Description:

Asian American Recovery Service’s (AARS) goal is to change an individual's substance-abusing lifestyle. This change comes about through four fundamental processes-acknowledgement, willingness to change, reconciliation and life skills. The AARS-residential is a therapeutic community which recognizes the need for providing structure, support and opportunity within a multi-cultural environment. It is a highly structured environment with defined boundaries, both moral and ethical. The program employs community imposed sanctions as well as earned advancement of status and privileges as part of the recovery and growth process. Being part of something greater than oneself is an especially important factor in facilitating positive growth..