Recovery Brands, LLC
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<p><strong>ABOUT DIABLO VALLEY DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES</strong></p> <p>Located on the outskirts of the midsized city of San Ramon, 35 miles east of San Francisco, Calif., Diablo Valley Drug and Alcohol Services is one of the state's <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA17.pdf" target="_blank">207 (15.8 percent)</a> facilities that offers <strong>outpatient detox and counseling services</strong> for individuals struggling with problematic substance use. Additionally, the facility offers a specifically-tailored programming track for individuals with a <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">dual diagnosis</a>, placing it amongst the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA17.pdf" target="_blank">720 (54.9 percent)</a> in California with this offering. </p> <p>In addition to the San Ramon facility, Diablo Valley runs another treatment center 15 miles north in Pleasant Hill.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Treatment consists of a <strong>three-month intensive outpatient program (IOP),</strong> which meets for three hours, three times a week. The program includes ambulatory medical detox overseen by a physician. According to its website, the facility <strong>utilizes Naltrexone</strong> to assist in the withdrawal of opiates. In California, the facility is among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA17.pdf" target="_blank">20.9 percent of facilities</a> to administer Naltrexone.</p> <p>Counseling is provided in the form of <strong>individual, group, couples', and <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/the-pain-of-addiction-in-the-family-how-counseling-can-help" target="_blank">family counseling,</a></strong> with the option of equine therapy for those looking for a holistic approach to treatment. The center has a <strong>special focus on chronic pain,</strong> including a long-term, non-narcotic medication management program. And all clients receive <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare</a> support.</p> <p><strong>Treatment is evidence-based,</strong> and aims to approach addiction from the perspectives of both physical and mental health while allowing clients to continue to carry out their routines and responsibilities.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Diablo Valley was founded and continues to be managed by a physician certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine and the American Board of Emergency Medicine. The team also includes a master's level marriage and family therapist. The two alumni polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility a two-star rating and a perfect five-star rating for the level of training found in its counseling staff.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Of the two alumni polled by Rehabs.com to date, one gave very positive feedback, and one mostly positive with some reservations. "Overall it was a good experience," K.S. wrote, despite adding that their counselor seemed aloof and unavailable. R.H. wrote that so long as a client followed the facility's instructions to the letter, "you win period." The two reviewers gave Diablo Valley San Ramon four- and five-star ratings for the overall quality of its group counseling; they also both concurred that the center's holistic offerings were lacking, giving this category a one-star rating and a two-star rating. </p> <p>However, they disagreed on the level of support received from the center's staff, which received a two-star rating and a four-star rating, and the overall quality of the facility's individual counseling, which received a two-star rating and a five-star rating.</p> <p><strong>Secondary review sites yielded exclusively positive coverage</strong> of Diablo Valley San Ramon at the time of this writing. The center earned one perfect five-star rating on Google to date, with no written feedback.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> On Yelp, seven reviewers produced a similarly high average rating of 4.5 out of five stars.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> The remarks <strong>repeatedly praised the facility's staff:</strong> "Everyone I have met at the office has been so very friendly and just make you feel right at home. All in all, this was the best choice I've made making that appointment. I feel great, friends and family notice a big difference in me, I feel like myself again, and I owe it all to the team at Diablo Valley," N.F. wrote in a representative review on Yelp. </p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>The center accepts most insurance plans, and offers <strong>a sliding fee scale</strong> for those whose insurance does not cover the cost of treatment.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/uXLQH6" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/diablo-valley-drug-and-alcohol-services-san-ramon" target="_blank">https://www.yelp.com/biz/diablo-valley-drug-and-alcohol-services-san-ramon</a></small></p>
— Samantha Harper · 2018-12-11 13:17:26 PST
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