Alcohol & Drug Recovery Center
Admitting that you, or someone you care about has a chemical-dependency problem isn’t easy. How do you know when drinking or drugs have gotten out of hand? The answer varies, but generally, if the usage of alcohol or drugs interferes with family and social life, work, health, emotional stability and/or spiritual life—chemical dependency is a problem. Chemical dependency affects individuals from all walks of life. And tragically, it impacts the family, friends and co-workers of each dependent person. Chemical dependency is a disease that can not be helped by will power alone—it must be treated. The Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center can help.
The Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center (ADRC), a center of excellence at Cleveland Clinic, is based at Lutheran Hospital. ADRC offers the highest quality treatment and care for people who have an alcohol and/or drug dependency problem. We have successfully treated thousands of chemically dependent individuals.
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Our Team Approach
The Cleveland Clinic ADRC provides a friendly yet professional team approach to the evaluation and treatment of chemical abuse or dependency. The ADRC offers state-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient treatment through a variety of programs to fit individual needs and schedules. ADRC programs are tailored to offer people a new, sober way of living, building long-term sobriety one day at a time. Our treatment programs emphasize:
- Understanding chemical dependency as a chronic condition.
- Recognition of triggers that lead to chemical misuse.
- Identifying symptoms of the illness.
- Realization of the consequences and potentially fatal outcome of chemical dependency.
- Detoxification and rehabilitation, if needed, under supervision by experienced doctors and nurses.
- Emotional and social restoration, supported by family education and therapy.
- 12-step program participation.
- Follow-up care to provide on-going support.
- Relapse prevention skills.
- Practical lifestyle change strategies.
- Supervision of all programs by full-time psychiatric specialist physicians.
- Rigorous accountability through biological testing.
- Comprehensive, whole-person approach to treatment.
Starting the Process of Recovery
The first step to successful recovery often begins with an outpatient visit, including the completion of a comprehensive assessment. A thorough history and laboratory assessment of the patient is performed and an individualized course of treatment is designed by an experienced chemical dependence professional. Assessments are available for persons aged 18 and over.
We ask and assess if the use of drugs and/or alcohol:
- Is interfering with work, school or relationships with others.
- Is resulting in problems with the legal system.
- Represents a danger to one’s self or others.
- Represents a hazard to health.
- Is causing problems in any aspect of life to self or others.
Treatment Philosophy
The Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center directly supports Cleveland Clinic’s mission to provide world-class quality patient care in a setting of education and research. Patients are treated with dignity, kindness and compassion. The atmosphere is cheerful and hopeful; optimistic for a better tomorrow. The ADRC staff members are true professionals with the highest credentials and professional standards. Our professional team has amassed several hundred years of treatment experience while treating over 45,000 patients. We are mindful of cost, so the majority of our services are covered and included in many insurance plans. We are unified in our approach to helping patients confront and overcome their chemical and/or alcohol dependency, and to assist them in developing strategies for maintaining a chemical-free lifestyle to enhance their quality of life.
Our complete inpatient and outpatient services emphasize a restoration of health and total patient well-being. Based on highly individualized treatment planning, our comprehensive continuum of care incorporates medical and emotional recovery, as well as, traditional approaches to treatment. We weave modern behavioral science, using the disease model and Twelve-Step philosophy, with traditional components of compassion and understanding, all in an environment that fosters creative, personalized treatment strategies. All recovery services are provided under the care of psychiatrists who specialize in chemical abuse and dependency.
Cleveland Clinic's Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center (ADRC) is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) for the treatment of chemically dependent individuals. The ADRC is also accredited by the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS), the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).