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G & G Holistic Rehab: Addiction Recovery Treatment
By C.King, M.Ed. | February 23, 2010
G&G Holistic Addiction Treatment Program has over 20 years of experience and is a nationally recognized facility for addiction recovery, dual diagnosis, and chronic relapse treatment. The Program was founded by John Giordano and Jerry Goldfarb, both with personal experience with addiction, and 40% of the staff are also recovering addicts. As featured on CBS News with Katie Couric and the A&E television series intervention, the program combines traditional techniques with proven holistic approaches to treat the whole person, mind, body and spirit. G&G is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO), the Gold standard in Health Care Quality Assurance, and fully licensed by the state of Florida
Located in North Miami Florida, 98% of the center’s patients come from out of state, because the chance of long term recovery is better if one gets away from the environment related to their addition. The Program provides a safe gated secure living environment with recovery coaches available 24 hours a day. Each client receives 40 hours of week of comprehensive individual and group therapy from a staff of therapists who hold masters or beyond in their respective disciplines. Each client is matched with a therapist whose techniques will best serve that individual. Each client receives either a full body acupuncture or full body therapeutic massage treatment or a colonic or Reiki energetic once a week.
The onsite staff includes the Medical Director, two Psychiatrists, and one full time on-site registered nurse. Each patient is given a complete psychiatric review and full blood work up that is fully explained to the client by the staff. In addition, G&G is one of the few programs in the world that provides a complete hair element analysis. The objective is to ensure that the whole body is cleansed and treated. Each client is given a custom supplemental program based on the hair analysis to provided needed vitamins, minerals and amino acids and eliminates heavy medals and toxins. To benefit the detox process, weekly visits to a world class health spa by the beech for whirlpool, steam and sauna use are included. Clients also have access to a world class gym three days a week, and attend a Karate class once a week and have access to a confidence building rope course. Gourmet chefs provide low carb high protein meals from natural and organic ingredients. Clients are also taught meditation techniques and go to yoga once a week to balance the mind along with the body. All religious and spiritual beliefs are respected and clients are encouraged to practice their individual beliefs. Clients also have tailored specific actives each day to accomplish their goals to success and access to various support groups to strengthen their foundation. G&G also offers a life time after care program at no charge once a week group therapy in town and for those out of town, clients can call and talk to a counselor. Upon completion, G&G will pay for a private relapse prevention therapist once a week for one month, no matter where one lives. G&G also work with an organization called Bridging the Gap, which comes to the client’s home and acts as a bridge to the local rehab sources in the client’s home area.
G&G does not believe in isolation of patients, and allows for clients to have their cell phones, lab tops, and PDAs. By integrating holistic components into the treatment program, G&G provides a foundation to achieve lasting recovery from addiction and a way of living a more successful and complete life.
For more information please visit: http://www.holisticdrugrehab.com/
Topics: Addiction and Drug Dependency |
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