2nd Chance Treatment Center

Based in Pheonix, AZ, and operating two other locations in Gilbert and Glendale, 2nd Chance Treatment Center provides a bouquet of outpatient treatment programs to adult men and women struggling with alcohol and opioid addiction. The center’s evidence-based and integrated rehab approach ensures that the clients remain clean and sober for a long period. The programs offered by 2nd Chance is designed in such a way that the clients can undergo the treatment process at their own pace.

The center is Arizona’s first full-service outpatient treatment provider. 2nd Chance Treatment Center treats addiction and co-occurring psychiatric illness with a treatment model that is based on modern psychiatric and medical research. This unique model uses behavioral therapy, maintenance medication plans, and education (patient and family) to improve treatment outcomes and increase retention rates.

Treatment Program

All the locations of 2nd Chance are full-service clinics complete with in-house labs and treatment programs for clients with addiction as well as dual diagnosis issues. The primary motive behind offering comprehensive programming is providing inpatient treatment at the outpatient level.

The center offers medication management services along with Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). MAT for opioids like Vivitrol and Suboxone requires regular visits to the clinic for six months to 18 months. To treat alcohol addiction effectively, 2nd Chance does use Campral (acamprosate), Vivitrol, and Topamax on an occasional basis.

A unique feature of 2nd Chance is that the clients have to undergo a drug screen during every clinic visit to make sure they remain clean and sober between their medications.

The attending psychiatrist also provides counseling to the clients. The counseling session incorporates tips for relapse prevention as well as psychoeducation with respect to addiction. Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) forms a basis for evidence-based therapy offered by the center.

Counseling sessions seek to address trauma or issues that might have led to the use of addictives in the first place. These sessions are provided in a non-judgmental manner and a safe environment. Treatment at 2nd Chance is not based on the 12-step model, but on a philosophy based on behavioral therapy and medication.

It does, however, encourage and provide necessary resources to help clients seek a supportive community through SMART Recovery, 12 steps, or Celebrate Recovery if desired by them.

Staff

Drs. Michael Dekker and Ashwin Reddy lead the treatment team at 2nd Chance. Both are board-certified psychiatrists and have experience in treating patients with addiction, particularly alcohol and opioid addiction. The staff also has a psychiatric nurse practitioner and Master’s-level clinical psychologists on board.

Additional Location

2450 E Guadalupe Rd, Ste 103
Gilbert, AZ 85234

Cost

Insurance based. Clients are requested to call for private payment details.