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Alcohol addiction and abuse claims thousands of lives across the country each year. Some notable statistics on alcohol addiction include:

  • More than 65 million Americans report binge drinking or heavy drinking in a one-month period, which is more than 40 percent of those who drink alcohol.

  • In 2019, there were 10,142 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities, totaling 28 percent of all traffic fatalities for the year. 

  • Teen alcohol use kills 4,300 people each year, more than all illegal drugs combined.

 

Click for general tips, information for parents, and information specifically about underage drinking and college drinking. If you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol or other drug use, call the Ohio CareLine at 1.800.720.9616 to be connected to resources in your community, access the Ohio Crisis Text Line by texting the keyword 4HOPE to 741 741, or visit findtreatment.gov.

DRUG & ALCOHOL TREATMENT

Bayshore Counseling Services provides a complete range of outpatient alcohol and drug services. All alcohol and drug services are provided by qualified chemical dependency counselors and therapists licensed by the State of Ohio.

At Bayshore Counseling your first appointment will involve completing paperwork regarding basic information about you. You will meet your counselor/therapist for the initial Diagnostic Assessment. In our Alcohol and Drug department we have a variety of groups which address both abuse and addiction to substances. You and your counselor/therapist will discuss your concerns and expectations for services and which type of treatment and/or group will work best for your needs. Our alcohol and drug programming is based on the Stages of Change model and may include: Individual and/or Group sessions, as well as Medication services if deemed appropriate by you and your therapist/counselor.

COURT TREATMENT PROGRAMMING

Ottawa County

  • Mental Health Court

  • Veterans Court

  • Adult Drug Court

  • Start program

Erie County

  • Family Drug Court

  • Adult Drug Court

  • Start program

Our clinicians offer various modalities of treatment which include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
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Anger Management Group Bayshore provides an 8 week Anger Management Group. This group incorporates psychoeducation and some treatment aspects around anger and how to learn healthier coping and communication with others. It is a group for persons with a 1st time misdemeanor charge or for persons who self-identify as having anger issues. We also accept referrals from other community agencies such as Children's Services.

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