Recovery BLVD Treatment Center in Portland, Oregon

Recovery BLVD Treatment Center in Portland, Oregon Regretfully we have closed our treatment center for now. Should we resume services we will update our website and social media. Stay safe and sober.

Thank you to all our supporters and alumni. Our staff will never forget the times we shared.

CALL US at 971-302-0835
10/21/2022

CALL US at 971-302-0835

6 things you shouldn’t say to an addict? 6 things to avoid saying to “get” someone when they are addicted to a substance...
10/21/2022

6 things you shouldn’t say to an addict?

6 things to avoid saying to “get” someone when they are addicted to a substance and need help:

1. It is just a matter of will power, just stop.

You may believe this statement but research has shown there is a multitude of economic, environmental and genetic components that bring about addiction. Will power may be all it takes for some but most need assistance. Regardless this is a statement that pushes people deeper into shame because they cannot willpower away the addiction.

2. Alcoholism and addiction are a weakness; or a lack of morality, or a moral failing.
Quite the opposite. Most have highly developed empathy, ethics and know right from wrong. Substances numb these values and principles. The brain (where decisions are made) is greatly impacted by drugs. The brain is where decisions and choices are made. Now these decisions are done from a brain in a state of illness. Addiction is a disease of the brain that manifests itself in abnormal behaviors. While society, friends and family are often deeply impacted by the irrational actions of an addict it is important to separate these things from the person. Identifying addiction as a real illness with real recovery available helps to take away the judgements often attached with addiction diagnoses. Regardless, a moral failing is not what addiction is; rather it is a medical illness and can be in remission with correct interventions.

3. How could you do this to us? Why don’t you love us?

You may feel like this shame based questioning highlights to the addict the pain they are creating. However, the addict often just uses more alcohol or drugs to forget the pain they created for others. While the choices and actions of addicts are painful and feel deeply personal to those closest to them. Shaming an addict helps addiction take deeper root. Remember they are suffering already.

4. You have disappointed us.

Again any shame only drives the alcoholic or addict deeper into an already isolated place of self loathing.

5. Get a job.

Often directed to men this advice is detrimental. Jobs don’t keep or get people sober. The directions to get a job and the addiction will stop suddenly is wishful thinking. Employment too soon often leads to relapse.

6. NOTHING.

Real concern and love will be the key to helping a loved one. Saying nothing or ignoring them and/or isolating an addict almost guarantees a longer time spent lost in addiction.

If you or someone you love needs help with a ongoing addiction problem or advice please call us at: 971-321-0835

10/14/2022
Shout out to our recovery advocates in Portland, OR sharing their stories to help save those still suffering. Thank you ...
10/05/2022

Shout out to our recovery advocates in Portland, OR sharing their stories to help save those still suffering. Thank you Deandre!

Every day is an opportunity to change and move forward.
08/20/2022

Every day is an opportunity to change and move forward.

There is still time to change the road you're on at Recovery Blvd. Call us at 971-302-0835.
08/18/2022

There is still time to change the road you're on at Recovery Blvd. Call us at 971-302-0835.

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Owners of Recovery Blvd

15 years ago a lifelong friendship began when Autumn and Solara met in their Associates Program at Portland Community College’s Alcohol and Drug Counseling Classes. Both went on to work for the same company at different locations and kept in contact while Solara pursued a Bachelors in Human Development and Autumn a Bachelors in Business Administration. They were reunited in their academic pursuits in a Masters for Business Management Program. They did many projects together, studied and practiced presentations as they completed the program. Solara continued her work at Drug Court and Autumn at a Native American Specific Outpatient. When a company called BLVD hired Solara to run their new Portland location, Solara immediately called Autumn. Together they built a brand and center and bought out the parent company to form what is now - Recovery Blvd. Recovery Blvd is 100% owned by Autumn and Solara and they were able to create innovative therapies and peer culture that skyrocketed Recovery Blvd to the best young adult treatment center available. Autumn said, “Finally we could break down the barriers and long tedious processes of large companies to provide a beautiful center that can help with food, employment, life skills, leadership, self esteem, mental health, college completion, fun activities, teaching young adults recovery can be a lifestyle they love AND addiction therapies and this was unobtainable in traditional treatment centers like we had worked or managed.”

As Counselors with Business degrees Autumn and Solara were in the unique position to balance their desire to help people with a innovative, sustainable treatment center. They have offered hundreds of scholarships (free treatment), re invested monies into the program, pay employees a fair wage and take the Clients out on recreation trips fishing, camping, softball, paintball, to the beach and much more.

Autumn and Solara are both Mothers and they believe that the Clients and their parents understand that when their adult child is at Recovery Blvd they are watched over with a care and responsibility of business owners AND Mothers. This level of attention and engagement has created a Blvd family culture between staff, the Clients and their families. Families and important support people are key to recovery of young adults and one goal of Recovery Blvd has been to empower and foster family healing. Some of Blvd’s young people have lost parents in their short lives, had severe traumas, developed anger/violence as a coping skill, are lost in their life plan or career goals, have used drugs to cope with mental health and as Mothers they felt that these things were just as important as addiction recovery classes. Recovery Blvd addresses the entire YOUNG person because they are in a stage of their life that learning, independence and self determination are key to growth and change.

“Our hope as the owners was to see young people stay sober long term after our program. Entering our fifth year our success rate of a year or more of abstinence was 71% (for Clients that engaged for over 30 days in treatment) and 89% for Clients who graduated. These numbers were pretty shocking when we surveyed because young adults have lower percents of sobriety for over one year than most others. These days our graduates and some that did not complete come in and say hello, bring in their serious significant other, introduce Blvd staff to a spouse, newly born babies, college degrees or just to talk through a life stressor or dilemma. That is how I know we are successful; when a young person comes in with 3 years sober and a life that is flourishing with success and joy,” said Solara.