The National Institute on Drug
Abuse says evidence shows men and women require different
prevention and treatment approaches. Pacific Hills endorses
these findings by providing gender-specific treatment that
emphasizes the biological, psychological, social and spiritual
factors that influence an individual's substance abuse.
Because perspectives differ between men and women,
gender-specific therapy is based on a prevention and treatment
approach that builds on either men's or women's experiences,
including health and relational perspectives. By doing so, we
address the issues that are unique to each sex and treat them
accordingly. For example, men generally get support for
seeking treatment while women are discouraged to do so
(usually by family members) due to guilt, shame and anxiety.
Women tend to exhibit lower levels of self-esteem and higher
levels of depression than men. Therefore, our women's program
helps women identify and build on their strengths rather than
their deficits. The men's program focuses on issues unique to
their needs.
Both programs include a defined set of activities that address
the symptoms and root causes of addictions, and the abusers
are taught new ways to manage their lives without alcohol and
drugs. These activities include education, group support,
therapy and, occasionally, medication.
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"We care about the
people who come in here. We all work together to get the person on
the right path.”
“When they come into the program, they start working the 12 steps
and start hearing that there is hope and that they can develop this
relationship with God, as they understand him. It is a great
thing. And they start getting a sparkle in their eye they
didn't have before. We believe that if someone is truly looking for
long-term sobriety that they can find it here. Even those people who
have been through a dozen other treatment centers before.”
