I definitely recommend CRTC for recovery. They have a holistic addiction treatment approach. Their methodology is a balanced mix of therapy, mental health education, occupational therapy and one on one counseling.
Testimonials and alumni · Costa Rica Treatment Center
Recovery is possible. These are the people who know it firsthand.
The most honest thing we can show you is what people say after they leave. Their words. Their journeys. Their lives after CRTC.
- 4.6 from 71 Google reviews
- 65% abstinence at one year
- 700+ patients treated since 2018
71 verified reviews. 4.6 overall rating.
I spent two months at CRTC, and I honestly couldn’t have completed the program successfully without Raquel. She created an amazing tapering protocol to get me off of methadone/benzos and did everything she could to make me comfortable…
Costa Rica Treatment Center (CRTC) will always hold a special place in my heart. I arrived carrying an immense amount of pain and healing to do, struggling with battles in my own mind that I genuinely believed I might never overcome. I was…
When I arrived at CRTC, I was hopeless and broken. The night before, I had almost ended my life with a bottle of methadone pills just to make the pain stop. I didn't really feel like I deserved another chance at recovery. Before coming to…
If you or someone you love is in crisis right now, call or text 988 (US & Canada) or call 911 (emergencies, including Costa Rica).
In their own words
Costa Rica Treatment Center has saved my life. I was at rock bottom. They persistently, lovingly, firmly, therapeutically turned me back around, cared for me, taught me, changed me. I lived there for one month and just felt safe and secure.
I contacted CRTC approximately 10 times prior to flying from Oklahoma to San José and my calls and questions were always answered. I finally made my mind up to go and I could not have made a better choice for treatment.
I am a 63 year old woman. When I came to Costa Rica Treatment Center I probably weighed 89 pounds. I had no desire to live for weeks. The staff would talk to me at 4 in the morning when I could not get the idea of getting high out of my head.
The first time I told my son's story to Gernot, the owner of CRTC, he told me he was blown away by how much my son wanted to get well. The traditional approach to rehab in the US was not working. We decided to take a leap of faith into a different approach.
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