Common Ground Resource & Crisis Center

32 East 1200 N Telegraph Rd Pontiac, MI 48341
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Common Ground MI 48341

About Common Ground Resource & Crisis Center

Common Ground offers alcohol and drug rehab programs in Pontiac, Michigan. Their main services are emergency and short term inpatient stays for adults.

If you have an emergency due to drugs or alcohol, they can help you at this location. They provide stabilization if you need clinical and emergency triage. You might also be under psychiatric duress and require a short stay with 24/7 supervision. When you’re there, you’ll be given meds such as methadone and buprenorphine to help stabilize you. There’s also group counseling and art therapy to help you start your long term recovery.

In addition to residential care you’ll receive support services to strengthen your sobriety. They might refer you to a detox agency or a center where you can stay for a longer duration. There’s also strategies to prevent relapse and an opportunity to join a peer support group.

Latest Reviews

CDC
1 week ago on Google
4
First of all, that place doesn't charge a dime to anyone who is an Oakland County resident. They don't accept people who don't live in OC so anyone posting about costs is lying. There aren't any. So for everyone that is complaining about anything you are more than welcome to go somewhere else where you can pay for any service you want out of your own pocket. Secondly, that place isn't a medical unit. If you need medical help you should go to a hospital.
Jennifer Dudley
2 weeks ago on Google
1
THIS PLACE IS HORRIBLE AND THEY ARE RUN BY RACIST PEOPLE. THEY PROFIT OFF OF ADDICTS WITH NO FAMILY AND USE THEM TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY CAN. IF. YOU. ARE. TRULY. LOOKING. TO. GET. BETTER. AND HAVE LIMITED HELP. I RECOMMEND YOU DO NOT GO HERE BECAUSE THEY WILL TOTALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE.
Kayla Eroh
2 weeks ago on Google
1
Made me feel uncomfortable. Didn t feel comfortable sharing my concerns with staff.
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Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

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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
Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).
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Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
heart-hands iconIntervention Services
Intervention services helps family or friends of addicts stage an intervention, which is a meeting in which loved ones share their concerns and attempt to get an addict into treatment. Professional intervention specialists can help loved ones organize, gather, and communicate with an addict. They can guide intervention participants in describing the damage the addict's behavior is causing and that outside help is necessary to address the addiction. The ideal outcome of an intervention is for the addict to go to rehab and get the help they need.

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 Michigan provides personalized treatment to help individuals break this cycle and regain control of their lives. Treatment methods are used in various levels of care, including inpatient rehab, partial hospitalization programs, intensive outpatient programs, and standard outpatient treatment.

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

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.

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.

Clinical Services

Creativity is inherently healing, and can help those in recovery express thoughts or feelings they might not otherwise be able to. Creative arts therapy can include music, poetry/writing, painting, sculpting, dance, theater, sandplay, and more. Unlike traditional art, the final product matters far less than the experience of creation and expression itself.

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

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.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Staff

Heather Rae

President & CEO

John Head, D.O.

Chief Medical Officer

Jeff Kapuscinski

Chief External Relations Officer

Vickie Krigner

CFO-Administrative Officer

Janet Sarkos

Chief Crisis Operations Officer

Leigh Schultenover

Chief Experience Officer

Contact Information

Phone icon (800) 231-1127
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32 East 1200 N Telegraph Rd
Pontiac, MI 48341

Fact checked and written by:
Peter Lee, PhD
Edited by:
Kerry Nenn, BSW

Reviews of Common Ground Resource & Crisis Center

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Google Reviews

CDC
1 week ago
4

First of all, that place doesn't charge a dime to anyone who is an Oakland County resident. They don't accept people who don't live in OC so anyone posting about costs is lying. There aren't any. So for everyone that is complaining about anything you are more than welcome to go somewhere else where you can pay for any service you want out of your own pocket. Secondly, that place isn't a medical unit. If you need medical help you should go to a hospital.

Jennifer Dudley
2 weeks ago
1

THIS PLACE IS HORRIBLE AND THEY ARE RUN BY RACIST PEOPLE. THEY PROFIT OFF OF ADDICTS WITH NO FAMILY AND USE THEM TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY CAN. IF. YOU. ARE. TRULY. LOOKING. TO. GET. BETTER. AND HAVE LIMITED HELP. I RECOMMEND YOU DO NOT GO HERE BECAUSE THEY WILL TOTALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE.

Kayla Eroh
2 weeks ago
1

Made me feel uncomfortable. Didn t feel comfortable sharing my concerns with staff.

Ali Palazzolo
4 weeks ago
1

if i could give zero stars i would. never send yourself or a loved one to this place. they will lie to your face and do what they want to do with you. they won t communicate with you about their choices either. please, take care of yourself by avoiding this hell

Stranger Thing
4 weeks ago
1

The system is supposed to support people, not traumatize them further.

Tim Hollon
1 month ago
1

I left a 1 star review because in this type of field either your helping people or your not. In this case they were unable to help me. I was recommended for a 10 day treatment program and was there for 15 hours. Luckily I was voluntary so I could check myself out. This place needs a actually doctor. I checked myself out because they had me wait in a secured unit. I'm not the waiting type when it comes to people of things I'm not familiar with. You guys said all this amazing stuff about the program but not one was I moved to the program after being there for 15 hours

Joseph
1 month ago
1

Albert Bryan
2 months ago
5

If you need resources handheld this is definitely the place.

Nicole
2 months ago
3

Emergency line is terrible but VAP does help. My issue is my advocate is kinda slow, and says yes to things then comes back and says no after talking to someone else. There needs to be consistency in the rules and answers.

Isabel Santos
3 months ago
5

Not sure why this place has so many bad reviews. Went here when I was having a really bad mental health crisis and they instantly got me in and had me do paperwork. Waited about 30 mins until I met with someone and came up with a solid treatment plan. They gave me exactly what I needed.

Kristen Kennedy
3 months ago
2

Brought my friend in who was rapid cycling bipolar with psychosis to the 24 hr emergency. The receptionist/nurse was helpful at 2am and we got in to see someone quickly. HOWEVER, my friend didn t get to meet with the doctor until the next afternoon. There was plenty of reason to keep him for a 5150 but they neglected to do that. They also didn t give him any medication within that time frame, and were allowing unsupervised smoke breaks one of which, my friend took off during. I then got a call from someone there, not sure whom, but it was about 30 mins after he had texted me that he got out. He was in the midst of a psychotic episode. The person told me to ask him to come back and tell him if he refused, that they d have to call the sheriffs office. I called the number back and it didn t go through, so I had to call common ground twice to try and get through to someone in the hospital, and then I got told by the manager that he couldn t tell me information, even though I told him I was his emergency contact and someone from the hospital had just called me. He denied knowing anything about it, and said he s voluntary, he can leave whenever. Mind you, I have no idea what is really going on because I m hearing 3 different stories. Then, when I got upset and told the guy to do his job, he hung up on me which is funny, because they re supposed to help out with crisis events, right?Just disappointed because it took so much to get him to agree to go to the hospital, and common ground just neglected to do their job. Only reason I m giving it two stars is because there were a few workers that seemed to care about their jobs there. I am honestly shocked it has 3 stars in general, which is the only reason why I took him there.

Minimal Delay
5 months ago
1

This phone line is a joke. They have braindead people reading you automated responses to serious crisis situations. They provide no advice because they don't want to be sued. You'd be better off talking to Google Ai or Chat GPT. Big waste of tax dollars. Big waste of time. 5/5 do not recommend.

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