Schick Shadel Hospital’s claim is based on results of a verified, independent survey of former patients (success is measured as total abstinence for one year and assessed by self-evaluation), compared against published success rates from verified, comparable studies of other medical institutions.

To allow advertising of our claim, Schick Shadel presented the people, data, study methodology and rationale used in claiming its #1 status to the three operating television networks. After investigating the accuracy and evaluation of the study, the networks recognized the validity of the claim of our success rate.
 

Aversion therapy has perhaps the most research supporting its use. Most individuals have experienced in their own lives an instance of “accidental aversion.” For example, a person may have loved cherries but one day, ate too many, and became nauseated. From that point on, the person may find cherries unappealing. These instances of “accidental aversion” may last a lifetime. Schick Shadel uses this natural brain process in an organized, scientific way to develop a medically supervised counter-conditioned aversion to alcohol and other drugs.

No, Schick Shadel Hospital provides a medical alternative treatment approach to addiction. However, we recognize the need for sober support as patients face ongoing issues (family, financial, work, health, etc.) related to their use of alcohol or other drugs. To help patients maintain an effective continuing care plan, Schick Shadel also makes referrals to many sober support resources (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous, Rational Recovery, Women for Sobriety, S. O. S., church sponsored groups, and other sober support groups). Referrals are based on the patient’s locality and personal preferences. Support groups are also available on a weekly basis at the hospital for both patients and graduates. Graduate patients living outside the Seattle area, who’d like to connect with a hospital group can use the toll-free, conference line phone number to participate.

We endorse the public policy position of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, which is:

1. Patients in need of treatment for alcohol and other drug-related disorders should be treated by qualified professionals in a manner consistent with professionally accepted practice guidelines and patient placement criteria.
2. Self-help groups should be recognized as valuable community resources for many patients in addiction treatment and their families. Addiction treatment professionals and programs should develop cooperative relationships with self-help groups.
3. Insurers, managed care organizations and others should be aware of the difference between self-help fellowships and medical treatment.
4. Self-help should not be substituted for professional treatment, but should be considered as a compliment to treatment directed by professionals. Professional treatment should not be denied to patients or families in need of care.

Yes. There is a telephone in each room, and patients may make and receive telephone calls throughout the 10-day stay. Patients may also retain and use personal cell phones and computers when not in treatment. Patients may have visitors when not in treatment and during hospital visiting hours.

Schick Shadel Hospital’s length of stay is shorter than most treatment programs due to our treatment modality. The typical length of stay is approximately 10 days plus detoxification, if required. Our short in-patient treatment length allows our patients to return home with less time loss to work schedules, their families and other commitments.

We recognize that each person who treats at Schick Shadel Hospital has their own unique and specific treatment needs. Our treatment team will evaluate your health and addiction(s), then develop an individualized treatment program. Your progress will be continually monitored over the course of the treatment program. Individual adjustments are made to insure that your needs are met and treatment is effective.

We believe alcoholism and disabling drug addictions can be treated without requiring you to quit pain management medications prescribed by your pain management specialist. Most other treatment programs require that you be free of all mood-altering drugs, including prescription opiates, in order to treat. This position makes it difficult for anyone on pain management therapy to treat for chemical dependency to another substance.