The Walker Center believes the following are true about alcoholism and drug addiction:

It is a primary, progressive and fatal illness that can be successfully treated and individuals and their families can recover to live responsible, productive life styles.

Our approach treats addiction, whether to alcohol or other drugs, as a medical illness. This is a devastating illness, but one from which many have and do recover. In fact, recovery from addiction is a process much like the fact that heart disease or diabetes must be embraced by accepting personal responsibility to treat the illness on a regular basis. For those who do that, the odds are heavily weighted in their favor so they won't continue to experience the negative aspects of such diseases.

The formula for recovery includes primary treatment with a Family Program, 12 Step group involvement with a sponsor while working the steps of the recovery program, and strong continuation of care as needed.

We use a number of different treatment modalities to help clients build the foundation for lasting recovery. Group counseling is the preferred method in helping clients get a clearer, more realistic picture of how addiction has impacted their lives and the lives of those around them. Group counseling also helps clients discover that they are not alone — not the only one whose use of alcohol and/or drugs has wreaked havoc... at home... at work... in their relationships with others... in their personal finances... in their health and within their own personal value system.

Recovery is dependent upon a willingness to be honest and maintain commitments on a day-by-day basis.

Our goal is to help clients build a foundation to support lasting recovery — in which they can enjoy a more productive, robust life filled with meaning and purpose — as well as equipping them with the tools to handle the curve balls that life throws any of us along the way.

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"This is a step that will change your life... It changed mine. But you've got to be ready and willing to change everything about your life. When I say everything, I mean everything. Old friends, old habits, etc... everything. I wasn't for a period of time after the Walker Center. I was on the fast track to prison for multiple DUI. However, in part because of the tools the Walker Center gave me, my life changed drastically when I finally hit that point (we call that rock bottom). I knew what was needed, I knew where to go, and I went there."
— TIM
FEBRUARY 11, 2010