Smoking Allowed in Designated Area - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Programs - Anchorage, AK.

It is estimated that approximately 75% of clients at residential treatment programs for drug addiction and alcoholism are smokers. While it is true that nicotine is addicting and people in rehab for addiction should endeavor to be abstinent from all addictive substances, this can introduce problems that make enforcing a smoking ban outweigh the benefits of such restrictions. A person who is addicted to a substance as life threatening as drugs and alcohol might not agree to get help if they must quit smoking cigarettes, so many programs in Anchorage allow smoking with some restrictions, limitations and in designated areas of their facility.

Some facilities permit clients to smoke anywhere, provides it is outdoors for example. Some programs have a designated smoking area, which is the only place that clients are allowed to smoke in. Due to the fact that nicotine is an addictive substance, even rehab programs that have a designated area and allow smoking typically provide alternatives to smoking if the client wants to quit, such as nicotine replacement gum, patches and prescriptions. There are also programs which allow smoking in designated areas, but provide education on the health risks associated with smoking by including this into their program either by way of direct one on one counseling or by providing educational literature for clients to examine. In rehab centers which permit smoking in designated areas this is typically only authorized for clients, whereas staff are sometimes restricted from smoking at the facility or are encouraged to not smoke in front of clients.

Publicly funded drug and alcohol rehab facilities are bound by the rules and restrictions in regards to smoking that are imposed by state and federal agencies which oversee and administer these programs. Private rehabilitation facilities have a bit more tolerance and don't have as many rules imposed on them, so may be more likely to provide designated areas for smoking.

There are 19 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers offering this service in Anchorage, AK

• Denali Cove Counseling Center
  907-222-2436
  1565 Bragaw Street
  Anchorage, AK. 99508
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Access To Recovery Voucher
  Payment Assistance
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital
  907-272-6206
  1650 Bragaw Street
  Anchorage, AK. 99508
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Tutan Recovery Services LLC
  907-563-0555
  3001 Porcupine Drive
  Anchorage, AK. 99501
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Alaska VA Healthcare System
  907-273-4011
  3001 C Street
  Anchorage, AK. 99503
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Resolution Services Office of
  907-770-7769
  401 East Northern Lights Boulevard
  Anchorage, AK. 99503
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Genesis Recovery Services Inc
  907-243-5130
  2825 West 42nd Avenue
  Anchorage, AK. 99517
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Chugachmiut Inc
  907-562-4155 x143
  1840 Bragaw Street
  Anchorage, AK. 99508
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Jett Morgan Treatment Services LLC
  907-677-7709
  400 West Tudor Road
  Anchorage, AK. 99503
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Alaska Youth and Family Network
  907-770-4979
  740 Communications Avenue
  Anchorage, AK. 99503
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  No Payment Accepted
  Payment Assistance
  
• Renew Your Mind
  907-222-5464
  123 East Fireweed Lane
  Anchorage, AK. 99503
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Access To Recovery Voucher
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Arc of Anchorage
  907-277-6677
  2211 Arca Drive
  Anchorage, AK. 99508
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Insight Therapy LLC
  907-677-8942
  600 Cordova Street
  Anchorage, AK. 99501
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Anchorage Comm Mental Health Services
  907-562-7900
  1432 Ingra Street
  Anchorage, AK. 99501
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Narcotic Drug Treatment Center Inc
  907-276-6430
  520 East 4th Avenue
  Anchorage, AK. 99501
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Anchorage Treatment Solutions
  866-837-4791
  121 West Fireweed Lane
  Anchorage, AK. 99503
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association
  907-276-2700
  1131 East International Airport Road
  Anchorage, AK. 99518
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Hope Community Resources
  907-561-5335
  540 West International Airport Road
  Anchorage, AK. 99518
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Cook Inlet Tribal Council Inc
  907-793-3200
  3600 San Jeronimo Drive
  Anchorage, AK. 99508
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Access To Recovery Voucher
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• Wisdom Traditions Counseling Services
  907-562-4540
  401 West International Airport Road
  Anchorage, AK. 99518
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Smoking Allowed In Designated Area
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Access To Recovery Voucher
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  

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