Addiction Treatment
St. Christopher's treats the full spectrum of substance use disorders in men 18 and older, including alcohol addiction, opioid, heroin, and fentayl dependence, prescription drug misuse, cocaine and stimulant addiction, benzodiazepine dependence, kratom and 7-OH addiction, and polysubstance use.
Every patient begins with a comprehensive clinical assessment that shapes an individualized treatment plan. From there, our full continuum of care, from medically supervised detox through residential treatment, and long-term aftercare, gives patients the structure and support they need at every stage of the recovery process.
Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment
St. Christopher's has the clinical infrastructure to treat co-occurring mental health conditions and substance use disorders simultaneously. Our multidisciplinary team includes psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed professional counselors who collaborate on every patient's care. We use a multi-modality approach that draws from CBT, DBT, trauma-informed care, psychodynamic therapy, shame reduction work, and more, integrated into a treatment plan built around the specific mental health profile of each individual patient.
Treatment Philosophy
Everything St. Christopher's does in the clinical setting flows from a set of foundational beliefs about what addiction is, what recovery requires, and what the role of a treatment center should be in a person's life. Those beliefs have been tested against 25 years of patient outcomes in Baton Rouge and refined accordingly.
We believe addiction is a disease. We believe it responds to treatment. We believe that treating the whole person, mind, body, and spirit, produces better outcomes than treating the substance alone. We believe that community is not a side benefit of good treatment but one of its primary mechanisms. And we believe that long-term commitment to patients, not just during their time in our programs but through aftercare and alumni support, is the difference between helping someone get sober and helping someone stay that way.
