Drug Rehab Centers in Herkimer, New York

McPike is a great rehab that I have been to and graduated. There team of counselors are awesome and full of knowledge and experience. The daily program keeps you busy with 7 groups a week Monday - Friday and a smaller group activity schedule on the weekends. The room where most groups are held in is called the rotunda and features a 100 inch flat screen TV. There medical and psychiatric team is very professional and kind. The food is decent and sometimes you can get seconds if you're hungry. Breakfast is the best. No cell phones allowed. They also have indoor regulation size cornhole a ping pong table and a PlayStation 4. They have a lot of security cameras in the common areas and hallways. Beds are comfy and I didn't have a roommate at all. After I graduated I went to a 3-month program which I graduated and then went to Rutger House at which I graduated also. I am now over 2 years clean and stay in Utica in my own apartment and didn't go back to Buffalo. I'm a 38 yo Male

Love it there meet alot of great people love my counselor gary Russo thank you so much 4 months clean and sober

Liked the programs and groups. Learned alot about addiction. The food was pretty good counselors were all good. Loved the old building and was maintained well.

I love St Jude I attended the Mountain location that was in Wells, NY-wouldn t trade what I was taught for anything. Their program uses science and a genuine look at life regarding both what worked and what didn t about all of the choices I made. I don t believe daily declarations that we are powerless offer much growth like other modalities. I m in long term recovery for 8+ yrs and I m not anonymous, nor ashamed or regretful bc I can own every choice. It was a combo of St Jude s and Landmark courses combined.I highly recommend if you or someone you know, has frequent relapses and 12 step places haven t made a lasting impact, or if you re someone who appreciates the rational and science behind our behaviors. I will say, I did my assignments , procrastinated at some, but I did them. I didn t have anything to lose and I went in there disbelieving anything could have me believe that I could live happy without CM. I didn t want to go at all lol! Back then it took hell and high water to get me on a plane, (I missed flight on more than 1 occasion) but Im so grateful I did eventually get on the flight and make it there.Best advice from Rit Santelli Don t give up what you want most, for what you want in the moment - I had triggers when I got home to Tx back then, but I knew what was happening and what I wanted most mattered more.

After years of bouncing around the recovery world, I realized that I had nothing from which to recover! My problems were with my erroneous thinking and the behavior that resulted from the thinking. I am free now and always have been to make the decisions that shape my life. My experience at St Jude was transformative.

If you are looking for a place to change the way you think, the actions you take and your relationship with drugs or alcohol than this is the place for you. The opposite of a traditional rehab experience, St Jude s and it s Freedom Model start with a simple premise- there is nothing inherently wrong with you. No illness or disease, no life long problem that will hang over you till the day you die, but rather a simple misunderstanding- that all the benefits you have perceived from drinking or drugging are illusionary. They are in your mind and they proceed to unpack all the myths associated with drinking or drugging and boil it do to some simple facts- one, you have free will and are actively choosing to drink. Two you have an autonomous mind that only you control and can be taught that these perceived benefits you have associated with drinking are simply not true. And third, that you drink or drug because you BELIEVE it is making you happy and in reality it does not, at least not in the way you are drinking or drugging now- or else why are you reading this? Once they teach you this and unshackle you from all the recovery BS you will have a revelation- that this is all in your control and that if you want to change you always can. It s that simple. The combination of one on one instruction and fact and science based statistics will time and time again reinforce this critical concept. I can honestly say this changed my life. Not just my unhealthy relationship with drinking- but all aspects of my life. It left me a better educated person and as a result a better husband, father, worker and person. In short it left me a better global citizen with an awareness of why I do what I do and the ability to modify my behaviors if I honestly want to.The staff is nothing short of awesome. From the meals (thanks Dave, who by the way is a trained gourmet chef) to the accommodations, to the instructors, you immediately feel like you are part of the family, living in a home with great people in a warm and supportive environment that allows you to comfortably sort yourself out. They are right to call it a retreat, not a rehab, because it is more about teaching you how to live and be a better human than about convincing you you are weak and powerless. I have been home for a month now and have been in numerous social settings with people drinking and have not once felt compelled to drink. I simply choose not to at this point. And that s the best part- there is no illusion that you can never drink again (but studies show about 50% of the people choose not to) but once they teach you the facts about drinking you are empowered to intelligently choose what you want to do.I want to thank everyone there from Mark, Michelle, Steve (the authors and instructors) to everyone else who helped me during my stay. I can t say enough great things about this experience. It was nothing short of life changing!You can do this if you want to change and the Freedom Model is the key to a healthier, happier, and more balanced life- I promise you that.