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Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Insurance Accepted30 - 365 days
Pioneer Center North is a non-profit organization that supports individuals transitioning from prison to society. With a focus on addressing substance abuse and mental health issues, they offer a safe space and a range of services such as medication assistance, addiction education, and life skill development. This program is for adults over 18 and provides round-the-clock care for an average of 30-60 days.
Pioneer Center North is a non-profit organization that supports individuals transitioning from prison to society. With a focus on addressing substance abuse and mental health issues, they offer a safe space and a range of services such as medication assistance, addiction education, and life skill development. This program is for adults over 18 and provides round-the-clock care for an average of 30-60 days.
Pioneer Center North is a non-profit organization that began as a halfway house and has now expanded to a program that helps individuals reenter society from prison. The overarching goal through this program is to provide a safe space for these individuals where they are able to receive help for any substance use problems or mental health issues that need to be addressed prior to reentering life with full independence. This specific location offers 70 beds to clients needing help through service...
Pioneer Center North is a non-profit organization that began as a halfway house and has now expanded to a program that helps individuals reenter society from prison. The overarching goal through this program is to provide a safe space for these individuals where they are able to receive help for any substance use problems or mental health issues that need to be addressed prior to reentering life with full independence. This specific location offers 70 beds to clients needing help through services such as medication assistance, addiction education, life skill development, nutritional guidance, therapeutic fitness, recreation, meditation, pain management, and relaxation training. This program is specifically meant for men and women over the age of 18 who require intensive, round-the-clock care. The length of each program does depend entirely on the individual but on average does last around 30 or 60 days.
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Pioneer Center North is a non-profit organization that began as a halfway house and has now expanded to a program that helps individuals reenter society from prison. The overarching goal through this program is to provide a safe space for these individuals where they are able to receive help for any substance use problems or mental health issues that need to be addressed prior to reentering life with full independence. This specific location offers 70 beds to clients needing help through services such as medication assistance, addiction education, life skill development, nutritional guidance, therapeutic fitness, recreation, meditation, pain management, and relaxation training. This program is specifically meant for men and women over the age of 18 who require intensive, round-the-clock care. The length of each program does depend entirely on the individual but on average does last around 30 or 60 days.
The staff are friendly and supportive, fostering a safe and comprehensive atmosphere.
The facility offers a variety of activities and amenities such as a volleyball court, commissary, and organized outings.
Many patients form lasting friendships and find the program effective if they actively participate.
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Benefits
The staff are friendly and supportive, fostering a safe and comprehensive atmosphere.
The facility offers a variety of activities and amenities such as a volleyball court, commissary, and organized outings.
Many patients form lasting friendships and find the program effective if they actively participate.
Drawbacks
Recent Reviews
May 12th, 2025
I was myself a patient at this place from late July to mid September. From the first day, the staff were not only friendly...and I can name them all by name, and point out every one of their special qualities..but the point of my review is to praise all the staff for their team work, not individual work..but an ability to maintain the peace, despite attitudes of different individuals, and provide a safe and comprehensive atmosphere to begin a new life, not simply sober...but a better person ...
May 12th, 2025
I was myself a patient at this place from late July to mid September. From the first day, the staff were not only friendly...and I can name them all by name, and point out every one of their special qualities..but the point of my review is to praise all the staff for their team work, not individual work..but an ability to maintain the peace, despite attitudes of different individuals, and provide a safe and comprehensive atmosphere to begin a new life, not simply sober...but a better person while being sober. The place is amazing.
May 12th, 2023
Like all treatment centers, your outcome and experience will depend on your attitude and how much work you are willing to do on yourself. I'll admit that when I first arrived I was skeptical, however I came straight out of a federal detention center so I was happy that I would be allowed to smoke and wear my own clothes and have my own bedding. The food, I thought, was great compared to prison food. Plus the facility was coed, and I'll admit that seeing a man that close was refreshing.
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May 12th, 2023
Like all treatment centers, your outcome and experience will depend on your attitude and how much work you are willing to do on yourself. I'll admit that when I first arrived I was skeptical, however I came straight out of a federal detention center so I was happy that I would be allowed to smoke and wear my own clothes and have my own bedding. The food, I thought, was great compared to prison food. Plus the facility was coed, and I'll admit that seeing a man that close was refreshing.
One of the counselors told us that this facility is like the bottom barrel of drug treatment centers, it's definitely not Passages Malibu.
