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Teen Challenge Canada – Atlantic Men’s Centre is a long-term, faith-based residential addiction recovery program for adult men (18 +) located in Memramcook, New Brunswick. It’s part of Teen Challenge Canada, a nationwide nonprofit that operates extended 12-month in-residence recovery programs across multiple provinces, helping adults address alcohol and drug use through structured community living, personal growth work, spiritual development, and life skills.
Rehab Settings
- Residential Long-Term
Services Offered
- Faith-Based
- Gender-Specific
People Served
- Christian
- Men
Trust Factors
- Evidence-Based Approach
- Licensed Staff
- Non-Profit Organization
- Registered Canadian Charitable Organization
Memramcook, NB
Key details about Teen Challenge Canada – Atlantic Men’s Centre
How long is treatment?
12 months
Is it co-ed?
No, men only
What professional/medical staff work at Teen Challenge Canada – Atlantic Men’s Centre?
Kent Carter, MA in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics | Director
Naomi & Ruth Women’s Wellness Centre is a long-term, faith-based residential recovery program for adult women (18 +) whose alcohol, drug, or life-controlling patterns have reached a point where structured, extended support is needed to heal, grow, and rebuild life stability. Offering a year-long residential pathway that blends therapeutic care, skill building, and community support within everyday living, this centre provides an environment where recovery work unfolds across personal, social, and practical domains rather than isolated clinical episodes.
Rehab Settings
- Residential Long-Term
Services Offered
- Faith-Based
- Gender-Specific
- Holistic
- Substance Abuse Counselling
- Substance Abuse Counselling for Individuals
- Substance Abuse Group Counselling
People Served
- Christian
- Women
Trust Factors
- Client Testimonials
- Evidence-Based Approach
- Licensed Staff
- Non-Profit Organization
- Registered Canadian Charitable Organization
Shediac, NB
Key details about Naomi & Ruth Women’s Wellness Centre
How long is treatment?
12 months
Can I have a private room?
No, rooms are shared with another woman.
Does Naomi & Ruth Women’s Wellness Centre typically have a waiting list?
Yes
Does Naomi & Ruth Women’s Wellness Centre have a detox on-site?
No
Can I bring my cellphone?
Access to electronic devices during entrance and for the first few months of the program will be limited.
What is their capacity?
16 women
Rising Sun Treatment Centre is a culturally grounded residential addiction recovery program located on Eel Ground First Nation that provides adults with structured support in a supervised live-in environment where healing, community connection, and cultural identity are woven into recovery work alongside clinical sessions. Established in 1988, the centre’s mission centres on awakening personal resilience and wellness through programs shaped by both clinical practice and Indigenous traditions.
Rehab Settings
- Residential Long-Term
Services Offered
- Assessment
- Holistic
- Relapse Prevention
- Substance Abuse Counselling
- Substance Abuse Counselling for Individuals
- Substance Abuse Group Counselling
People Served
- Co-Ed
- Indigenous Peoples
Trust Factors
- Canadian Accreditation Council
- Evidence-Based Approach
- Funded by National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP)
- Licensed Staff
Eel Ground, NB
Key details about Rising Sun Treatment Centre
How long is treatment?
8 weeks
Can I have a private room?
There are 6 bedrooms: four with two beds, and two single rooms with adjoining wheelchair accessible bathroom.
Does Rising Sun Treatment Centre have a detox on-site?
No
Is it co-ed?
Yes
Does Rising Sun Treatment Centre have a gym or other amenities?
Yes, there is a gym, a sauna and a sweat lodge for ceremonies.
What is their capacity?
10 people
Village of Hope is a long-term residential drug and alcohol recovery program in Upper Tracy, New Brunswick, that helps adults (men and women) whose substance use has disrupted key areas of life, including work, family, health, and daily functioning, to rebuild stability through structured community living and personal transformation. Its core offering is an immersive residential program that blends recovery work with routine, responsibility, peer support and spiritual grounding.
Rehab Settings
- Residential Long-Term
Services Offered
- Assessment
- Faith-Based
- Holistic
- Vocational Rehabilitation
People Served
- Christian
- Co-Ed
Trust Factors
- Client Testimonials
- Evidence-Based Approach
- Non-Profit Organization
- Registered Canadian Charitable Organization
Upper Tracy, NB
Key details about Village of Hope
How much does Village of Hope cost?
$1000 entrance fee
How long is treatment?
10 months
Can I have a private room?
Yes.
Is it co-ed?
Yes
Can I bring my cellphone?
No, you cannot bring your cellphone.
