Alaska Addiction Rehab Services

Nugen's RanchAlaska Addiction Rehabilitation Services, Inc. 

Who benefits from treatment at Nugen's Ranch?

Clients at Nugen's Ranch will:

If you are interested in seeking help from Nugen's Ranch please fill out the following forms and fax them to (907) 376-2348 or mail them to P.O. Box 871545, Wasilla, AK 99687.

General information for Applicants

Cover Sheet For Application

     The founders of Nugen's Ranch had some unusual ideas, back in the early 1980's, when they were making plans to open the first long-term alcoholism treatment program in Alaska. 

Leonard and Henrietta Nugen opened Nugen's Ranch in 1981, with the support of a visionary Board of Directors.  Their views on the successfull treatment of long-term alcoholism, since then, have provided blueprints for sober living for people throughout Alaska.

     Nugen's Ranch became the first long-term treatment program in Alaska to receive national accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitaion Facilities (CARF) in 1993.

     Karen Nugen-Logan, daughter of the founders, was named Executive Director in 1994.  Her appointment created a second generation of Nugen-based philosophy - training and education balanced with the cold reality of experience with addiction behaviors.  Employed by the Ranch since 1985, Karen Nugen-Logan has guided the Ranch's operations into a new century.

     Today Nugen's Ranch serves adult men and women who have abused alcohol and drugs.  The beautiful Matanuska-Susitna Valley setting, daily Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings, NA meetings, farm activities, work therapy, individual and small group counseling combine to create a supportive low-key family atmosphere.

     Nugen's Ranch is the real thing.  A large homey facility with standard living and learning areas.  A large garden, animal pens and sheds, and a large greenhouse take up a portion of the 116-acre site located at the corner of W. Pt. MacKenzie Rd. and Holstein Rd.  The care of pigs and work in the greenhouse provides food for the program and an importent sense of self-worth to its clients.  Clients also help market seedlings, plants and produce from the greenhouse and gardens to the public as part of their work therapy.  An outside workshop and a workout room, as well as a computer lab and arts and crafts areas are also available to Nugen's clients.

The Nugen's Ranch Program

     Every treatment plan begins with a careful, personlized assessment.  The client and the counselor draft a treatment plan together, that lists problem areas, target issues, and the steps needed to solve them.  Through individual weekly sessions, therapy groups and other personal growth activities, each client learns how to apply healthy solutions to problems in all areas of their life.

     The treatment program at Nugen's Ranch is based on the AA Twelve Step philosophy. That philosophy, which has guided thousands of Alaskans to sober lives, believes that alcoholism and drug addictions are overcome and controlled by a basic change in self-understanding and an improved sense of self-worth.

     Staff members at Nugen's Ranch lead educational programs, provide healthy adult role models, and make themselves available for individuals help on special issues like money management and good eating habits.  The staff is always willing to participate in the many special celebrations and down-home social activities at the Ranch.

New Skills for Sobriety

     Just sobering up isn't enough for recovery for a long-term abuser.  Recovery means a return to physical and mental well-being, as well as sobriety.  Clients learn new skills for staying sober, and develop new habits that can support staying clean and sober for the rest of their lives.

     Nugen's Ranch is a place where clients and staff are involved in the daily life and operation of the community.  Our Valley neighbors appreciate and support this participation.  Clients have been proud to win ribbons and awards for crafts and greenhouse produce at the Alaska State Fair.  Other community activities, like creating parade floats or amateur theater productions, help our clients achieve a feelling of belonging in the community, and sense of fulfillment important to building their self esteem.

     The recovery process can take up to two years depending on the severity of the clients addiction and/or mental health issues.  Recovery at Nugen's Ranch is a return to physical and mental well-being and a sober life, reinforced by sober life skills.

     Each client works with a counselor to develop a "continuing-care" plan before they return to their home.  This plan provides for ongoing support for clients in whatever setting they return to, after their discharge from Nugen's Ranch.  The plan includes referrals to available community agencies, as needed.

     Strong follow-up continuing-care programs, following discharge, help to insure the success of the treatment, and add another voice of support to the addicts recovery effort.

     Clients may contact the Ranch staff by telephone, letter or personal visit for support, guidanceor just to keep in touch at any time after a successful discharge.

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Do not use medication for opioid addiction

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling
• Rational emotive behavioral therapy

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Residential
• Long-term residential

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• State substance abuse agency
• Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Access to recovery (ATR) voucher
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

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Language Services

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
• Adult women
• Adult men

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Ancillary Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• Marital/couples counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Martix Model
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Young adults
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

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