SHAR Fact Sheet

Since 1969, Self-Help Addiction Rehabilitation, Inc. (SHAR) has provided the needed substance abuse services for the residents of the City of Detroit and its surrounding suburbs. SHAR’s programs are nationally known, and commonly thought of as “tough”. We do not apologize for that – it has been designed that way. We recognize the devastation that the disease of addiction causes on our society, communities, and our families. We feel the pain of parents who have lost their children and children who have no parents. We have met the brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbors, co-workers and the many others who have watched addiction steal away an individuals potential and their dreams. It is true: addiction changed them into someone they didn’t want to be. SHAR provides the answer to a tough problem. Since its inception, SHAR’s mission has remained “the establishment and operation of quality substance abuse treatment facilities and programs providing necessary support services for all clients …, regardless of their ability to pay”.

We serve approximately 1500 individuals annually through two primary treatment locations, a long-term transitional facility, and two prison sites.  Licensed by the Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services, Bureau of Health Systems, our two treatment sites are listed below.

SHAR is a Therapeutic Community; one of only a few in Michigan. The treatment philosophy is based on the Therapeutic Community (TC) model with the primary agent of change being the community. We believe in self-help, behavioral change, tough love, empathy and other principles that promote personal growth and responsibility. 

Our programs are unique, effective and administered by staff with extensive experience in substance abuse, mental health treatment and the therapeutic community modality. Services are individualized, provided with utilization of best practices of behavioral health and medical science, as appropriate.  In addition, SHAR’s medical and ancillary staff includes Physicians, Psychiatrists, Nurses, Nutritionists, Food Service, Maintenance, Transportation and other qualified personnel to support our service delivery.