Recovery Brands, LLC
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<p><strong>ABOUT GLIDE RECOVERY CIRCLE</strong></p> <p>Glide Recovery Circle is an <strong>outpatient drug and alcohol addiction treatment program</strong> located in San Francisco, Calif. The Recovery Circle program is operated by GLIDE, a United Methodist Church that provides a broad range of services to people struggling with major social and health issues afflicting San Francisco.</p> <p>According to the church's website, GLIDE's mission "is to create a radically inclusive, just and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization." In addition to the addiction program, the church operates programs for feeding the hungry, providing legal assistance, and other services.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The Glide Recovery Circle is a <strong>90-day outpatient program</strong>. In addition to standard addiction treatment, the program offers <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">dual-diagnosis services</a> to help people struggling with substance use whose conditions may be affected by mental health disorders, abuse, <strong>domestic violence</strong>, discrimination, poverty, homelessness, and have a history of incarceration. According to a 2017 SAMHSA survey, GLIDE is one of <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA17.pdf" target="_blank">43.1 percent of facilities</a> to offer specialized programming for domestic violence.</p> <p>Programming may include comprehensive individualized <strong>needs assessment</strong>, physical exam, supportive medications, smoking cessation, case management, referrals, <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare</a>, and <strong>group and individual counseling</strong>. Recovery Circles are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The center's website notes the treatment team at Glide Recovery Services includes nurse practitioners, physicians, social workers, substance abuse case managers, and peer group facilitators.</p> <p>Though no further information regarding the staff is provide by GLIDE's website, the single individual polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave five out of five stars for the staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>GLIDE's website indicates that a lunch ticket for the <strong>Free Meals Program</strong> is provided at the end of the circle. Though no further information regarding accommodations and amenities is provided, the single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave high ratings to most related metrics, including cleanliness and meals and nutrition.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Rehabs.com has yet to receive any reviews from alumni. However, ratings on secondary review sites were <strong>mostly positive</strong>. On Google, 110 individuals contributed to an average rating of 4.3 out of five stars for the church.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Similarly, on GLIDE's official Facebook page, which staff can manage, over 1,000 individuals contributed to an average rating of 4.7 out of five stars.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small></p> <p>Though these reviews were of the organization as a whole and not specific to the recovery services, commentary tended to depict GLIDE as a <strong>highly effective good works organization</strong> that provides important services for the community. "Great place, they have a genuine care 4 the wellbeing of everyone n general,,makes u feel good about yourself and loving," Orin wrote in a representative review on Google.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The sole loved one surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing provided positive feedback. In particular, they gave four stars for treatment effectiveness, family participation, and holistic offerings among other metrics. "It is part of a larger community which provides strong, ongoing support and accountability before, during, and after treatment," the anonymous loved one wrote. </p> <p>However, they gave only three-star ratings to connectivity, exercise and leisure options, and treatment for co-occurring disorders. When asked to provide commentary on the program's weaknesses, they said: "They do not provide full, in-house services and do not have the kind of funding to provide for as many individuals as they would like or offer the most cutting edge technology or trained professionals."</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding cost of treatment. However, the single individual surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave five out of five stars when asked if treatment was worth the cost and rated the affordability four out of five stars.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/PEkm7T" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/glidesf/reviews/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/glidesf/reviews/?ref=page_internal</a></small></p>
— Kevin Schwartzbach · 2018-12-02 14:17:42 PST
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