Wolastoqewiyik Healing Lodge is a residential addiction recovery program rooted in clinical care and traditional Indigenous knowledge and teachings. It offers a structured, supervised setting where adults work through alcohol and drug use challenges by combining therapeutic counselling, group sessions, cultural learning, and personal growth activities, helping participants build insight, coping skills, accountability, and healthier routines within an immersive environment.
Rehab Settings
- Residential Long-Term
Services Offered
- Aftercare
- Assessment
- Drug Prevention and Education
- Holistic
- Relapse Prevention
- Substance Abuse Counselling
- Substance Abuse Counselling for Individuals
- Substance Abuse Group Counselling
People Served
- Co-Ed
- Indigenous Peoples
Trust Factors
- Funded by National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP)
- Licensed Staff
- Official Canadian Substance Use Treatment Centres for First Nations and Inuit
Tobique First Nation, NB
Key details about Wolastoqewiyik Healing Lodge
How long is treatment?
Main program: 5 weeks
Relapse program: 3 weeks
Can I have a private room?
Yes.
Does Wolastoqewiyik Healing Lodge have a detox on-site?
No
Is it co-ed?
Yes
Can I bring my cellphone?
No, cellphones are not allowed.
Does Wolastoqewiyik Healing Lodge have a gym or other amenities?
Yes, there is an exercise room.
What professional/medical staff work at Wolastoqewiyik Healing Lodge?
Paula McNally, Community Health Nurse | Manager
Kristen Deveau, LPN | Nurse
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Frequently Asked Questions
Long-term residential treatment is typically the right fit for people with moderate to severe substance use disorders, particularly those whose home environment doesn't support recovery, who have concurrent mental health conditions needing daily clinical attention, or who need sustained structure to build the stability that early recovery requires. Living at the treatment facility removes the environmental triggers and daily stressors that make staying sober so difficult in the outside world, giving the person concentrated time and therapeutic support to do the deeper work that lasting recovery depends on.
For people with more severe or long-standing addiction, longer residential treatment allows more time to stabilise, address concurrent mental health conditions, build genuine coping skills, and prepare for re-entry into daily life rather than just getting through the acute phase. Short-term programmes can work well for the right person, but for those with complex presentations, multiple prior treatment episodes, or environments that don't support recovery, a longer stay provides the sustained structure and therapeutic depth that lasting change actually requires.
Multiple shorter treatment episodes without sustained recovery is one of the clearest clinical indicators that a longer programme is warranted. It's not a sign of failure; it's a signal that the intensity and duration of treatment hasn't yet matched the complexity of what the person is dealing with. Long-term residential treatment provides extended time away from the environment that drives substance use, more opportunity for the brain to recover, and enough clinical depth to properly address concurrent mental health conditions and the deeper patterns that shorter stays rarely have time to reach. A Canadian survey found that 83% of people who had been through residential treatment rated it as very important to their recovery.
Long-term residential programmes, typically three months to a year or more, follow a structured daily schedule that combines individual counselling, group therapy, life skills workshops, and peer community time. The early weeks focus on stabilisation and building trust; as the programme progresses, the work shifts toward deeper therapeutic exploration, relapse prevention planning, and preparing for independent life. Structure itself is a core part of the treatment: regular sleep, mealtimes, and programming restore the daily rhythms that substance use disrupts, and peer relationships built over months become one of the most lasting resources people take out of treatment
Professional Perspective
One of the most well-supported findings in addiction research is that the amount of time a person stays engaged in treatment has a direct relationship with how well they do afterward. This has been demonstrated across substances, across treatment settings, and across decades of clinical study. People who remain in some form of structured care for longer periods are consistently more likely to reduce their substance use, avoid relapse, and regain stability in their employment, relationships, and overall functioning.
Despite this, much of the treatment system still operates on short timelines. Many publicly funded and insurance-driven programs are built around 28- or 30-day stays, a model shaped more by cost containment than by what the clinical evidence actually supports. The disconnect between what research shows and what most people are offered when they enter treatment is one of the more important gaps for anyone evaluating their options to understand. A 20-year review of continuing care studies conducted through the University of Pennsylvania examined what actually makes the difference in sustaining recovery after an initial phase of treatment, and found that duration was one of the clearest predictors of success.
“The results indicate that continuing care interventions were more likely to produce positive treatment effects when they had a longer planned duration, made more active efforts to deliver treatment to patients, and were studied more recently.”
What This Means
The research is clear that treatment programs with a longer planned duration produce better results, because recovery involves real behavioral and neurological change that doesn’t happen on a fixed schedule. Equally important, the most effective programs don’t just keep the door open longer; they actively reach out to keep people engaged, rather than waiting for patients to show up on their own. For anyone currently looking for a treatment program, these findings suggest two practical questions worth asking: how long does the program’s care plan actually extend, and what does the facility do to keep people connected to support after the initial phase ends?