Alaska Addiction Rehabilitation Services

Founded in 1982 in Wasilla, Alaska is Alaska Addiction Rehabilitation Services. This is one of the state’s oldest residential drug treatment facilities. They specialize in helping adults who have been unsuccessful in detox or residential care in the past.

Alaska Addiction Rehabilitation Services provides a comprehensive approach to recovery which includes a work therapy program, counseling, and integration of the 12 steps to help you create meaning in your recovery goals. They’re also equipped to address co occurring mental health struggles.

Addiction Recovery in Rural Alaska

Wasilla is located in southern Alaska, just an hour outside of downtown Anchorage. This recovery center sits on 116 acres of farmland and offers a tranquil, safe, and peaceful environment for you to work through your addiction.

The facility is set up like a dormitory, and you’ll typically share a room with another individual. Though this is a mixed gender facility, men and women sleep in separate quarters of the building.

Nutritional health and wellness are a big part of the recovery process here, and you'll find a fully equipped indoor gym as well as outdoor volleyball, basketball, and pickleball courts. There's cafeteria style dining, and your nutritional and dietary needs will be respected.

Work Therapy Program

A big part of the recovery program here is their work therapy approach. You'll play a critical role in helping maintain and work on the farmland. Through this, you'll learn a variety of life skills, including building your work ethic, being punctual, and working collaboratively as a team.

Through work therapy, counseling, and during your leisure time, you'll be encouraged to build meaningful relationships with others in the recovery program. You’ll find that having a sense of community that you can rely on is a big part of their treatment approach here.