Substance use disorders are challenges like any other illness – you are not alone! We have trained professionals to help you on this journey to recovery.

ADDS has been providing substance use treatment with a commitment to assist individuals and families to enhance their quality of life since 1966. ADDS is proud to offer a holistic (whole person), evidence-based approach to substance use disorder treatment to meet the needs of the individuals, families and our communities. We believe that addiction is a disease of the reward and control pathways of the brain. Treating an illness is not a punishment, it is a service designed to care for an individual in need of help.

Comprehensive Evaluations

The beginning of any treatment process is the evaluation. ADDS provides evaluations on a walk-in basis for your convenience so you do not have to wait for appointments – come in when you are ready. During the evaluation process, you will complete some documentation before you see a counselor. Once with the counselor, they will focus on learning about what your greatest needs are and how to best meet them. ADDS utilizes evidence-based assessment tools to do the best we can to accurately identify what you need. At the end of the evaluation, you and the counselor together will decide what level of care is best for you, if needed at all, and plan for the next steps in your recovery.

Outpatient

Our outpatient services are provided to adolescents, adults, and families. The services include evaluation, individual and various group counseling sessions. The evaluation is to help identify and determine areas a client may need or would like to focus on to enhance their quality of life.

Individual sessions are available for private discussions of concerns and evaluating treatment goals and progress. ADDS believes in working as a team toward completing your treatment plan. Together with your counselor, you will help select the level of intensity tailor made to meet your needs. Your outpatient services are continually evaluated to ensure they meet your goals, and may be increased or decreased as your situation changes.

In group sessions, you may will receive education on a variety of topics ranging from the effects of specific drugs on the brain, relapse prevention, and how to use coping skills to manage life’s challenges. Group sessions offer that camaraderie and support that may be lacking in your life right now, and a time for discussion with peers about challenges and successes as each pursues their individual goals. There is always a period of getting used to groups, after which clients find many opportunities for assisting others while also receiving assistance.

Peer Recovery Coaching

Check out the Peer Recovery Coaching page for more information and resources!

Recovery coaching is a form of strengths-based support for people with addictions or in recovery from alcohol, other drugs, codependency, or other addictive behaviors.  They work with people who have active addictions, as well as those already in recovery.  Recovery coaches are helpful for making decisions about what to do with one’s life and the part addiction or recovery plays in it.  They help clients find ways to stop addiction (abstinence), or reduce harm associated with addictive behaviors.  These coaches can help a client find resources for harm reduction, detox, treatment, family support, and education, local or online support groups; or help a client create a change plan to recover on their own.

Recovery coaches do not offer primary treatment for addiction, do not diagnose, and are not associated with any particular method or means of recovery.  They support any positive change, helping persons coming home from treatment ot avoid relapse, build community support for recovery, or work on life goals not related to addiction such as relationships, work, or education.  Recovery coaching is action-oriented with an emphasis on improving present life and reaching future goals.

Recovery coaching is unlike most therapy because coaches do not address the past, do not work to heal trauma, and put little emphasis on feelings.  Recovery coaches are unlike licensed addiction counselors in that they are non-clinical and do not diagnose or treat addiction or any mental health issues.

Recovery coaching is available for clients that are admitted to ADDS treatment programs at any level of care.  Please ask a staff member about recovery coaching and how it can be part of your treatment plan.  

Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Administration Education 

Free training on how to engage in opioid overdose prevention and how to use naloxone (opioid overdose cure) are available for the public and all of ADDS’ clients.  Please reach out to a staff member to get more information to schedule a meeting or join a scheduled group.

Corrections Liaison

ADDS has a care coordinator that assists individuals with an opioid use disorder and/or history of overdose that are about to release from incarceration or have recently released to the community to access life-saving medication assisted treatment and other treatments and supports.  Check out this flyer for more info!

Recovery Management

In most illness management approaches, people are able to continue working on wellness throughout their lifetime. ADDS is committed to this lifetime wellness approach for people in recovery from substance use problems. We encourage everyone to remain involved in continuing services upon completion of primary treatment. Research is clear that continuing care involvement for two years has a significant impact on ongoing recovery. ADDS recovery management is individualized, depending on your needs, and can range for one or two meetings a month to regular weekly meetings, and can increase or decrease as your needs change.

Primary Residential (24 hour care)

Residential care is our most involved and comprehensive level of care and is offered only in Burlington. The program is designed to provide an intensive and nurturing treatment experience in a 24-hour setting. We have a 20 bed facility for adults only. Clients frequently have questions about other conditions in addition to substance use, such as depression or anxiety. ADDS’ clinical staff can assist you in making referrals in the community to address mental health conditions at the same time you are addressing your addiction concerns.  At times these referrals to mental healthcare in the community may include long wait times or lack of availability that are out of ADDS’ control.  Our residential program will provide you with a comprehensive evaluation of your treatment needs and goals, and personalized treatment planning to meet those goals.

