When Jim Brady lost his brother to a drinking problem – after refusing his family's impassioned pleas to undergo alcohol treatment – he vowed that his brother's death would not be in vain. As successful entrepreneurs, Jim, along with his wife Patricia, chose to open a sanctuary for drug and alcohol rehab on their estate in Encinitas, California.
Seated between the Pacific Ocean and Rancho Santa Fe in San Diego County, the AToN Center is an idyllic location that will allow you or your loved one to recover in peace. Addiction treatment is best achieved when you remove yourself entirely from your daily routine. It is familiarity – people, places, and events, and your thoughts about those events – known as triggers that continue to foster unwanted behaviors and relapse into alcohol or drug addiction.
The AToN Center, shorthand for The Aid to Navigation Center, truly is the embodiment of recovery as it is meant to be. Licensed and Certified by ADP - The Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, which is responsible for administering prevention, treatment, and services for alcohol and drug rehab in California - the AToN Center is the perfect place to get to work. With a team of expert psychologists, certified alcohol and drug counselors, private chefs, personal trainers, hypnotherapists, and yoga instructors on staff, the drug treatment program (as well as programs for other co-occurring disorders) is focused on relaxation and healing.
Ever since the AToN Center opened in July 2009, many lives have been saved because of the customized addiction treatment regimens designed for each individual client. While every patient will receive three hours of group therapy and one hour of individual therapy each and every weekday, the AToN Center recognizes that a "one size fits all" approach to drug rehab and alcohol rehab is destined for failure. The AToN Center uses a flexible, integrated treatment model that combines a variety of best practice alcohol and drug treatment recovery tools and methods, always recognizing that rehabilitation is best achieved by collaborating with existing treatment providers and treatment centers.
Whether you or a loved one suffers from alcohol or drug addiction or any other co-occurring disorder, the AToN Center is your gateway to recovery. Expansive gardens, private decks, and amenities like a glassed-in gym, fountains, fire pit, sauna with 360° view, and a saltwater pool all situated on two acres of hilltop land surrounded by mountains, make this a scenic and peaceful campus for effective drug and alcohol treatment. It is our mission to provide an opportunity for individuals to find recovery, while restoring their balance, and equipping them with the tools necessary to live healthy and substance-free lives.