Nugens Ranch
26731 Point Mackenzie Road
Wasilla, AK 99623
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About Nugens Ranch
Nugens Ranch, located in Wasilla, Alaska, is the home of Alaska Addiction Rehabilitation Services, Inc. (AARS). The ranch also sells vegetables, flowers, and sometimes livestock raised on the ranch to the public to provide money for the treatment program. AARS offers residential treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders.
The AARS program accepts Medicaid coverage. They can occasionally take private plans as well. You can talk to them directly about your financial situation.
Produce and Products on 116 Acres
The ranch sells a variety of products in the Wasilla area. I like that money from the program goes into the treatment program, and the work is done by program participants as part of the work therapy process.
You can find their produce at their roadside stand on the corner of Point Mackenzie and Holstein, as well as at Palmer’s Friday Fling and Wasilla Market. They also sell eggs at Pet Zoo.
Nugens Ranch has branded products as well, including hoodies and mugs. As with the produce, the proceeds go to support the treatment program.
Residential Treatment at AARS
The residential treatment program at the ranch serves adult men and women, but they are housed on different parts of the property. The program includes individual and group therapy as well as work therapy, working with the animals and produce. I appreciate that the program also has time for study, meditation, reflection and learning.
There’s recreational therapy as well as nutrition education and satisfying meals. The facility has an indoor gym area as well as pickleball, basketball and volleyball courts.
Amenities
Rehabs that offer mountain views provide beautiful spaces for clients to explore, de-stress, and take part in outdoor or wilderness therapy programs. The mountain surroundings can be a great help to the recovery process, as sobriety may be better achieved while surrounded by a serene setting in nature.
There are many pathways to recovery and some journeys take a more labor-intensive approach, by attending a farm-based drug rehab. Farm life has many parallels with recovery: it requires constant tending, nurturing, and creating the conditions necessary to thrive. The benefits of a farm program include learning new skills, building a recovery community, peer support, and contributing to a greater ecosystem.
There’s nothing more distressing than leaving pets at home when leaving for for rehab. That’s why many addiction treatment programs are now pet friendly, allowing you to bring pets with you while attending a residential drug rehab program. These tailored addiction treatment programs provide a private room that has space to comfortably support you and your beloved furry companion.
Addiction Treatment Programs
Alcohol rehab in Alaska provides a combination of psychotherapeutic and medical methods to treat alcohol dependency. The aim of treatment is to help participants learn how to achieve and maintain sobriety and live a healthy lifestyle, free from the consequences caused by alcohol abuse.
In Alaska, cognitive behavioral therapy is used widely in substance use disorder treatment. It helps by teaching people how to address problematic feelings and thoughts so they can overcome addiction and move forward in recovery.
During drug rehab in Alaska, you’ll receive a combination of medical and psychotherapeutic treatments that are designed to treat drug dependency. The goal of drug rehab is to break this dependency and help you develop skills to maintain a drug-free life.
Animal & equine therapy are evidence-based complementary therapies drawing on the emotional, psychological, and physiological benefits of regular contact with animals. Addiction recovery programs may incorporate the care of therapy dogs, cats, horses, and other animals into their treatment model to support clients’ development of recovery-focused life skills, including personal responsibility, time management, and empathy. Contact with therapy animals may reduce stress, enhance mood, decrease depression and anxiety, and increase clients’ self-esteem and sense of wellbeing.
Levels of Care
In Alaska, outpatient rehab settings provide several hours of treatment each week, including individual and group therapy. This type of program is less restrictive than inpatient rehab, allowing you to attend therapy to overcome your addiction while still fulfilling work and school obligations.
Dual diagnosis is when you’re struggling with mental illness and addiction at the same time. Alaska dual diagnosis treatment takes a multidisciplinary approach to treat both conditions simultaneously.
Inpatient drug rehab in Alaska is the most intensive level of care, offering 24/7 supervision while you live at the facility. In this setting, you will typically participate in individual, group, and family therapy sessions, and you may receive other holistic therapies
Drug and alcohol detox in Alaska provides a safe, stable place where you are monitored and cared for by medical staff 24/7. Medications may be used to ease withdrawal symptoms and ensure the detoxification process goes smoothly.
Sober living in Alaska offers a transitional environment during your early days of recovery. These alcohol- and drug-free living arrangements provide peer support and a structured lifestyle for the first few months of sobriety.
Before treatment at a drug rehab in Alaska can begin, intervention services are often needed. These include pre-intervention counseling with family members, facilitating an intervention, developing a treatment program, and assistance with admittance to a program.
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