Aspire The Journey to Recovery
Long-term substance abuse can be incredibly detrimental to a patient's physical and mental well-being. People who have lived with or known long-term drug users can notice the first-hand effects of drugs on personal health. Users can appear older than they are, lose teeth, experience gaps in memory or difficulty in recovering memories, and lose cognitive awareness. There are many adverse effects, many of which are amplified when users begin at a young age and continue to affect development. At a young age, drugs can affect maturity the ability to handle issues, and negatively impact a user's ability to retain a stable job. Drugs p/8 —
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affect all users, but especially can stunt growth in youth. Aspire is a community-based service that focuses on helping patients without shaming them for their negative habits. They endeavor to meet patients halfway without demeaning any recovery efforts their patients have made, instead supporting further growth. Aspire aims to understand and build an active, supporting connection with each patient.
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Aspire has an intensive outpatient program for patients struggling to stay sober, refrain from self-harm, or have just gotten out of the hospital for a suicide attempt or drug overdose. These patients can come to Aspire and receive intensive clinical services, or they can choose to stay home rather than attend a residential program. The goal is to allow patients access to a wide assortment of social workers, therapists, drug or alcohol counselors, as well as peers with similar experiences. Aspire aims to provide the counsel of experts to help their patients with any problems they may experience.
We believe in connection before correction
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AUGUST — 2015
