, cognitive behavioral therapy, group therapy and family therapy. The team also provides trauma-specific therapy, life skills work, medication-assisted treatment, relapse prevention counseling and Twelve Step facilitation, and the program's overall approach rests on the Twelve Step model. Continuing care and support meetings carry the work forward after someone leaves.

1. Relapse Prevention Counseling
2. Twelve Step Facilitation
3. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
4. Group Therapy
5. Family Therapy
6. Medication-Assisted Treatment
7. Life Skills
8. Trauma-Specific Therapy
9. Twelve Step
10. 1-on-1 Counseling

Who this inpatient addiction program

1. For adults facing a co-occurring substance use disorder plus a mental health condition
2. Men, women and young adults
3. People who need a residential level of care rather than weekly outpatient visits
4. Individuals working on drug addiction who want structured daily treatment
5. People seeking help with anger alongside substance use concerns
6. Those who want to address smoking cessation during treatment

Setting and length of stay in Lewiston

Typically, stays run about 30 days, and the unit is located on the fourth floor of the hospital at 5300 Military Road in Lewiston. Services are available in English, and the Joint Commission accredits the facility, which gives families a specific point to ask about during an initial call.

Paying for inpatient treatment

The center lists cash pay rates as one option, and many families also depend on insurance. Coverage for inpatient care and co-occurring treatment differs from plan to plan, so reaching out to the helpline can help you verify benefits and available beds before you decide anything. The call is free, your information remains private, and you are not obligated to proceed.

Questions worth asking before admission

1. Will the program take my insurance, and what would be left for me to pay once benefits apply?
2. How many days will my family member actually stay, and what decides the discharge date?
3. How does the team coordinate psychiatric care with substance use treatment day to day?
4. How is each day structured, and how many one-on-one counseling sessions are part of it?
5. What continuing care and support meetings are arranged before someone leaves?