Aegis Treatment Centers

I was 6 yrs old when I had my first morphine experience at the dentist office, and it took away all the crunchiness i was feeling in my alcoholic home life. From that point on I sought out to kill all of my emotional pain with any kind of substances that were mind and mood altering.I was quite successful at finding pills in the cabinets of unsuspecting adults as I come from an era when addiction wasn't a house hold word especially from an elementary school kid. By age 11 i was drinking to get drunk smoking cigarettes, huffing gasoline daily. I was an adrenaline junkie as well lying cheating and burglaries were a wonderful cheap way of filling that bill. oh yes I was given positive strokes for beating up kids in our neighborhood that my dad didnt like. Children of alcoholics usually arent just given acceptence based on the fact that they are human. No, we have to do tricks like a dog to get approval from our parents. love isnt just a given. Having to make your own bottles when you are just 2 yrs. old does irreputable damage to a person. Opiates filled a void in me that otherwise felt raw like a wound that wont heal. By the time I found Aegis in Chico I was42. Nine other treatment centers,countless detox stays AA meetings by the hundreds and a gunshot wound to the head by a serial killer who had killed 17 other people. Nothing else has given me what Methadose Maintenance coupled with an individualized TX plan and exceptional staff members who are highly skilled people who are dedicated to the cause of helping sick hurting addicts become whole human being and sussessful members of society. thank you Aegis for the happyiest 10yrs of my 53 yr life. yes Aegis get 5 stars from me .

Im grateful for service, always. However, Wow, not good at this timenOnly thing saving us is dosing nurse Hope. It's sad. They have the money too fix this and treat patients and employees right, but choose not too. If/when my counselor Thomas leaves I'm gonna be extra bummed. People are so rude and cruel there. In need of help.

This place has changed my life for the better I'm so glad I found this treatment center!

Why doesn't this place state in there description that they dont try to take patients off the methadone unless the patients want to. I know 3 people that go to this clinic and one has been going to this place for over 10 years. They need to have a cap date and start weaning these people off because I have a family member that is still going after 3 years and not getting weaned off and this effects there families still.

I really like my counselor Selina. All the people there are doing a good job. I am happy with the program and the results. Me, my brother, and a long time friend, all started the program together. Now it's been a year and two months and all three of us are off the illicit drugs. I am very happy with the program.