Silverado Academy - Substance Abuse

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Substance Abuse

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A significant percentage of our students come to the academy with a substance abuse history. We believe that an important goal of the program is to create an environment that is abstinent and recovery focused. Treatment goals will be developed for students who come to us with a history of substance abuse. All students will receive education and information regarding substance abuse regardless of their history with illegal substances.

Silverado Academy utilizes the 12 step model and our recovery counselor focuses on the first 4 steps, relapse prevention, and a recovery plan. Groups are offered twice a week and one group on the weekend which will include outside speakers and step-study meeting.

12 Steps


1)	We admitted we were powerless over drugs & alcohol and that our lives had become unmanagable

2)	We come to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3)	We made a decision to tourn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.
4)	We made a searching and fearless moral inventoryof ourselves.
5)	We admitted to God, ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
6)	We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7)	We humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings.
8)	We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9)	We made direct amends to such people wherver posible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10)	We continue to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11)	We sought through prayer and meditationto improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for the knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

12)	Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

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Mark T

"Silverado has exceeded all of our expectations. We have seen significant improvements in our son’s attitude toward school, friends, family, and life. The balanced combination of academics, therapy, and outdoor activities form a solid platform to transform troubled teenage boys into healthy young men."

Jeff W.

"Silverado is a place where our son could learn about himself and explore his challenges with the support of an entire community, including his counselors, teachers, supervisors, and peers. The staff members show genuine concern for the well-being of every boy and make sincere, constructive efforts to build a family environment. Silverado’s philosophy of work, love, and play as well as its emphasis on connecting students with nature within very special settings were all factors of our placement decision for our son."

Natalie S.

"The natural beauty and outdoor activities coupled with the fine academics and warm and caring staff made Silverado a natural and healthy choice for our son and for us."

Randy S.

"We did know where to turn for help… Silverado saved his life and gave us back our “real” son."

Trish

"The tremendous passion, commitment, and love the SBR staff demonstrate to our boys is evidenced daily through their core principles of work, love, and play. I now see they are setting the stage for our son to become a man, and are helping us become the parents we need to be for our son."

Lee D.

"The balance of academics and therapy in a family atmosphere has had a great impact on our son and our family"

Sally & Dave W

"We sent our son of to wilderness an angry young boy, and he returned from Silverado a calm young man. What a difference the right environment makes. Thanks Silverado!"

Fay & Howard

" We can sleep at night knowing that at every level of care--from the therapists and teachers to the administration and support staff--Silverado provides a safe, nurturing haven for our son. In a short amount of time, our son's performance and attitude toward school, his relationships, and everyday functioning have greatly improved. The standards are high here, and the T.R.U.S.T. level system works!"

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