Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 4103 Lac Couture Drive, Harvey, LA 70058
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<p><strong>ABOUT GATEWAY RECOVERY SYSTEMS</strong></p> <p>Located in Harvey, La., in the suburbs of New Orleans, Gateway Recovery Systems offers an <strong>intensive outpatient program (IOP)</strong> in a residential environment, which the organization refers to as Domiciliary IOP. The program is offered to <strong>adult men</strong> who are struggling with drug and alcohol addiction and <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring mental health disorders</a>. According to the facility's website, Gateway Recovery Systems utilizes the Minnesota Model, which is <strong>based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)</strong>.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Gateway aims to help clients tackle addiction through <strong>12-step principles</strong>. Programming includes <strong>meetings with other people in recovery, counseling, <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/how-a-non-religious-journalist-makes-a-case-for-aa-in-2017/" target="_blank">12-step meetings</a>, drug testing, 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>. </p> <p>The center also promotes change by self-reflection and teaching new coping skills. Gateway Recovery Systems will accept men who are on psychotropic medications, but <strong>clients on opioid maintenance are not accepted</strong>.</p> <p>According to the organization's website, Gateway provides concurrent care with the New Orleans VA hospital's Substance Abuse Program to individuals eligible for VA benefits. Gateway also offers a <strong>program for homeless men that lasts 60 days</strong> and includes intensive treatment and assistance in finding employment and housing. </p> <p>According to a <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/LA17.pdf" target="_blank">2017 SAMHSA survey</a>, 22.1 percent of treatment facilities in Louisiana offer residential programs lasting more than 30 days. Gateway is also among the 20.6 percent of facilities in the state to provide <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/LA17.pdf" target="_blank">specialized programming for veterans</a>.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The center's website indicates <strong>most of the counseling staff at Gateway Recovery Systems are in recovery</strong>. The staff members are also certified by the State of Louisiana and are led by a licensed addiction counselor.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>According to the organization's website, the <strong>residential program consists of 60 town homes</strong>. Images on the website depict a clean environment with clients participating in a variety of activities, including sports, barbecuing, and fishing. Clients participating in the veterans program reside at Gateway and have counselors and groups at both the VA facility and at Gateway.</p> <p>The sole individual surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave five out of five stars for accommodations and amenities as well as meals and nutrition. The individual also gave a five-star rating to cleanliness and a four-star rating to exercise and leisure options.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Rehabs.com has yet to receive any reviews from alumni. <strong>On secondary review sites, feedback was mixed though skewed positive</strong>. On Google, 13 individuals contributed to an average rating of 4.1 stars.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> On the center's unofficial Facebook page, seven individuals contributed to an average rating of 3.3 out of five stars.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small></p> <p>Reviews on both sites were polarized. Positive feedback tended to <strong>praise the staff</strong> and the quality and effectiveness of treatment. "It works and the staff is pretty good and it work with you as long as you want to do it," Romalice wrote in a representative review on Google.</p> <p>Of the four individuals to leave one- or two-star reviews across both sites, only two gave commentary. One negative reviewer on Google, Cale, criticized the accommodations, noting that "Gateway is the trashiest place I've ever lived," while on Facebook, Jade criticized the staff and ineffectiveness of treatment.</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>The sole staff member surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing provided highly positive feedback. The anonymous reviewer gave four- or five-star ratings to most metrics evaluated, including treatment effectiveness, family participation, and the experience of the staff. When asked if they would recommend Gateway Recovery Systems, they indicated that they would. The staff member noted "recovery" was the center's strength, while the location was a weakness. "Many thanks and gratefulness," they wrote. </p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>According to Gateway Recovery Systems' website, <strong>the cost of 42 to 50 days of intensive treatment is $5,500</strong>. The cost includes room and board, treatment, and transportation. The center also accepts insurance. According to the facility's website, treatment is offered at no charge for people who make less than $23,000 a year.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/GPqc6N" 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/pages/Gateway-Recovery-System/160670907287844" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gateway-Recovery-System/160670907287844</a></small></p>
— Kevin Schwartzbach · 2018-12-02 14:37:29 PST
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