Archive for July, 2009

Hawaii Island Recovery is an addiction rehabilitation program that is unlike most of the other options available. Hawaii Island Recovery provides you with home-style residences located in the oceanfront community, dissimilar to the traditional institution-style living. Rather than the conventional way of rehabilitating, where friends and family are strictly prohibited to little or no contact, Hawaii Island Recovery believes that your family and friends are one of the key ingredients to making your journey to recovery smooth and successful. Every Sunday, Hawaii Island Recovery hosts a barbeque at the main residence, where family and friends are encouraged to come and celebrate your recovery. Also unlike most of the other programs, Hawaii Island Recovery thinks that after a long week of counseling sessions and meetings, it is necessary to take a day to relax and recuperate. Saturdays are activities day, where you can enjoy an afternoon on the beach, go into town for a day of shopping, or even try parasailing! Hawaii Island Recovery wants you to enjoy yourself while getting the personal and quality support that you need to a successful recovery.

Mission

Hawaii Island Recovery’s mission, first and foremost, is to instill an understanding of substance abuse and addiction as a battle that you can, and will, conquer. We are dedicated to teaching you how to achieve a healthy lifestyle that is possible even outside of our treatment center. Towards the end of your stay, you can begin to think about and discuss how you are going to cope upon returning to the “real world”. It can be a difficult transition, but we will be there to guide you on the same path that you have worked so hard to be on. It is H.I.R.’s hope that you continue your new life of sobriety and that you carry on everything you have learned and accomplished.

Our Pledge
At Hawaii Island Recovery, our pledge to you is that you feel respected and safe at all times. We know that every person is different and we promise to treat you as individuals. Although we encourage family and friends to be a part of your recovery, your stay here with us will remain private and confidential, and those family members and/or friends will only be notified upon your request.

We pledge that you will have access to quality resources needed to obtain a positive outcome. You will have the best treatment by credentialed medical physicians that are highly experienced in the field of addiction. In addition to individual and group therapy sessions, you will be exposed to programs like Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and/or Al-Anon.Finally, we promise that you will always feel supported and encouraged to beat your addiction for life. This is your journey, and we are simply here to hold your hand while you move toward a life full of health and happiness.

Services Provided
The first step to most cases is an intervention. If you or a loved one is having a hard time deciding if or when to come, an intervention might be needed. At Hawaii Island Recovery, we can help you with that. We know that it is a huge and scary commitment to make a life change, and we are here for you from the very beginning. Staff members can be sent to your very home to alleviate the pressure of taking the first step alone. The second step, if needed, is detoxification. During the detoxification stage of recovery, you will be looked after by medical experts in order to manage withdrawals and to stabilize you for the next vital step to recovery, treatment.
During your 30, 60, or even 90 day stay with us, you will be provided with nothing short of the best medical experts to carefully and efficiently help you overcome your addiction. For the duration of your treatment, you will have access to psychiatrists and/or psychologists. You will be given individual therapy sessions as well as group sessions. A big part of recovery is not to hide the fact that you are an addict, but to accept it and share your story. In order to keep you on the 12-Step Program, your stay with us will also include twice daily AA meetings, once in the morning and once in the evening. A lot of times during recovery, you may feel lonely and afraid. Therefore, it is important to participate in such groups so that you know that you are not alone.
Another part of recovery is to be physically healthy, which can also improve your mental health. That is why you will have daily access to a local gym. At H.I.R. it is required that you exercise at least 4-5 days per week for 1-2 hours (unless a medical condition prohibits you from doing so). This is not a punishment. It is purely a healthy way of letting out emotions that can be keeping you in the past while doing something physically great for your body! Yoga is also available to you, and is a great way to relax and decompress while strengthening your body from within.
You will be residing in some of the most beautiful homes Kona has to offer. The houses are gated and private to ensure that you feel secure in your surroundings at all times. Single and double rooms are available to you. With the beach just across the street, it will be hard not to feel relaxed and comfortable. Transportation will also be given to you to guarantee that you are where you need to be at all times. Saturday is activities day. There are a number of different activities that you may partake in. Such activities include:

• A day at the beach
• Lay poolside at the residence
• Taking a ride in a submarine
• A day of shopping in town
• Parasailing
• Snorkeling
• Hiking
• Golfing

Sunday is the day we here at Hawaii Island Recovery feel is the most important. Every Sunday, H.I.R. hosts a barbeque where friends and family are encouraged to come. It is a time, not only for all of us to get together as a family, but to celebrate your recovery. Each week that you have abstained from the temptations of your addiction calls for a celebration!

Clientele: Who We Treat
Hawaii Island Recovery is a treatment program that helps beat the addictions of men and women over the age of 18 with addictions to:

• Alcohol
• Opioids
• Sedatives/Hypnotics
• Marijuana
• Prescription drugs of any type
• Etc.

Treatment can also be offered for men and women over the age of 18 who are battling with:

• Anxiety
• Panic
• Depression
• Etc.

Location
Hawaii Island Recovery is located on the Big Island of Hawaii in the beautiful city of Kona. The gated residences are across the street from one of Kona’s famous little beaches, Magic Sands Beach (a.k.a. White Sands Beach).

Hours of Operation/Contact Information
Hawaii Island Recovery is a 24/7 operation. You may contact us at all times of the day.  You can call us direct at 866-515-5032. If e-mail is the best way to reach us then you may e-mail Michael Larroque: info@hawaiiislandrecovery.com. Or you may visit our website at http://www.hawaiiislandrecovery.com/.

Fees and Costs
Fees and costs can vary depending on a 30, 60, or 90 day stay. We also take into consideration that every family is financially different. We are willing to work with you in order to get you or a loved one healthy again.

Conclusion
At Hawaii Island Recovery, we are dedicated to making your life change to sobriety successful for life. Here you will learn how to make healthy choices in all aspects of your life so that you can live it to its fullest potential. We are a family here at Hawaii Island Recovery. Come join us!

If you are suffering from addiction please call Hawaii Island Recovery at 866-906-6911.