In-Suite Medical Detox(Ambulatory)

This is a program for clients who need medical intervention to eliminate alcohol or drugs from his or her body. This medical detox is performed in a private suite. Medications and other interventions are provided by specially trained, licensed nurses under physician supervision to help clients manage the symptoms of withdrawal. After completion of this program, the client and family will have the opportunity to participate in one of our outpatient treatment programs. To participate in this program, clients must be medically stable with no history of seizures, not currently pregnant, do not have acute hepatitis, uncontrolled hypertension, or any other uncontrolled mental or physical illness. This also includes no history of violence towards self or others. This program includes:

• Screening, Intake, Orientation to our services
• Physical Assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner
• Individualized Treatment Planning with an interdisciplinary staff
• Pharmacotherapy
• Nursing services at least three times a day
• Screening Laboratory fees
• Cost of detox medications

Outpatient Therapy

This program is for clients who live in the Savannah area and can come to our offices at least twice a week for therapy. Group therapy sessions last for 1.5 hours and are facilitated by a licensed therapist. These group sessions are not 12- step based and utilize cognitive-behavioral therapy and cognitive restructuring methods. With the help of the therapist and group members, clients learn how to adjust to life without the use of alcohol or drugs. Clients will have the opportunity to work individually with a licensed therapist for ten hours. Based on the needs of the client and the therapist's assessment, these hours may be used for individual or family therapy. These hours will be scheduled at the convenience of the client, family, and therapist. Clients who would be best suited for this program:

• Have no or minimal risk of severe withdrawal
• Have no, or very stable medical conditions
• Have no, or very stable emotional, behavioral, or cognitive conditions
• Report a readiness to change to achieve sobriety
• Need minimal support to maintain abstinence
• Have a supportive environment and good coping skills
  This program includes:
• Screening, Intake, Orientation to our services
• Physical Assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner
• Clinical Assessment including a Bio-Psycho-Socio Assessment
• Pharmacotherapy
• Individualized Treatment Planning with an interdisciplinary staff
• Screening Laboratory fees
• Non-12-Step group therapy session twice weekly facilitated by a therapist for 24 sessions
• 10 hours of Individual therapy with a licensed therapist

Intensive Outpatient Program

Our Intensive Outpatient Program is for individuals who request or require a greater amount of individual or family therapy. This program is designed for clients who live in the Savannah area and can come to our offices at least twice a week for therapy. Group therapy sessions last for about 1.5 hours and are facilitated by a licensed therapist. These group sessions are not 12-step based and utilize cognitive-behavioral therapy and cognitive restructuring methods. With the help of the therapist and group members, clients learn how to adjust to life without the use of alcohol or drugs. Clients will have the opportunity to work individually with a licensed therapist for 20 hours. Based on the needs of the client and the therapist's assessment, these hours may be used for individual or family therapy. These hours will be scheduled at the convenience of the client, family, and therapist. Clients who would be best suited for this program include:

• Have from no to minimal risk of severe withdrawal
• Have either no or manageable medical conditions that would not distract from treatment
• Have no to mild levels of emotional, behavioral, or cognitive conditions
• Report a readiness to change but need a structured program to achieve sobriety
• Need close support and monitoring to maintain abstinence
• Have a supportive environment and good coping skills, or can cope with provided support and structure

Day Treatment/Accelerated Program

This program was developed in response to numerous requests from individuals outside of the Savannah area, and because this type of therapy program is only offered in a small number of locations in the U.S. The accelerated program incorporates as much of our 3-month outpatient as possible into a two-week outpatient program. Individuals in the Savannah area who need to jump-start their recovery or stabilize any physical or mental health problems can utilize this program as well. Out-of-town clients who will not be able to participate in a 3 month outpatient service can also utilize this program. This program includes individual and group therapy along with daily group activities at our offices. The day program meets for a minimum of 3 hours per day and is facilitated by a licensed therapist with additional support by our registered nurses. Each client will attend the day program, meet with an individual therapist, and attend the evening sessions.
Clients who would be best suited for this program include:

