The Freeport Pride, Inc. Drug Abuse Treatment Program is an outpatient drug free service, licensed by the State of N.Y. Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, and provided to individuals with a drug or alcohol problem and their families. Appropriateness for agency services is determined by an interview with an agency staff member. Treatment services include individual, family, and group counseling, vocational services and drug education. Most treatment clients participate in the agency's "phase" program, a structured program composed of four phases of treatment. Client services are protected by confidentiality as per Federal and State law.

Movement from one phase of the program to the next is based on a number of criteria, most notably abstinence from drugs and attendance. In the first phase of treatment, clients are generally involved in individual and group counseling (“introductory group“), our educational series, and 12 step groups. Regular urinalysis is conducted. In subsequent phases of treatment (phases II and III) a “treatment group” replaces the “introductory group” and the educational series has been completed. Vocational services are provided to clients as needed. Aftercare involves an individualized treatment plan. The minimum amount of time in the phase program is generally eight months. Family member involvement in the treatment process is required. Our family program provides individual and group counseling.

Those agencies and organizations that wish to make a referral to the Freeport Pride Substance Abuse Program may find A Guide for Those Who Refer to Freeport Pride (pdf) helpful. Also referral sources may access our Authorization to Release Information (pdf) or Authorization to Release Information - Criminal Justice (pdf) form which is necessary to be completed in order for us to release client information. Lastly, more detailed information on our substance abuse treatment program is available in our Chemical Dependency Treatment Program Handbook (pdf).