ALR SoberLife

1520 2nd Avenue North Bessemer, AL 35020
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ALR Sober Life - 2nd Avenue North AL 35020

About ALR SoberLife

Located in Bessemer, Alabama, ALR Sober Life - 2nd Avenue North is an alcohol and drug rehab program that provides gender-specific addiction treatment. They offer rehab in a residential treatment format.

This program provides separate residential quarters for men and women. Individuals are offered a safe, therapeutic environment where 24/7 staff is available. Individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and educational classes are offered. Classes touch upon a wide variety of topics that are associated with addiction and recovery. 12-step programming is also offered. To support each person in creating a foundation that will provide stability, clients are provided job search assistance, if needed. Clients may also participate in recovery coaching to help them connect with peers and mentors who have suffered from addiction and learned how to live a substance-free life.

Latest Reviews

Noah Littleton
1 month ago on Google
5
The community here is an A+, you will find solid recovery here if you seek it.
Greg Womack
4 months ago on Google
5
This place is amazing. Words cannot convey my gratitude.
Ben Adam
8 months ago on Google
5
Had family stay and work the program with great success! Highly recommend !
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Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient
Outpatient rehab is designed primarily for clients who do not require intensive clinical supervision. This includes clients who are exiting detox or inpatient care. Outpatient treatment typically involves addiction counseling, recovery education, and life skills training. These programs encompass varying levels of care, including partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), standard outpatient (OP), and sober living/halfway house programs. Each category is defined by the frequency and intensity of treatment.
inpatient iconInpatient
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
aftercare iconAftercare Support
Rehab aftercare programs are designed to provide support to you after completing an addiction treatment program. These programs are highly customized and evolve with your changing needs. You'll partner with staff at the treatment center to identify any specific medical, behavioral, and social services needed to support your sustained sobriety. Aftercare services may include peer coaching, career counseling, and other personalized support.
12-step icon12-Step
12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
sober-living iconSober Living Homes
Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug rehab in Alabama provides medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for drug dependency. Methods of treatment often include a combination of medication, counseling, and recreational therapies.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.

Programs

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Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
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Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Clinical Services

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Amenities

  • home-setting iconResidential Setting
  • private-room iconPrivate Rooms

Contact Information

Phone icon (205) 253-8871
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1520 2nd Avenue North
Bessemer, AL 35020

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Reviews of ALR SoberLife

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I would agree with the others who have posted reviews here. First of all Google the crime in Bessimer. Second, price the housing and then find that 600 a month is an outrageous price for this town...top 10 cities in USA for violent crimes. Third, not much support other than ... Read More

Reviewed on 11/22/2019
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If you only want to be in a halfway house and are content with only AA meetings as treatment this is the place for you. But for the price and what little they offer you could definitely find someplace better.

Reviewed on 2/28/2019
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Google Reviews

4.5 (37 reviews)
Noah Littleton
1 month ago
5

The community here is an A+, you will find solid recovery here if you seek it.

Grace Foman
3 months ago
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Greg Womack
4 months ago
5

This place is amazing. Words cannot convey my gratitude.

Ben Adam
8 months ago
5

Had family stay and work the program with great success! Highly recommend !

Jessi Fuller
9 months ago
3

Safe and clean place but you ll be ridiculously micromanaged and go to a lot of meetings.

Taylor Peterson
1 year ago
5

Amazing facility paired with a great staff. If you or a loved one is looking to find freedom from addiction and or alcoholism, this place provides the support and experience needed to get your life back on track. ALR delivers a recovery structured, accountable, and very professional network for anyone needing help with addiction. It saved mine and many of my friends lives. I would recommend this facility to any of my loved ones without a second thought.

Chase Kirby
1 year ago
5

I came here after attending an inpatient rehab. This place was exactly what I needed. The staff here is great and have all been where you are. Perfect place to integrate back into life after attending rehab. Highly recommend for anyone that is looking for somewhere to go after treatment.

Philip Bowling, Jr.
1 year ago
5

I have been sober for 11 months now, and I know that would not be my story without ALR. The program is setup in such a way that it helped me learn to keep my recovery my first priority while learning to balance work, family, and home life. The ALR staff has been an incredible influence on me. I struggled tremendously financially during my stay there and they worked with me to stay in the program even when I didn t have the money to do so. They truly care about the clients and I am a better father, employee, and spiritual man today because I choose to go to ALR. I recommend this place to anyone who TRULY wants to live sober. They will help you like they helped me. God bless you.

Phillip Beason
1 year ago
5

ALR saved my life. I always recommend it to anyone who truly wants to get sober and will continue to do so as long as they re around. The staff is very professional and they care about their residents. Best place I ve ever been.

Cory King
1 year ago
5

Absolutely would recommend this place to anyone reaching out for help. ALR changed my life around and showed me how to live clean. The staff were not only friendly but supportive and very professional.

Alex Smith
1 year ago
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would not recommend this to anyone. there are no activities except sitting in AA meetings 7 days a week, about 5 times a day. there were roaches and gnats everywhere. staff is very unprofessional, they are all recently sober addicts with no adequate training. was not given my medication when i decided leave.

Mz.Marquita NuNu Burrough
1 year ago
5

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