Welcome To ARS Pantops Clinic 1575 State Farm Blvd. Most people dependent on opiates know the frustration of trying to stop taking drugs. They also know the daily fear of getting sick when their "medication" is not available. Life becomes a merrry-go-round of assuring the availability of medication and trying to stay "well". Those dependent on opiates know that there isn't any pleasure or "getting high" left in their use of drugs. Just who are these people? Drug dependency cuts across gender, racial and social barriers and affects a large segment of society. It is all too easy to trivialize drug dependency until it strikes home. At Pantops clinic, we cut through the confusion and frustration of drug dependency and provide medication-assisted treatment that WORKS.

Addiction IS a Disease SAMHSA Launches Partners for Recovery Website - 1/25/2006 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the launch of a website dedicated to the advancement of prevention, treatment and recovery from substance use and mental health disorders. The new Partners for Recovery website facilitates communication and resource-sharing for organizations and groups that help individuals and families achieve and maintain recovery. The Partners for Recovery (PFR) website features news and documents on recovery, collaboration, stigma reduction, workforce development and leadership development. These topics have been identified by national leaders as the most important and compelling issues for the growth and advancement of treatment and recovery across the country, and further SAMHSA's mission to build resilience and facilitate recovery for people with or at risk for alcohol and drug problems and mental illness. Examples of resources available on the PFR website include: a.. a Know Your Rights brochure for people in treatment and recovery from alcohol and drug problems; b.. presentations on challenges and issues facing the addictions treatment workforce; c.. papers on developing leadership within the addiction treatment field; d.. state and federal resources on developing recovery-oriented systems of care. The website also invites individuals, organizations and states working on recovery, stigma reduction, workforce development and leadership development issues in addiction prevention, treatment and mental health to share information about these activities so they can be made available more broadly through the website. Check it out at www.pfr.samhsa.gov or go to the LINKS section of this website for a direct connection.

The Face of Addiciton Unfortunately, when many people think of addiction they visualize a homeless person, criminal or other unfortunate they may have seen on a trip to the "big city". How untrue! It is far more likely to see the face of addiction in your church, when you get together with friends or even when you look in the mirror. Now there is an organization in Virginia that has dedicated itself to showing the public the real face of addiction. Called SAARA (Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance) of Virginia, it has a mission to maximize the power of people and to advocate for treatment and recovery. We know that addiction to alcohol and other drugs costs America $249 billion per year (US Department of Health and Human Services). We also know that the emotional and disruptive cost to families and to the individual addict is very high. Unfortunately we also know that the stigma and shame associated with addiction too often prevent people from seeking the help they need. ARS Pantops strongly urges all patients, their loved ones and the general public to support SAARA. We think the work they do makes a difference. Please to the the LINKS section of this site and visit their website.