Alliance Recovery Center handles drug and alcohol rehabilitation services for Athens residents. It uses medications including buprenorphine and methadone and supplements them with therapy and peer support to help patients recover from their opioid addiction. It utilizes medication-assisted treatment, which is known to be the gold standard in dealing with opioid use disorder cases. It has been implementing outpatient programs in Atlanta since 1996. It is accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
Good Landing is founded by Trey Lewis, an active duty member of the United States Air Force who recovered from addiction in 2005. Serving Athens, Good Landing provides a wide range of addiction treatment programs to help patients suffering from alcohol and drug addiction. The company's alcohol treatment program includes group therapy, partial hospitalization, and outpatient rehab program. Also providing drug rehab, the team offers customized detox and therapy in accordance with the patients' needs.
Penfield Addiction Ministries is a drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility catering to men of Athens. Established in 1979, this rehab center helps individuals struggling with alcohol and substance abuse disorders. To facilitate recovery among its patients, this facility utilizes a mix of multi-dimensional evidence-based treatment programs, 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous program, and relapse prevention techniques. With a Christ-centered approach, its services include individualized treatment planning, substance abuse counseling for individuals and groups, family education, aftercare planning, and transitional counseling.
Project ADAM (Alcohol Drug Abuse Ministries) is a non-profit organization that provides drug and alcohol rehabilitation services to the residents of Athens and the surrounding areas. It offers residential treatment programs, adult and adolescent outpatient treatment programs, and medication-assisted treatment programs. In addition, it provides specialized treatment services such as 12-step psychoeducational treatment, expressive therapy, and gender-specific and culture-specific treatment. Its medical director, Ganiat Jaiyesinmi Ajayi, is trained in addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry. Project ADAM has been in operation for more than 40 years.
Serenity Grove is an outpatient and residential addiction treatment facility that has been serving clients in Athens and its surrounding areas since 2016. The rehabilitation center offers a wide range of services, such as dual-diagnosis addiction treatment, transitional care assistance, medical detox, case management, and individual and group therapy sessions. Its team is composed of psychiatrists, internal medicine physicians, therapists, and anesthesiologists. Moreover, its CEO and founder, Jay Veal, has been in the field of addiction care for more than 10 years.
Traditions Women’s Recovery Center is a private organization that has been providing long-term residential addiction treatment for chemically dependent women in Athens and the surrounding areas since 1975. It offers personalized treatment plans, which include addiction education, psychosocial assessment, and addiction-focused treatments. The residents can participate in different activities such as group therapy, yoga, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Traditions Women’s Recovery Center is a subsidiary of MARR Addiction Treatment Center and accredited by The Joint Commission.
Twin Lakes Recovery Center provides rehabilitation services to residents of Athens, Gainesville, and the neighboring communities. Its services include detox and residential treatment and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) focusing on individualized treatment that meets its patients' physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. CEO Jay Leach has over 28 years of experience in the behavioral health industry. He also previously held executive and administrative positions in several facilities, such as the Wake Forest University Baptist Behavioral Health and the Charter Behavioral Health System.