The Treatments at our facility

IF YOU ARE NOW SEEING A PHYSICIAN WHO HAS LEFT YOU ON SUBUTEX OR SUBOXONE (FOR OVER 1 YEAR)WITHOUT TAPERING YOU down to a LOW or NO dose OF IT SO YOU CAN LIVE A DRUG-FREE LIFE! CALL US TODAY! (888)570-6391!
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Opiate detox may be done on an in- or out-patient basis. The opiate detox program is for any client who needs medical intervention to eliminate opioid/opiates from his or her body. First, you or your loved one will come to our offices for a complete evaluation and assessment by the medical staff. It is difficult to say precisely what treatment will entail because every individual is unique. Below is a general outline of our program, but understand that some parts may be more applicable than others. For example, more or less counseling may be recommended to narrowly tailor the treatment program to the specific needs of each individual):

• Initial Intake
  Program overview with Terry Bruce. Medical assessment by MD and RN, including blood work, drug screens, private counseling sessions, group sessions and the first week of medication. Our assessment team will determine which detox program is necessary, from 15 days to thirteen weeks or more.

• NO EARLY REFILLS FOR ANY REASON

• Random drug screens may be administered at any given time

• The ultimate goal is to be off Suboxone when comfortable for you and moved to Naltrexone.

*****We require an honest report of all drug and alcohol use so we can create a treatment specific to you. You will then be converted from the drug/drugs you were taking to Suboxone. The first day of the detox is performed completely in the office. A small dosage is then given every 2-4 hours or so to verify that the converted dose is correct. 

At the Assisted Recovery Center of Georgia, Inc. in Savannah, our goal is to eventually diminish the amount of Suboxone until the absence of withdrawal symptoms is achieved without discomfort. The client may be given a one week supply of medication to self administer. Medication will not be replaced if lost, stolen, or misplaced. Phone contact must be made every week with in-office contact needed at various times. The lessening rate of office contact is client-specific. Our goal is to eventually diminish the amount of Suboxone until the absence of withdrawal symptoms is achieved without discomfort.
Initially, the client will see the nurse weekly. Once the client has been tapered off Suboxone, they are placed on Naltrexone, which helps control cravings and balance brain chemistry.

VIVITROL has been FDA approved for the prevention of opioid dependence, following opioid detoxification.* Vivitrol is an injectable form of naltrexone and is administered as a once-monthly intramuscular injection. Vivitrol is a nonaddictive, nonscheduled, opioid antagonist that blocks the subjective effects of opioids. With the use of Vivitrol, the chance of not taking naltrexone is eliminated therefore the chance of NOT relapsing is better.

We realize that sometimes one addiction might be accompanied by other addictions, to include cocaine. Therefore, our programs are tailored to best suit the needs of each client.
This program is for clients who need medical intervention to eliminate Cocaine from his or her body. First, you or your loved one will come to our offices for a complete evaluation and assessment by the medical staff, which includes:
All programs include:

• Executive Program Level of Confidentiality

• Screening, Intake, Orientation to our services

• Physical Assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner

• Individualized Treatment Planning with an interdisciplinary staff

• Pharmacotherapy

• Nursing services

• The first week of medications

We offer several different treatment programs, each tailored to suit your specific needs (and recognizing that sometimes cocaine addiction accompanies other addictions):

• In-Suite Medical Detox (Ambulatory)

• Outpatient Therapy

• Intensive Outpatient Program

• Day Treatment/Accelerated Program

• Professional Executive Recovery Program

• Alcohol Harm Reduction Program

• Opiate Recovery Program

• Pre-Employment Drug and Health Screening Services

Alcohol abuse means having unhealthy or dangerous drinking habits, such as drinking every day or drinking too much at a time. Alcohol abuse can harm your relationships, cause you to miss work, and lead to legal problems such as driving while drunk (intoxicated). When you abuse alcohol, you continue to drink even though you know your drinking is causing problems.
If you continue to abuse alcohol, it can lead to alcohol dependence. Alcohol dependence is also called alcoholism. You are physically or mentally addicted to alcohol. You have a strong need, or craving, to drink. You feel like you must drink just to get by.
You might be dependent on alcohol if you have three or more of the following problems in a year:

• You cannot quit drinking or control how much you drink.

• You need to drink more to get the same effect. 

• You have withdrawal symptoms when you stop drinking. These include feeling sick to your stomach, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety. 

• You spend a lot of time drinking and recovering from drinking, or you have given up other activities so you can drink.

• You have tried to quit drinking or to cut back the amount you drink but haven't been able to. 

• You continue to drink even though it harms your relationships and causes physical problems. 

Alcoholism is a long-term (chronic) disease. It's not a weakness or a lack of willpower. Like many other diseases, it has a course that can be predicted, has known symptoms, and is influenced by your genes and your life situation.

Alcohol Detoxification

THE TREATMENT

This is a program for clients who need medical intervention to eliminate alcohol from his or her body. The 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 uncontrolled 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:

• Executive Program Level of Confidentiality

• 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 twice a day

• Screening Laboratory fees

• Cost of detox medications

With our program, there is no need to be concerned about pain or discomfort during detox. Our physician-supervised staff of highly trained registered nurses closely monitor every patient during alcohol detox. Furthermore, as every individual has his or her own different needs, we provide a "client specific" treatment plan, which means we will tailor our program for you or a loved one, and let you recover at your own pace.
At Assisted Recovery Center of Georgia, Inc. in Savannah, our detox program includes the revolutionary drug Naltrexone (Revia). Naltrexone blocks the euphoric feeling that alcohol and opiates cause in the brain. Therefore, the need to use them subsides. In fact, most of our programs' participants report a sense of calm within one hour of taking their first tablet. In only 9 to 12 months, most people are able to stop taking Naltrexone without any cravings. And, without any cravings, relapse is far less likely to happen. Naltrexone also helps repair neuro receptors which havebeen damaged by substance abuse, enabling the client to get "high on life" once more. While most traditional treatment programs demonstrate a success rate of only 10-12%, this revolutionary new treatment proves to be 50-80% successful!

​More than just a traditional alcohol detox/opiate detox center, our beautiful Savannah, Georgia location serves the South East, including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.