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<p><strong>ABOUT JOHN L. NORRIS ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTER</strong></p> <p>From a large facility blocks from the University of Rochester in upstate New York, the John L. Norris Addiction Treatment Center is amongst the <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/reclaiming-the-feminine-in-recovery" target="_blank">166 (19.7 percent)</a> in the state that offers <strong>inpatient treatment for adults aged 18+</strong> who are struggling with problematic substance use. This is also one of <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">204 (24.2 percent)</a> facilities in the state with a treatment track for gambling addictions. The facility is operated by the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, and serves five counties: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans, and Wyoming. Named for a pioneer of addiction treatment, the center has been in operation for more than 35 years.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The John L. Norris Center's primary treatment offerings are <strong>a <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/reclaiming-the-feminine-in-recovery" target="_blank">women's program</a> and a dedicated program for those who are deaf or hard of hearing</strong> — one of only six such residential programs in the United States, and the only one in New York State.</p> <p>Treatment is individualized and follows an intensive schedule; the length of programming varies according to each client's needs (though the deaf/hard-of-hearing track generally lasts longer), and is also adapted to serve each resident's needs and strengths. On both the women's and the deaf/hard-of-hearing track, clients participate in <strong>daily group therapy as well as self-help meetings and individual counseling,</strong> and receive education through lectures and movies. The women's program also offers parenting classes and gender-specific art and recreation therapy, while the deaf/hard-of-hearing track offers captioned TVs, flashers, and other essential amenities.</p> <p>The center can also treat problems with gambling as either a primary or a <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorder</a>.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Treatment is administered by a multidisciplinary team that includes <strong>physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers,</strong> addiction counselors, and recreation therapists. The women's program is staffed mainly by women, and counseling staff on the program for the deaf is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). The single individual polled on staff level of training and experience by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility five out of five stars.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>The John L. Norris Center is a <strong>44-bed facility,</strong> with seven of those beds allocated for the deaf and hard of hearing. This suggests a large level of availability, as the average number of clients in a residential facility at a given time was <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2016_NSSATS.pdf" target="_blank">18 individuals, as of 2016.</a> The center is non-smoking throughout; tobacco cessation resources are available for those clients who require them. </p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The sole alum polled by Rehabs.com to date remarked upon attending this facility nearly three decades ago. Still, this individual offered high praise for the center's programming, providing a four-star rating for extracurricular activities. "I didn't relapse. Sober and clean almost 32 years now," S.S. concluded. </p> <p>At the time of this writing, secondary review sites yielded <strong>limited but unanimously positive feedback</strong>: four five-star ratings, all left on Facebook.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> "I'm 32 days clean and the counselors here are great," R.W. wrote. "5 years have passed since my stay, and one day at a time, with the help of a twelve step program, I’ve still not found a reason to pick back up a drink or a drug," J.H. added.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The single loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date would recommend the John L. Norris Addiction Treatment Center. "Worth going and having grt results can make lyf change," the anonymous reviewer wrote, giving the facility five stars for its holistic offerings and its counseling options and four stars for its treatment effectiveness and ability to treat co-occurring disorders.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Fees are based on the individual's ability to pay; no prospective client is ever turned away because they can't pay for treatment. There is currently no further information provided on the facility's website regarding its costs. </p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Norris-John-L-Addiction-Treatment-Center/152585114783681" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Norris-John-L-Addiction-Treatment-Center/152585114783681</a></small></p>
— Samantha Harper · 2018-12-17 10:45:02 PST
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