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Merrickville, Ontario, Canada
Newgate 180
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30 day residential, 11 months aftercare
An accredited not-for-profit centre treating addiction with gender-separate facilities, single gender and co-ed programming, and 11 months of on-going care.
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About Newgate 180
Newgate 180 is a not-for-profit centre located in the scenic town of Merrickville, Canada, far removed from the triggers and distractions of daily life. They’ve helped over 5,000 people from Canada, the US, and Western Europe over the past 50 years. Newgate 180 offers 2 gender-specific homes situated on the banks of the Rideau river. They deliver half their treatment in co-ed settings, with separate housing and trauma-sensitive programs for women. They offer a home-like setting with upscale accommodations with many amenities, including chef-prepared gourmet meals, a fully equipped fitness centre, art studio, and outdoor recreation.
Comprehensive and All-Inclusive One-Year Program
Newgate 180 specializes in addiction treatment of 8 different addictions. As a private not-for-profit organization, Newgate 180 offers immediate assistance and provides a personalized one-year treatment program consisting of 30-day residential treatment followed by 11 months of ongoing care. Their staff includes certified addiction counsellors, a naturopathic doctor, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, registered dietician, certified fitness instructor, yoga teacher and an in-house chef.
A Fully-Accredited Program Created to Treat the Mind, Body, and Soul
Newgate 180’s program was designed using both evidence-based and holistic therapies to treat a client’s entire self. Their program includes individual counselling, group therapy, educational lectures, exercise and relaxation therapy, peer support groups, and family and couples counselling. Newgate 180 also offers holistic treatments such as nutritional education, art sessions, acupuncture and cupping, Hatha yoga, personal wellness and recreation. Their recreational activities include canoeing, kayaking, horseshoes, volleyball, badminton, fishing, hiking, and bonfires.
Decades of Helping Clients Take Back Their Lives from Addiction
Newgate 180 has a proven 50-year history of addiction treatment, helping over 5,000 people from all walks of life. They offer weekly family sessions and continued support for loved ones. Registered service animals with the appropriate paperwork are allowed. As needed, Newgate 180 can make a contract to allow reasonable cell phone use. Newgate 180 is dedicated to restoring their clients’ dignity and hope for a better life, especially one free from their addiction.
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Separate Living and Programs for Men and Women
Newgate 180 is proud to offer separate men's and women’s facilities for trauma-informed, focused treatment programs. Men and women live in separate homes with private and semi-private rooms available. Clients engage in co-ed treatment 50% of the time, with 2-3 group sessions daily and activities like fishing, yoga, and fitness available.
Supportive Family Program
Newgate 180 provides a unique family program to ensure those closest to the client are involved in the success of their recovery. The family program provides weekly counselling sessions, support after a loved one’s treatment and access to ongoing care.
Centrally Located, Free From Distractions
Newgate 180’s men’s centre is located on the banks of the Rideau River, with the women’s centre just a short walk away. Newgate 180 is located in the beautiful and historic village of Merrickville, Ontario. They are just a 30-minute drive from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Ogdensburg, N.Y., and less than 3 hours from the GTA.
Full Year of Comprehensive Support
Newgate 180 uniquely provides a full 11 months of supportive on-going care once clients complete their 30-day residential program. Their aftercare includes continued support using Skype meetings or phone calls. Clients can access support wherever home is for them after residential treatment.
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Center Overview
Founded
1975
Occupancy
16-30
Languages
English
Price & Length
$18,000CAN: 12 month all inclusive program - 30 day residential, 11 months aftercare
Who We Treat
Men
Women
Older Adults
Addiction and mental health treatment caters to adults 55+ and the age-specific challenges that can come with recovery, wellness, and overall happiness.
Young Adults
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
Midlife Adults
For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.
Pregnant Women
Addiction and mental health treatment meets the clinical and psychological needs of pregnant women, ensuring they receive optimal care in all areas.
Address
435 Main Street East Merrickville, ON K0G 1N0
Treatment Focus: Substance Use and Co-Occurring Mental Health
Care Options
Everyone’s recovery journey is unique. Whether it looks like residential rehab for 30 days, an outpatient program, or virtual therapy, you can find a level of care that fits your needs.
Detox
Not Offered at This Center
Typically the initial stage of treatment for substance use, focusing on medically supervised management of withdrawal symptoms.
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Residential Rehab
Offering intensive care with 24/7 monitoring, residential substance use treatment is typically 30 days. Length can range from 14 to 90 days.
Rehabs in CanadaSober Living
Not Offered at This Center
Transitional housing designed to support individuals recovering from substance use disorders offering a safe, supportive and structured environment for practicing long-term sobriety, while reintegrating back into daily living.
Sober living homes in CanadaOutpatient
Not Offered at This Center
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Outpatient care typically offers a range of therapies and medical interventions individuals can attend alongside daily life.
Outpatient treatment in CanadaVirtual & In-Home Care
Not Offered at This Center
The delivery of therapeutic services utilizing technology such as video conferencing, online messaging or phone calls, allowing for flexibility, comfort and increased access to care.
