Welcome
to Walker Recovery Center
 Walker Recovery
Center is a light at the end of the tunnel for people with
an opiate addiction. The professionals at WRC provide individualized
treatment through a holistic approach using multi-disciplinary
teams of professionals.
"We treat individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs with
a combination of interventions - education, counseling, and support groups
- to assist the individual in development of a productive, healthy, and adaptive
lifestyle."
The professionals at WRC evaluate each individual to ensure they are a fit for
Methadone treatment. The counselors and trained staff provide education and support
to give the patient the best possible chance for recovery.
Walker Recovery Center serves not only the people of Walker County but all of
north central Alabama.
Start on your path of recovery by clicking on the Getting
Started link to the left or call our treatment professionals at
205-221-1799
Addiction:
a Disease? YES !
Feb
. 7, 2010
According
to the American Medical Association and the Federal
Government’s Center for Disease Control,
Addiction to Opoids is a disease. As such,
patients participating successfully in Methadone
Treatment Facilities are protected under the
law called “American’s with Disabilities Act”.
Pat
Waldrop and I met recently with 5 lawyers from
our area to discuss how we could better serve
the patients in both Walker Recovery and Marion
County Treatment Facility.
We
have had two meetings with lawyers discussing
th.coe
disease of addition, how methadone works, how
our particular treatment centers work, and how
methadone is the treatment of choice for opiate addiction.
All
of the lawyers expressed interest in learning
more about addiction, methadone, and our clinics. In
addition, they discussed with us several aspects
of the law we were simply not aware off. I
think our patients could benefit from a more
extensive knowledge of their rights, the legal
system, as
well as having
lawyers who are open to helping them.
With
this in mind, Walker
Recovery Center and Marion County Treatment Center are
planning to open a seminar at our clinics,
specifically designed to educate our patient
regarding their rights and how to better interface
with the legal system.
The
lawyers at our meetings are listed below, and
we will be asking them to
participate in the seminar. They also expressed
interest in seeing any of our patients who might
be facing legal problems and seem to have an
open mind regarding addiction and methadone clinics.
Sam
Bentley, Attorney : 205-221-4777
Nath
Camp, Attorney :
205-221-0101
Day
Leg, Attorney ;
205-302-0706
John
Trice, Attorney 205-221-9100:
Jim
Wells, Attorney and ex-Judge:
205-221-0828
If
you would like more information on this, or are
facing what you think are unfair prejudice because
of your treatment, contact your counselor, Pat
Waldrop, or Dr. Tom Camp.
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Mission
Statement
The mission of Walker Recovery Center is to provide opiate replacement therapy
for those individuals with opiate addiction. We provide individualized treatment
through a holistic approach using multi-disciplinary teams of professionals.
We treat individual physical, emotional and spiritual needs with a combination
of interventions - education, counseling and support groups - to assist the individual
in development of a productive, healthy and adaptive lifestyle.
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Effective
Ways To Stay Clean & Sober
1.
Attend meetings on a regular basis and get involved.
2. Find activities that will keep your mind and body
busy, such as exercise or volunteer work.
3. Avoid old friends who use and places where it would
be easy to relapse. Make new and sober friends.
4. Talk to someone when you feel stressed or sad and
want to use again, or if possible attend
a meeting.
5. Take care of your body. Eat right, get enough sleep,
and talk to your sober friends if you feel lonely or
sad.
6. Follow your relapse prevention plan to the letter
7. Learn your triggers, people, social, and environmental situations
that make relapse more likely.
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