Experience shows success in sobriety is achieved in direct proportion to the amount of time spent in rehabilitation. Through its long-term residential treatment program, Bridge House offers residents in recovery the time needed to become sober and productive individuals again.

The Bridge House treatment program, which is based on the disease concept of addiction, is intensive and highly structured. Residents reside in a dormitory setting and progress through several phases of treatment:  stabilization, primary, independent living and continuing care.

Through these steps the previously disordered and dysfunctional individual begins to regain his/her self-esteem and develop a sense of self-worth.

*In the fall of 2006, Bridge House merged with Grace House, the only substance abuse treatment facility in Louisiana exclusively for females.  We are now able to house and treat twenty-five women in Grace House

Bridge House accepts males aged 18 and over who are able to admit to having substance abuse problems and are seeking help.  It is recommended that the average resident who comes to Bridge House for treatment remain at least a year.  Our history has shown that residents who stay a year or more have the greatest potential for continued sobriety.

As a resident enters the Bridge House program he participates in a Stabilization period during which he is provided with an opportunity to become familiar with the daily routines of Bridge House.  The new resident participates in an introduction to recovery through groups and videos presented throughout the day.  As a resident moves into primary care, an individualized treatment plan is created to provide the resident with the appropriate skills to facilitate his ability to develop the habits of recovery and promote positive changes and growth in recovery.  At this time a resident begins to pay a resident service fee.  He will demonstrate his ability to budget his money in preparation for his re-entry into mainstream society as well as his ability to maintain a program of recovery.  He continues to attend therapeutic groups and vocational rehabilitation counseling. 

A continuing care program of aftercare activities and meetings are in place for those close to completion and to those who have graduated from the Bridge House treatment program.

Call 504-522-4475 for more information.