Online treatment centersCo-Occurring Mental Health
Treatment for co-occurring mental health disorders, which affect the majority of individuals diagnosed, integrates care for mental health conditions with primary substance use. Personalized care plans are crafted to effectively address each condition simultaneously, optimizing the healing process.
Dual diagnosis treatment centers in Canada
Treatment
Specializations
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
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Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
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Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
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Gambling
Compulsive gaming is most often a problem for children and teens. The disorder can affect physical health, sleep, and the ability to focus at school.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Psychedelics
Hallucinogenic drugs—like LSD—cause euphoria and increased sensory experiences. When abused, they can lead to depression and psychosis.
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine, or meth, increases energy, agitation, and paranoia. Long-term use can result in severe physical and mental health issues.
Opioids
Opioids produce pain-relief and euphoria, which can lead to addiction. This class of drugs includes prescribed medication and the illegal drug heroin.
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Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
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Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
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Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
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Gender-Specific
Separate treatment for men or women can create strong peer connections and remove barriers related to trauma, shame, and gender-specific nuances.
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Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
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Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
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1-on-1 Counseling with Clinical Psychologist
Acupuncture
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Couples Counseling
Partners work to improve their communication patterns, using advice from their therapist to better their relationship and make healthy changes.
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Expressive Arts
Creative processes like art, writing, or dance use inner creative desires to help boost confidence, emotional growth, and initiate change.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
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Life Skills
Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.
Nutrition Counseling
Nutritious food helps patients heal from within, setting them up for mental and bodily wellness as they learn about healthy eating.
Psychoeducation
This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.
Recreation Therapy
In recreation therapy, recovery can be joyful. Patients practice social skills and work through emotional triggers by engaging in fun activities.
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Relaxation Therapy
Muscle relaxation techniques relax mind and body. They can easily be practiced outside treatment, making it a valuable coping tool for continued recovery.
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Stress Management
Patients learn specific stress management techniques, like breathing exercises and how to safely anticipate triggers.
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Twelve Step Facilitation
12-Step groups offer a framework for addiction recovery. Members commit to a higher power, recognize their issues, and support each other in the healing process.
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Group Therapy
Two or more people meet with a therapist together. Patients get valuable peer support, strengthen interpersonal skills, and improve self-awareness.
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
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Conditions We Treat
Codependency
Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.
Gambling
Compulsive gaming is most often a problem for children and teens. The disorder can affect physical health, sleep, and the ability to focus at school.
Gaming
Compulsive gaming is most often a problem for children and teens. The disorder can affect physical health, sleep, and the ability to focus at school.
Stress
Stress is a natural reaction to challenges, and it can even help you adapt. However, chronic stress can cause physical and mental health issues.
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Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
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Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
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Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
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Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
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Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Psychedelics
Hallucinogenic drugs—like LSD—cause euphoria and increased sensory experiences. When abused, they can lead to depression and psychosis.
Marijuana
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine, or meth, increases energy, agitation, and paranoia. Long-term use can result in severe physical and mental health issues.
Opioids
Opioids produce pain-relief and euphoria, which can lead to addiction. This class of drugs includes prescribed medication and the illegal drug heroin.
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Prescription Drugs
It's possible to abuse any drug, even prescribed ones. If you crave a medication, or regularly take it more than directed, you may have an addiction.
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Synthetic Drugs
Synthetic drugs are made in a lab, unlike plant-based drugs like mushrooms. Most synthetic drugs are either stimulants or synthetic cannabinoids.
Aftercare
Support Meetings
Follow-up Sessions (online)
Outpatient Treatment
Online Aftercare
Alumni Events & Get-Togethers
Aftercare Group Therapy
Experience
Personal Amenities
Air-Conditioned Rooms
Private or Shared Rooms
Amenities
Access to Nature
Armchair or Sofa
Bathroom Essentials
Desk
Fitness Center
Gardens
Chef-prepared Meals
Outdoor Lounge
Outdoor Space
Shared Bathroom
Theater
TV
Walking Trails
Lounge
Special Considerations
Flexible technology policies
Centers with flexible technology policies allow professionals to stay in touch with work and give patients a greater sense of connection and normalcy.
Gender-specific groups
Patients in gender-specific groups gain the opportunity to discuss challenges unique to their gender in a comfortable, safe setting conducive to healing.
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
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AA/NA Meetings
Adventure Outings
Farming, Gardening
Fishing
Alternative Meetings
Games
Movies
Physical Fitness
Reading
Sightseeing
Acupuncture
Reiki
Hand placements or light touches over the body aim to strengthen patients' life energy, guided by a Reiki therapist with expertise in this Eastern medicine.
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Off-Site Activities
Sightseeing
Professional Staff
Peter Kunst
Executive Director
Melissa Mordy
Office Manager
Brian Kerr
Program Director
Dale Campbell
Relapse Prevention and Continuing Care Case Manager
CCAC
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4.8Average of 4 review(s)
Accommodations
Food & Nutrition
Treatment
Value
Pros
- Easy to Work With (2)
- Smooth Transition (2)
- Communicates Client's Progress (2)
- Quality Programming (2)
Tamer
Cal
Alcohol
Steve Wanless
BH
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