Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 P.O.Box 71774, Albany, GA 31708
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<p><strong>ABOUT THE ANCHORAGE</strong></p> <p>From a rural location in southwestern Georgia, 501(c)(3) nonprofit The Anchorage offers faith-based residential treatment for men struggling with substance abuse. The program has been in operation for more than 60 years. The main focus of the program is alcohol dependency, but since 1987, the facility has also treated all manner of substance abuse issues. It is one of just <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/GA16.pdf" target="_blank">86 centers across the state of Georgia that works as a nonprofit</a>.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The program is long-term: it’s divided into two phases, the first of which is <strong>120 days long</strong>, however, the duration of the second phase of treatment is not listed. <strong>Treatment uses the 12-Steps,</strong> and has religious components. Upon entering, each man receives a “Client Handbook detailing general policies and procedures, a Life Recovery Bible, the Handbook of Alcoholic Anonymous, and an Interactive Personal Journal,” according to the facility’s website.</p> <p>In the first phase of treatment, residents focus on their spiritual condition and their personal problems. The building blocks of treatment in Phase One are Bible study, counseling, 12-step meetings, journaling, and daily assigned work duty. Residents progress to Phase Two only when they’ve been cleared by the Clinical Director. During this phase of treatment, <strong>residents must work with an AA sponsor</strong> and attend at least three 12-step meetings a week. The other primary focus of treatment in Phase Two is work: clients are expected to obtain employment.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The executive director is a missionary with a master’s degree in counseling. The clinical director is a retired sergeant major educated to master’s level. Support staff is not listed. The single alum polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the center a lukewarm rating of three out of five stars for its staff’s level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p><strong>The program can accommodate up to 50 men at a time.</strong> Residents cannot receive any visits or phone calls for the first 30 days of treatment, though loved ones may write to them. In Phase Two, overnight passes are distributed on a case-by-case basis, and phone calls and visits are permitted. The sole alum polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the center three out of five stars for its accommodations and four stars for its meals, cleanliness, and exercise/leisure provisions.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The sole alum polled by Rehabs.com to date gave lukewarm-to-positive feedback. “Strength:Care Good,” the anonymous reviewer wrote, though they indicated that they would neither recommend nor not recommend the center, and gave it a mediocre three stars for its treatment effectiveness, its counseling options, and its treatment for co-occurring disorders, and two stars for its holistic offerings and family participation.</p> <p><strong>At the time of this writing, secondary sites yielded mostly positive coverage,</strong> with a 4.3-star average rating based on 13 reviews on Facebook, which the center can manage. Reviewers praised the long-term effectiveness of treatment, particularly with regard to alcoholism.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>To date, no loved ones have sub,itted reviews to Rehabs.com. However, on Google, two reviewers gave polarizing ratings with one offering a single star, and the other offering five out of five.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> </p> <p>The positive reviewer wrote that the center saved her brother’s life, but the second suggested that it wasn’t worth the money to send a loved one there.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>The Anchorage charges a nominal admission fee. In Phase Two of treatment, clients are expected to give 25 percent of the income earned to The Anchorage in exchange for accommodations and treatment. The sole alum polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility four out of five stars for its affordability. </p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/AnchorageOfAlbany/reviews/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/AnchorageOfAlbany/reviews/?ref=page_internal</a> </small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/5b0Kxr" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/5b0Kxr</a></small></p>
— Sarah Sicard · 2018-03-30 08:07:38 PDT
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