Rehabilitation centers are a sanctuary for all victims of drug abuse as it helps them move towards a life free of dependency. The Meadows, located near Phoenix, Arizona, is one such center that understands, transforms and protects the victims allowing them to lead a better life with stronger relationships.

Established by the Arizona Department of Health Services, The Meadows is a licensed Level 1 Psychiatric Acute Hospital. The Meadows offers detoxification, psychiatric and substance abuse services for all the victims and helps them recover from this vicious circle of drug abuse. The expert medical team at the Meadows goes beyond just curing. They understand the exact condition of the person and diagnose the root of the problem. All the programs offered at the Meadows ensure comprehensive, planned and well-organized treatment.

According to their website, The Meadows Psychiatric Acute Hospital addresses the following grave concerns:

• Addiction to alcohol and drugs
• Mood disorders including bipolar disorder and depression
• Anxiety disorders including post traumatic stress-order, panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Compulsive behaviors such as excessive eating, gambling, workaholic tendencies, compulsive sexual behavior, avoidance and co-dependency

The Meadows offers an intensive, unique and developed 12-step based life changing treatment programs. Considering individuals as their priority and the experts at Meadows adopt personalized approach towards the treatment of each individual. The key to quick revival from such disorders is to recover in home like environment and the Meadows ensures this and through a committed program.

The 12-step therapeutic recovery includes:

• Small group sessions
• Intensive boundary work
• Individual psychiatric sessions
• Topic groups
• Educational Videos
• Recreational and art therapy
• Spiritual counseling
• Nutritional consultation
• Yoga
• Tai-chi
• Acupuncture
• Community meetings

The Meadows Professional Assessment Program is offered to the individuals in order to assess the root cause of their problem. This program includes medical evaluation, psychiatric assessment and psychological testing

By offering family participation programs, The Meadows is working wonders. With its dedication, commitment and the zeal to give a new life, confidence, self dependence, happiness and enthusiasm back to the affected individuals, The Meadows is contributing their bit to the society.

The experts who work at The Meadows have a deeper understanding of the circumstances of each patient’s situation, as many have been through the same ordeal themselves.

Celebrities who have battled their addictions at The Meadows include Kate Moss, who spent a month there for “medical treatment and therapy”, her manager told People magazine. Kate Moss, who was labeled “Cocaine Kate” after being photographed snorting lines of cocaine, entered the $4,000 a night rehab clinic in 2005.

Whitney Houston, the talented diva who fell from grace after entering a drug spiral during her destructive marriage to Bobby Brown, also sought treatment at the clinic to rid herself of her dependance.

Read more about other celebrites with addictions. Some of these include Lindsay Lohan, Charlton Heston, Burt Reynolds, Melanie Griffith and Michael Jackson.

Read more about other rehab clinics, including Promises and the Betty Ford Center.

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