Advantage Behavioral Health Systems
240 Mitchell Bridge Road, Athens, GA 30606
Athens Area Commencement Center
Address: 1175 Mitchell Bridge Road, Athens, GA 30606 · Map
Phone: (706) 546-7355
Website: thecommencementcenter.com
About Athens Area Commencement Center
This center supports individuals and families facing challenges with drug and alcohol dependency. They offer a range of treatment options, such as partial hospitalization programs (PHP), outpatient detox, and general outpatient services. Established in 1978, their distinctive and tailored methodology promotes sobriety while allowing clients to remain close to their families and jobs, building a solid foundation for enduring recovery.
Holistic Therapeutic Approach Their treatment philosophy is customized and draws on the latest scientific insights, recognizing addiction as a medical condition. They implement evidence-based methodologies, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and family counseling. Patients receive individualized attention that focuses on their specific circumstances and are guided through educational and real-world group sessions to achieve sustainable recovery.
Dedication to Continued Sobriety A standout aspect of their program is the specialized outpatient detox for alcohol and opioids, enabling clients to achieve sobriety while maintaining their daily routines. They place a strong emphasis on the importance of family involvement in the recovery process and provide targeted support. An aftercare initiative guarantees ongoing assistance post-treatment, helping clients uphold their sobriety. This comprehensive strategy paves the way for healthier futures for both clients and their families.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient detoxification · Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization · Intensive outpatient treatment · Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Detoxification
- Detox services
- Alcohol Detoxification · Benzodiazepines Detoxification · Cocaine Detoxification · Methamphetamines detoxification · Opioids detoxification · Medication routinely used during detoxification
- Opioid treatment
- Buprenorphine detoxification · Prescribes buprenorphine · Prescribes naltrexone · Relapse prevention with naltrexone · Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere · Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification · Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
- Medications used
- Acamprosate (Campral®) · Disulfiram · Buprenorphine with naloxone · Buprenorphine without naloxone · Naltrexone (oral) · Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable) · Clonidine · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
- Treatment approaches
- Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Special programs
- Adolescents · Adult women · Adult men · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State department of health · Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Social skills development · Integrated primary care services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Detox · Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Benzodiazepines · Chronic Relapse · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Ecstasy · Heroin · Marijuana · Prescription Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Codependency · Depression · Grief and Loss · Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Personality Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Schizophrenia · Suicidality
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Psychoeducation · Seeking Safety · Stress Management · Trauma-Specific Therapy · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment · Medical · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Men · Men and Women · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Outpatient Treatment · Relapse Prevention Planning · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Before you call
- Have your insurance or Medicaid card ready and ask whether the facility is in network.
- Ask how soon they can do an assessment and whether there is a waitlist.
- Confirm the facility is licensed by Georgia (this facility reports accreditation).
- If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.