A stay in our residential unit is 60 days (may include halfway house, see below), depending on your progress toward meeting your treatment goals. This is all decided by the client and the treatment team. Upon completion of residential treatment, you will leave our facility armed with a plan for ongoing services and support to continue pursuit of your personal goals.

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Halfway House

ADDS offers an opportunity to clients transitioning from residential care who may need additional time to locate employment, housing, save for a rent deposit, etc. before leaving the structured residential setting. Discussion about halfway services can begin with your residential counselor immediately when you begin residential treatment. Clients participating in halfway care typically do so while continuing their journey towards a healthier life. They do so by participating in counseling services and starting to integrate back into the community through work, involvement in education, or actively volunteering. Halfway House status normally lasts 30 days, and is granted based on the clients’ progress toward the treatment plan. These treatment decisions are made as a teamwork effort between the client and the treatment team.

Admission Requirements for Referrals In – Outpatient

In order to be considered for admission into ADDS residential program the following information must be sent to us:

  1. Current ASAM with Level of Care Recommendation – We must receive it within 30 days from when it was completed.
  2. Either a validated substance use assessment tool indicating a use disorder or a statement from a physician. Diagnostic tools may need to be approved by our Treatment Director.
  3. Please have the following available – Birth date, Social Security Number.
  4. Be ready to discuss any mental health issues or diagnosis and any physical health issues.
  5. Please provide a current medication list – both physical/mental health medications.
  6. A copy on an ID. Any ONE of the following : drivers license, social security card or birth certificate.
  7. If the client is on Title 19 (Medicaid), a copy of their Title 19 (Medicaid) card.

Admission Requirements – Residential

In order to be considered for admission into ADDS long term residential program the following information must be sent to us:

  1. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Residential Screener Must Be Completed
  2. Current ASAM with Level of Care Recommendation – We must receive it within 30 days from when it was completed.
  3. Either a validated substance use assessment tool indicating a use disorder or a statement from a physician. Diagnostic tools may need to be approved by our Treatment Director.
  4. Birth date.
  5. Social Security Number.
  6. Any mental health issues or diagnosis.
  7. Any physical health issues.
  8. A current medication list – both primary and mental health medications.
  9. If the client is incarcerated, they must show how they will pay for any needed medications. Someone, such as a family member, must send a written statement explaining how their medications will be paid for during their time in this residential program.
  10. A copy on an ID. Any ONE of the following : drivers license, social security card or birth certificate.
  11. If the client is on Title 19 (Medicaid), a copy of their Title 19 (Medicaid) card.
  12. The following statement must be printed, signed, dated, and submitted to the residential staff at ADDS prior to your arrival:

I acknowledge that ADDS is a tobacco and nicotine free campus.  I will not use unapproved nicotine and tobacco products while I am in the ADDS residential treatment program.  I also acknowledge that ADDS is a 60 Day Treatment Program.

*Download tobacco / nicotine and 60 Day acknowledgement here

River Cross

River Cross is 15-bed community-based Residential Care Facility developed to provide individualized supportive services to adults who are dually diagnosed with mental illness and substance abuse addiction.  We seek to enable program participants to live as independently as possible while addressing their mental health and substance abuse recovery needs.  Services are completely voluntary.  Individuals must be identified to not require inpatient hospitalization for acute mental health concerns and substance detox.  Our services will link persons with available service providers in the community, allowing these individuals to establish support networks, improve employment outlook, and re-integrate into an individual community setting. 

Hope Haven will provide a fully furnished residential setting with 24-hour support delivered by Direct Support Professionals who have obtained a combination of years of education and/or experience in the field of disability services.  Our supportive services may include, but are not limited to:

Hope Haven will partner ADDS to provide treatment, rehabilitation, prevention and education related to substance abuse programs.  Certified substance abuse counselors will offer daily group and/or individual therapy sessions.  Hope Haven will also collaborate with Young House Family Services, who will facilitate mental health treatment through group and individual counseling sessions.  At times, these groups will be co-facilitated by counselors from each discipline.  Licensed master level mental health clinicians will provide services designed for crisis management and intervention, and include comprehensive assessments to evaluate the emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs of each individual.

Due to the complicated relationship between psychiatric conditions and substance abuse, it is imperative that a comprehensive and blended approach is at the center of individual treatment plan development.  Professionals working within the River Cross will collaborate to provide ongoing supports in an integrated therapeutic environment.  This will include intensive discharge planning to link persons to natural supports and community resources needed for on-going recovery, community employment, and quality affordable housing opportunities.  Regular interdisciplinary staff meetings will be used to track progress and make necessary adjustments in the participant’s individualized service plan based on their treatment need.

River Cross mission:  Improve and enhance the emotional, spiritual, and physical health and well-being of the people we support.

River Cross vision:  Provide a new integrated standard of care and increase addiction and mental health recovery in the communities we serve.

REFERRAL CONTACT

Dina Garrison, Behavioral Health Administrator

(319) 237-1072

dina.garrison@hopehavencorp.com