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Welcome to ARCA Durban - Assisted Recovery Centres of Africa

Assisted Recovery Centres of Africa ARCA Durban provides an exclusive treatment for alcoholism and drug addiction throughout South Africa, offering a Rehabilitation Detox Naltrexone Treatment Program. We offer a superior, evidence-based, and medically cutting-edge approach to the treatment of addiction. If you have been frustrated by repeated failures at recovery; unaware that there are proven anti-craving medications that can significantly improve treatment outcomes, give us a confidential call to learn more about Assisted Recovery Centres of Africa's program.

Addictive disorders, which include alcoholism, are as ancient as human existence. The effects of intoxication and hallucinogenic experience have filled mankind with a mixture of fear and fascination. The ability to dissociate from the normal to a state of 'being outside the body' has irresistibly drawn human beings to experiment with a cacophony of foods and drugs to achieve a state that is hard to describe.

The inability of society to offer remedies for people afflicted with addictive disorders often was translated into condemnation and stigma, which even to this day continues to be practiced in some form or the other. The stigma associated with the disease and the desperate search for help by the victims of the disease created a situation that led well-meaning scientists, physicians, clergymen and yes, even quacks and charlatans to offer remedies and cures that did more harm than good; - rightly observed, no group of people has been more exploited than alcoholics.

Assisted Recovery Centres of Africa is here to help you get your life back for good so if you are ready for assistance, please call ARCA Durban's 24-Hour Help Line 078 27 22 911 for a confidential consultation.


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ARCA Durban's Solution to Drug & Alcohol Addiction

ARCA Durban was recently on Carte Blanche showing how effective the exclusive Naltrexone treatment is for two heroin addicts. After watching the video clip above, you can see from the outcome that Assisted Recovery Centre Africa can help get your life back, click here for more details.

The patients who choose Assisted Recovery want more than a 12-step program

Alcohol and narcotics damage the brain s pleasure system, producing the overwhelming cravings of addiction. This chemical imbalance can be corrected with medication. Unlike older alternatives, these treatments are non-mood altering, non-addictive and have few side effects. Most patients take anti-craving medications for three to six months and continue counseling for up to one year. Freed from physical discomforts, you can focus on relapse-prevention counseling and long-term recovery. Best of all, you can undertake this treatment on an outpatient basis.

These programs have helped many people toward recovery, but they aren't for everyone. We understand that recovery is a long-term process with high points and low points along the way. ARCA Durban offers safe, proven anti-craving medications combined with relapse-prevention therapy to address the neurochemical, biological, social, and psychological aspects of drug and alcohol addiction. With this new approach, people who have struggled for years with chemical, alcohol, opioid drug dependencies are finally achieving their dream of sobriety.

Success Story Testimonials

Beyond 12 Step Program

Addiction affects not only the person afflicted, but their family as well. We have been fortunate to develop relationships with our clients and their families. Recovery not only has a healing affect on clients, but also their families as well. Here are some of the testimonials from family members of our clients. Assisted Recovery Centres of Africa has treated many clients and their families from different backgrounds. Please find a selection of testimonies of their experiences below.

Bo: With ARCA Durban's sophisticated methodology, combined with Mum's dedication and resolve, have resulted in Mum's return to being a mother (not just my mother), role model and dearest friend.
Bo's Story

For more than 20 years, Mum has battled the alcoholism monster. ARCA's unique program has been the most successful to date... and a non-trivial success at that. The "fear" of calling Mum at home in the evenings has all but disappeared. Mum's outlook on life has changed from one of despair, resignation and destruction to one of hope, responsibility and affirmation. As a result, not only has my relationship with Mum strengthened, but also my individual strength has been bolstered; in effect, her demonstrated strength has become mine.

Katie's Story

My dad went tried tons of stuff to help him recover (AA was one thing), but you were really the one thing that helped him. My mum and I love my dad with all our hearts; we think you're the reason why my dad isn't drinking in a motel right now and my mom and I aren't living in an apartment complex. Also, he being sober is why I'm able to be involved in so many activities.

I wanted to thank you so, so much for helping my dad. You saved our family. Because of you, my life is so much better. You helped my dad get over his addiction, and I will be eternally grateful to you because of that.

Assisted Recovery treatment has helped hundreds of people get on the road to recovery and stay there by going beyond the 12-step programs that are available. ARCA Durban offers the latest medications to minimise withdrawal symptoms and control cravings. This combined with expert counseling and cognitive behavioral therapy, this is by far, the most effective treatment approach for acholism and drug dependance available today in South Africa.

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A Division of ARCA America

Percy Menzies from ARCA America in DurbanMr.Percy Menzies is the founder and President of Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA), a treatment centre for alcohol and drug use disorders in the USA. Mr.Percy holds a Master's Degree in Pharmacy, is a board member of the American Council on Alcoholism, and is presently the acting president.

Percy's interest and passion for pharmacological treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism goes back to the early 1980's when a science-based, medical model treatment using naltrexone was first introduced for the treatment of heroin addiction. He worked over 18 years for DuPont Pharmaceuticals in various positions and had responsibility for naltrexone as the Associate Product Manager.

He has worked closely with drugs courts and other private and state agencies to promote, train and evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacological treatment of drug addictions and alcoholism. He has spoken to a wide range of audiences in the US and abroad.

Percy Menzies, M. Pharm. believes in offering treatments that incorporate the advances made in the understanding of the neurochemistry of addictions and the results seem like miracles to the patients.

Click here to find out more about Percy Menzies, M. Pharm., RSAP - the founder of ARCA Midwest in America.

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