• Have none to manageable medical conditions that would not be a distraction from treatment
• Have none to mild emotional, behavioral, or cognitive conditions that would require stabilization
• Has poor participation in treatment, significant ambivalence or lack of awareness of the substance abuse or mental health problem, and requires daily intensive services
• Has a high probability of relapse requiring near daily monitoring or support to maintain abstinence
• Non-supportive environment but can cope with structure and support
• Failure to achieve abstinence at a lower level of care
  This program includes:
• Screening, Intake, Orientation to our services
• Physical Assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner
• Clinical Assessment including a Bio-Psycho-Socio Assessment
• Pharmacotherapy
• Individualized Treatment Planning with an interdisciplinary staff
• Screening Laboratory fees
• Non-12-Step group therapy session twice weekly facilitated by a therapist for 24 sessions
• Individual Therapy with a licensed therapist for 5 hours per week
• Daily group activities in our office facilitated by a licensed therapist

Professional Executive Program

We recognize that therapy needs vary with the individual. Sensitive issues such as confidentiality, time demands and program effectiveness are paramount considerations for any individual seeking recovery assistance. ARC-GA has developed a treatment model which addresses these and other concerns of the Executive or Professional who might not otherwise seek treatment. Our medical and counseling staff can meet with you in your home, office or at our Savannah offices at a time that is convenient to you. This program includes:

• Screening, intake, orientation to our services
• Pharmacotherapy
• Physical assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner
• Clinical assessment including a Bio-Psycho-Social assessment
• Individualized Treatment Planning with an interdisciplinary staff
• Laboratory fees and Cost of Naltrexone for first 30 days
• Non-12-Step group therapy sessions twice weekly facilitated by a therapist (available but not required)
• Individual therapy with a licensed therapist

Alcohol Harm Reduction Program

Research suggests there are four times as many problem drinkers as there are alcoholics. The dilemma for 9 out of 10 problem drinkers is that they actively avoid the "traditional" treatment approaches. They do not want to be labeled as an alcoholic, forced to attend 12-step meetings, or to accept lifetime abstinence as the only acceptable recovery goal. This program is intended for those individuals whose alcohol consumption has not yet negatively affected their health or quality of life. The client's intent must be to reduce their alcohol consumption thereby avoiding the total loss of control, health, and quality of life that continued heavy drinking inevitably produces. This program is designed to educate those individuals who are only willing to commit to reducing their consumption of alcohol to a socially acceptable level. Of course, abstinence is always our ultimate objective, but it cannot always be the only acceptable option. Many of our clients find abstinence a more feasible option after participating in our program, which includes:

• Screening, Intake, Orientation to our services
• Physical Assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner
• Clinical Assessment including a Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment
• Pharmacotherapy
• Individualized Treatment Planning with an interdisciplinary staff
• Screening Laboratory fees
• Non-12-Step group therapy sessions twice weekly facilitated by a therapist
• Individual therapy with a licensed therapist

Opiate Recovery Program

Opiates are a class of drugs generally prescribed to treat pain. These drugs include Oxycontin, Lortab, Codeine, Hydrocodone, Morphine, Heroin, Methadone, Percocet and many others.

Addiction can occur when taking these medications, even if taken as prescribed, in as little as two weeks.

In the past there were very few choices for people who found themselves addicted to opiates. Many people were forced to make daily trips to a Methadone Clinic to receive methodone -a long acting opiate- to prevent withdrawal symptoms. Some people were able to wean themselves off methadone, but few succeeded at abstinence.

In late 2002, the FDA approved two new medications,Subutex and Suboxone, to treat opiate addiction. These medications may be prescribed by a limited number of specially trained physicians in an office setting and will allow more flexibility and options to an opiate addicted person.

At Assisted Recovery Center of Georgia, we offer an Opiate Program which is designed to minimize any disruption in your daily routine by utilizing Suboxone to treat opiate addiction. Suboxone is a long acting opiate with a built in opiate antagonist which decreases the likelihood of abuse. Suboxone is given initially to stabilize the addicted individual and then the dosage is slowly decreased. Specially trained Registered Nurses work with the individual to help manage any withdrawal symptoms that they may have during this tapering process. The individual is then given Naltrexone to alleviate or improve the opiate cravings and help maintain long term abstinence. This process generally takes 3-13 weeks and is combined with a specially designed counseling program.

Our goal at assisted recovery center is to help people get off opiates, maintain abstinence and get their lives back.

Treatment Programs