Overview of Treatment
While chemical dependency strikes the addict first and foremost; it touches the lives of everyone close to the
addicted person: dozens of loved ones are affected by the disease. We at Astoria Pointe believe in treating the
whole problem; we emphasize a program that involves family members and loved ones, requesting their participation
in the recovery process.
Astoria Pointe's recovery program for alcohol and drug addiction is based on the most established and highly
regarded methods of medicine, psychiatry and psychotherapy, combined with the proven Twelve Step Program
of AA and NA.
Treatment begins with a thorough evaluation of the patient's history, background and current needs. Our
addiction-assessment team is committed to provide the best individual care for each new resident, from
detoxification to soberness to maintaining a quality level of sobriety. Our staff consists of highly
trained professionals; our doctors are fully accredited and licensed by the State of Oregon. As a
well-integrated unit, staff and doctors at Astoria Pointe work collectively with the best interest of the
patient always first.
A recovery program is generally thirty, sixty or ninety days. We also have arrangements for long-term care, if
requested, with an effective, supervised aftercare program. Recently we have initiated an extended sober-living
program for those individuals who need help in their efforts to lead clean and sober lives back in
society.
Treatment at Astoria Pointe includes individual counseling, group therapy, a family program and various
recreational outlets such as walking on the beach, hiking, swimming and bowling. Upon admittance, each patient
is provided a weekly schedule along with literature and supplies for the activities ahead. A basic schedule
for a client in their first thirty days of treatment is as follows:
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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SUNDAY
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7:00am
Wake Up
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7:00am
Wake Up
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7:00am
Wake Up
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7:00am
Wake Up
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7:00am
Wake Up
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7:00am
Wake Up
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7:00am
Wake Up
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7:30 - 8:00am
Morning Meditation
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7:30 - 8:00am
Morning Meditation
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7:30 - 8:00am
Morning Meditation
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7:30 - 8:00am
Morning Meditation
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7:30 - 8:00am
Morning Meditation
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7:30 - 8:00am
Morning Meditation
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7:30 - 8:00am
Morning Meditation
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8:00am
Breakfast
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8:00am
Breakfast
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8:00am
Breakfast
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8:00am
Breakfast
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8:00am
Breakfast
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8:00am
Breakfast
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8:00am
Breakfast
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9:00 - 10:00am
Step Group
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9:00 - 10:15am
Exercise Programs
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9:00 - 10:00am
Relapse Prevention
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9:00 - 10:00am
Relapse Prevention
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9:00 - 10:00am
Relapse Prevention
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9:00 - 10:00am
Outside Meetings
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9:00 - 10:00am
Process Group A
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10:30am - 12:00pm
Men: Swimming
Women: Bowling
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10:30am - 12:00pm
Men: Bowling
Women: Swimming
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10:30am - 12:00pm
Men: SLR
Women: Step Study
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10:30am - 12:00pm
Men: Step Study
Women: SLR
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10:30am - 11:30am
Step Group
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11:00am - 12:00pm
Educational Video
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10:00am - 12:00pm
Church / Devotion (Optional)
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00pm
Lunch
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12:00 - 5:00pm
Lunch / Family Visit
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1:00 - 2:00pm
In-house NA Meeting
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1:00 - 2:00pm
Rules Group
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1:00 - 2:00pm
Education Class
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1:00 - 2:00pm
Step Group
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1:00 - 2:00pm
Life Skills
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1:00 - 2:00pm
Process Groups B & C
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2:15 - 3:15pm
Education Class
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2:15 - 3:15pm
Goals Group
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2:15 - 3:15pm
Step Group
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2:15 - 3:15pm
Community Meeting
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2:15 - 3:15pm
Education Class
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2:00 - 4:00pm
Outside Excursion:
Beach, Museums, Sightseeing, etc.
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3:30 - 4:30pm
Process Groups A & C
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3:30 - 4:30pm
Process Groups A, B & C
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3:30 - 4:30pm
Process Groups A & B
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3:30 - 4:30pm
Process Groups A, B & C
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3:30 - 4:30pm
Process Groups B & C
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5:00pm
Dinner
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5:00pm
Dinner
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5:00pm
Dinner
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5:00pm
Dinner
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4:30pm
Dinner
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5:00pm
Dinner
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5:00pm
Dinner
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6:00 - 7:00pm
H & I Panel
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6:00 - 7:00pm
Men's and Women's Meetings
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6:00 - 7:00pm
Art Therapy Class
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6:00 - 7:00pm
In-house Speaker Meeting
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5:00 - 7:00pm
Outside Meeting
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6:00 - 6:30pm
MEPS
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7:30 - 8:00pm
MEPS
(Mental, Emotional, Physical, Spiritual)
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7:30 - 8:00pm
MEPS
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7:30 - 8:00pm
MEPS
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7:30 - 8:00pm
MEPS
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7:30 - 8:00pm
MEPS
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6:30 - 9:30pm
Games or Movies
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7:00 - 8:30pm
In-house Candlelight Meeting
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8:30 - 9:30pm
Outside Meeting (Optional)
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8:00 - 9:00pm
Outside Meeting
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Specific Methods
All programs at Astoria Pointe are grounded in the Twelve Step Program. We guide our patients through a process
of self-discovery and recovery. The Astoria Pointe treatment methods incorporate a multi-faceted medical approach
for chemical and alcohol addiction. Detoxification, a dual-diagnosis, family program, and sex, love and
relationship addiction are all addressed as part of our program.
At Astoria Pointe we promote gender-based programs, with emphasis on relapse prevention, promoting healthy life
skills, while incorporating the Twelve Step Program. All this and more will be explored through our residential
treatment program. We also incorporate individual and group therapy, with journal writing and sharing to promote
healthy feedback. In the course of restoring their lives, our residents are also introduced to adjunct therapies
such as yoga, meditation, art and poetry therapy and animal-care therapy.
In the first thirty days at Astoria Pointe, the residents are required to go to all their groups and will only
leave the facility as a group, if an outside activity is on the schedule. We address any physical issues
immediately and monitor their vital signs continually during detoxification.
During the thirty day to sixty day phase, the residents are allowed a limited amount of open time. They are given
the opportunity to engage in outside volunteer work and activities. This is the beginning of learning to apply
and practice new life skills that have begun to emerge.
After sixty days, residents are given more freedom to explore their new found abilities and social skills. Those
that are planning to transition into sober-living begin to look for employment. They also may enroll in the nearby
community college or apply at the Job Corps Center. For many, this is a perfect opportunity to seek education or
retraining as part of their progress back into society.
After an individual graduates from Astoria Pointe's residential program, we strongly urge an aftercare plan while
offering the option for transitional living. This is available on the grounds of Astoria Pointe or in sober-living
facilities in the immediate area, extending to the Portland vicinity. Our experience has shown us that a large
majority of addicts and alcoholics need six months to a year of a structured sober environment to be successful
in recovery and to ensure against relapse.
If you have a friend or loved one that doesn't think they need help, don't give up on them. Plenty of individuals
enter Astoria Pointe with no intention of staying clean & sober, but with our guidance and family intervention
they agree to go through the program. After a period of time in treatment, their outlook changes and they are
well started on the road to recovery.
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Medical Information / Qualifications
Astoria Pointe's medical professionals are W. Byrd, MD, along with nurse practitioner, June Longway, PHMNP.
We offer a special program dealing with opiate withdrawal. If deemed necessary, and under the care of Dr.
Byrd, we would use specific medical protocol which incorporates Suboxone (active ingredient buprenorphin).
We evaluate the use of Suboxone on a case by case basis.
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