Located near Vancouver, British Columbia, A Home Away offers a customized, holistic alternative to traditional healthcare approaches to addiction treatment utilizing recreation, complementary therapies, psychological and psycho-educational services, and 12-step principles. Length of stays are flexible, from a 42 day minimum up to 91 days. Extended programs of up to six months are also available.

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Ledgehill Treatment and Recovery Centre

This one year multi phase treatment program starts with a minimum 28-day stay. It includes a personalized recovery program based on the 12-step model and supplemented with complementary therapies such as meditation, yoga, massage and exercise as well as home cooked food in a beautiful natural environment. An after-care program assures regular contact with a counselor as well as contacts with ongoing recovery programs such as NA and AA.

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The Orchard Recovery and Addiction Treatment Center

The Orchard Drug Treatment Center offers a number of options for the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction. Care includes detox, primary care, extended care/sober living and ongoing alumni aftercare services. A full-range of programs address the physical, psychological and spiritual needs of clients using a holistic approach with a 12-step foundation. The 42-day program includes diagnostic assessment, a medical evaluation, peer and group therapy, life skills strategies, spiritual development, relapse prevention and six weekends of family programming. Orchard is a member of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) and the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC).

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Serenity Ranch

Offers structured three and six week residential treatment programs for men and women recovering from addiction to alcohol and/or drugs. The multi-faceted program is designed to create new understandings, tools for recovery which includes AA and NA meetings, preparation for new, healthy living and relapse prevention. One on one professional counseling encourages a balanced program that includes education on health and diet, physical exercise, social connection and spiritual healing.

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The Victoria Program

Established in Spain in 1984, the residential phase of this program lasts ten days and is run from Mundatluz Hotel in Marbella, Spain. This intensive program helps clients learn how to live without drugs or alcohol. Based on the cognitive-behavioral model of relapse prevention, the program is conducted in both English and Spanish by clinical psychologists, physicians and specifically trained therapists. It consists of three phases: 1. Admission: A series of individual and family sessions focusing on information, motivation and assessment conducted local to the client's residence whenever possible; 2. Treatment: Ten days of intensive Residential Therapy including group and individual sessions, education, relaxation and stress management, cognitive therapy, goal setting and relapse prevention techniques; and 3. Follow-up: Individual and family sessions to consolidate the changes and prevent relapse. The client continues for at least a year with non-residential consultations, with the same therapist, if possible, who took care of their admission phase.

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Addiction Recovery Centres at Malvern Private Hospital

Addiction Recovery Program is an in-patient, abstinence based program, encompassing the elements of detoxification and rehabilitation. Services include addiction medicine specialists, psychiatrists, clinical counselors, specialized nursing, social work, family therapy, psychological services and others. The program has a 12-step focus.

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Fresh Start Recovery Programme

Fresh Start Recovery Programs are focused on recovery from amphetamine, alcohol, benzodiazepine and opiate dependence. The program was developed by Dr. George O'Neil, who pioneered new medical procedures for addiction recovery for over 30 years including the use of naltrexone in Australia for opiate addiction. In the first few days after starting treatment on either naltrexone or flumazenil it is strongly recommend that clients stay at the Medical House where they receive 24-hour care and medical assistance for the acute stages of detoxification and withdrawal. They then move to Assessment Houses which provide a stable environment, supervision, medication if necessary, and rehabilitation assessment. Clients then move to one of the rehabilitation centers or another rehabilitation program for approximately 6 months to receive longer term education and training, work on relationships, and spiritual healing. This is followed by moving to a halfway house or return to a stable home environment. Fresh Start's approach is sometimes known as the PHREE model: Physiology, Housing, Relationships, Education, and Employment.

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