Affordable Recovery Housing in Blue Island, IL offers safe housing and recovery services for men overcoming substance abuse. This nonprofit, situated on a former Catholic high school campus, provides unique amenities like a movie theater, arcade, weight room, pool tables, and a gymnasium.
The mission of Affordable Recovery Housing focuses on vocational training, immediate employment, recovery housing, and long-term job placement to help individuals overcome homelessness and addiction.
- Sober living homes: Residents contribute to chores, pay rent, and follow curfew in a supportive, substance-free environment.
- Group therapy: Engages participants in therapeutic groups, support groups, and psychoeducational sessions.
- Experiential therapy: Allows clients to process trauma through real-time experiences and role-play.
- 12-step programs: Focuses on holistic growth through regular 12-step meetings and one-on-one mentoring.
Affordable Recovery Housing specializes in treating adult men struggling with substance abuse and homelessness, offering a structured and supportive environment.
- 2 Conditions Treated
- 3 Levels of Care
- Speaks English, Spanish
- 14 Therapies & Programs
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. If you are taking more of your prescription, or earlier than the prescribed time interval between doses than is directed you may be abusing that medication. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally in or near Blue Island, IL, you may be suffering from substance abuse.
Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use and lead rapidly to substance abuse. The professionals at Affordable Recovery Housing are here to help.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction treatment helps people addicted to opioids in Illinois curb their drug use. The selection of a treatment setting depends on the severity of the addiction. Mild cases are usually treated in outpatient facilities; severe cases need hospitalization or treatment in a residential facility. Doctors use medicines along with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat the addiction. The treatment includes medication, counseling and therapy. It can also include group counseling, individual counseling and family counseling.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.
Aftercare comprises services that help recovering addicts readjust to normal day-to-day Illinois activities. It can last a year or even longer. Services include individual and family counseling, medications to reduce cravings, and treatment of psychiatric and other medical conditions. Aftercare support begins once you have completed earlier stages of treatment.
Therapies & Programs
When the whole family is involved, healing can be far more successful. Family counseling involves genetic factors to the family of the addict. This offers the means to cope with addiction and its underlying emotional disorders for loved ones. It is a helpful method for addicts in helping to adjust to sober living.
Payment Options
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Location & Contact

13811 South Western Avenue
Blue Island, IL 60406
Phone Number
(708) 897-9105
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Blue Island, Illinois Addiction and Treatment
In 2016, more than 2,350 Illinoisans died from drug overdoses. More than 5,500 deaths annually occur in Illinois due to the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. 7.17% of Illinois residents reported using illicit drugs in the past month (2018). Substance abuse costs the state approximately $3.5 billion every year.
Cook County, Illinois, a bustling metropolis, has been grappling with a harrowing fentanyl epidemic. From 2014 to 2018, the county witnessed a staggering 1,433 fentanyl-involved fatal overdoses. In 2022, fentanyl's deadly grip tightened, playing a role in over 85% of opioid overdose deaths. Shockingly, Cook County experienced a jaw-dropping 97% surge in fentanyl-related overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019.
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