Brighton Hospital is the second-oldest alcohol and drug treatment program in the
country and the first to be licensed in Michigan. A national leader in
addiction treatment that began in 1950.
To begin the admissions process for treatment at Brighton Hospital,
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Online Admission Form . Alternately, you can call 1-877-976-2371. Our Customer Service representatives are
available 8 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. weekends.
Guest Speaker: Cornelius James Finnen, Esq. gives open
talk at Brighton Hospital Alumni Tune-Up:
Cornelius James Finnen,
Esq., a former Brighton patient in 1968, currently resides in New
Mexico. He was from 1971-1999 Assistant City Attorney Albuquerque,
New Mexico (retired); contiguously served as 1993-1999 Legal Advisor
for Bernalillo County New Mexico Sheriffs Department from and as
Alternate Municipal Judge for the City of Rio Rancho, New Mexico
1993-1999.
Male alcoholic succeeds in his
struggle with alcohol following 30 day stay at Brighton Hospital in
Michigan, including 14 days in Partial Hospitalization Program. His
family is now proud of him and proud of his recovery, and beginning
to trust him again.
Brighton Hospital leads the nation
in the percentage of its nurses with the coveted Certified Addiction
RN certification. This veteran nurse talks about how the hospital
helps its nurses to attain this credential and explains why she
loves working at Brighton Hospital, one of America's leading
addiction treatment facilities.
Maryanne, an Employee
Assistance Program (EAP) person in a major industry, talks with
Larry Grezak of Brighton Hospital in Michigan. Larry is an Outreach
specialist and is a veteran EAP person himself. Maryanne discusses
the benefits to both employee and employer of participation in
Employee Assistance Programs for confidential support in the fight
against alcoholism and addictions.
Married woman
recovers from polysubstance abuse with help from Brighton Hospital
and 12 step program support. Her drugs of choice were alcohol and
cocaine. Her family helped her intervention.
After his doctor gave him
less than six months to live, this male alcoholic was admitted to a
30 day program at Brighton Hospital and his life was changed as he
entered recovery and a life of sobriety.
Dr. Velayudhan
describes why she chose to becone an addiction fellow at Brighton
Hospital, site of the first addiction fellowship training program in
the USA outside of a medical school
Empty nester woman whose
alcoholism blossomed after her children grew up and left home talks
about keeping sober and helping others by attending aftercare at
Brighton Hospital's aftercare alumni Tuneups, which she attends
faithfully.
Anxious,
self-medicating addict first resisted treatment at Brighton Hospital
and then learned a great deal from it. Today he helps others and is
pursuing a masters degree.
Recovering alcoholic who received 30 day rehab treatment at
Brighton Hospital describes Alumni Aftercare Tune-up, 3 times each
year at Brighton Hospital in Michigan
Jean McGrath a former Brighton
patient and a retired Brighton employee, who will celebrate 41 years
of living in recovery on December 4, 2008, is presenting a 40 year
coin to featured speaker, Cornelius James Finnen, Esq. Cornelius
James Finnen, Esq., a former Brighton patient in 1968, currently
resides in New Mexico.
A recovering individual portrays a patient (to protect
patient privacy) in this Detoxification room at Brighton Hospital,
and is visited by a volunteer with a certified Therapy
Dog.
Adult male child of an Alcoholic
veteran of WW2 and Korean conflict recalls his father's return to
lifelong sobriety after care at Brighton Hospital and steadfast 12
step work after discharge.
Dr. Michael Brooks, chair of psychiatry at Brighton Hospital,
MI, USA discusses pain killer addiction with Michelle, a rheumatoid
arthritic, who suffers with pain so crippling that she spent more
than a year in a wheelchair, and became addicted to the pain killers
physicians had prescribed for the pain of her rheumatoid
arthritis.
Brighton Hospital maintenance employee Gary B. is in successful
recovery from Alcoholism. He enjoys working at Brighton
Hospital.
Individuals with two or more years of clean time are encouraged
to apply for positions at Brighton. Two-thirds of all Brighton
Hospital employees are in succesful recovery, and are extremely
committed to the successful rehabilitation of our patients. Patients
sense the support of Brighton associates at all levels--from the
kitchen, housekeeping and maintenance all the way to therapists and
other professionals.
Many of the employees who are not recovering individuals have
close family ties to addiction as Adult Children of Alcoholics, or
through other family relationships. Turnover is low and associate
satisfaction is high at Brighton, making for a supportive
environment for sobriety for patients and staff alike.
Virginia June teaches Auricular Acupuncture at Brighton
Hospital
Heroin addict survives coma and gets care at
Brighton
What students of Auricular Acupuncture at Brighton
Hospital want