But if you are coming from jail or from living on the streets, ill guarantee you will find this place much better. I made some really good friends here, and I'm not the type to bond with other women easily. I went here in 2012, and I still speak to those women, almost 9 years later. I'm happy to say that they are still sober, so this place works if you work the program. Like I said, it's much better than jail and for many of us, it's the last stop before prison or death. One time, while I was there, a girl snuck in heroin...her BF brought it during a visit. She foolishly shared her drugs with her roommate, they shot up in the bathroom right before dinner. However her roommate wasn't used to the drug and overdosed right there in the courtyard while we were sitting down to dinner. She basically died, we watched the medics give her CPR as we ate. It was surreal and sad. They were able to bring her around, and she went to the ER to get stabilized. The girl who snuck in drugs was kicked out, and they let the girl who overdosed come back to the program after a vote amongst us women. Frankly, even my own friends and roommates snuck in drugs, but I kept my nose clean because I was on federal probation and would get a long sentence if I didn't complete treatment. It's a choice...you can make the most of your time there or you can screw off. I went to PCN in the summer, and I really had a blast. They have a courtyard with a volleyball court, and we played with the men (although they don't allow much fraternization) or they have a little path where you can walk or jog. Make sure you bring an MP3 to listen to music on. Obviously you can't use your phone. Having an MP3 saved me, it's nice to have headphones so you can block all of the catty chattering out. Music is a great recovery tool.
They have a dress code, but you can wear your own clothes. They also have a commissary where you can buy extra snacks, but it's expensive. When I went there, they had a payphone for personal calls. They also had a lot of activities, such as crafts and nail painting, volleyball tournaments, softball, walks to the nearby creek and AA/NA meetings. The property is huge, beautiful In the summer. In the warmer months they will organize outings, such as a trip to Deception Pass or a big AA BBQ in town. We went to the beach a few times and the staff would often stop at a restaurant where we could buy things, if we had money on your books. I recommend that you take as much as you can with you, so you'll be able to get the extras on your outings or for commissary. You can also bring cigarettes and have them mailed in. You will need to bring your own hygiene items and bedding.
As for the staff, I don't recall that any of them were that terrible. As with anything, sometimes you click with a person and sometimes you don't. If you don't cause trouble and mind your own business and work the program then they will leave you alone.
My counselor was great and gave me a great report to my probation officer. This facility had its share of problems but hey....it's better than jail. There is also an opportunity to work, if you are low on cash. They paid minimum wage, and it was just jobs like cleaning the bathrooms or dining area.
May 12th, 2022
This place does the absolute best with what they have I guarantee it. I have been here a few times and it never worked for me, this time (11/12-12/14) I really wanted to stay clean and they helped me get where I needed to go. They got me into a really nice clean & sober house, they helped me setup all my necessary appointments, and they set me up with after care. Like anything else your time in a closed environment depends on your additude, I thought positive and stayed grateful that this pla...
May 12th, 2022
This place does the absolute best with what they have I guarantee it. I have been here a few times and it never worked for me, this time (11/12-12/14) I really wanted to stay clean and they helped me get where I needed to go. They got me into a really nice clean & sober house, they helped me setup all my necessary appointments, and they set me up with after care. Like anything else your time in a closed environment depends on your additude, I thought positive and stayed grateful that this place existed to help people like myself. My counsiler and case worker were pretty awesome and helped me as much as they could. Everyone whome I lived with were really nice and supportive, and if there are people who aren't you can just stay away from them. Of course there is a little drama, but what do you expect from around 60 drug addicts living together? The respect we all showed each other was pretty amazing in my opinion. The food isn't great, considering this is an all expense paid treatment I think it's pretty decent, and considering I ate every other day before I got there I was pretty grateful to get what I got. I never take this much time to review anything but I would hate to see someone turn down a treatment center because bad reviews. I was a homeless heroin addict for over 10 years, I have been to jail many times and have around 6 felony charges, I'm saying this because I honestly believe if I can change, absolutely anyone can. Please give yourself a chance and if your offered treatment at PCN, take it. It may not be Passges Malibu but it's a place full of good people who want to see you change your life!
Much love, Evan Schreiber.
May 12th, 2023
My son was heavily addicted to Heroin. He went here and it saved his life! He was headed down a path of destruction. In the first few days, he wanted to leave but a couple of friends in there talked him into staying a little bit longer. I'm so glad they did! He is a totally different person than the one that went in. I'm so proud of him! He's been clean 4 years now and is doing great!
At the time (2017) this was the only place that offered inpatient treatment for Medicaid insurance. Thank yo...
May 12th, 2023
My son was heavily addicted to Heroin. He went here and it saved his life! He was headed down a path of destruction. In the first few days, he wanted to leave but a couple of friends in there talked him into staying a little bit longer. I'm so glad they did! He is a totally different person than the one that went in. I'm so proud of him! He's been clean 4 years now and is doing great!
At the time (2017) this was the only place that offered inpatient treatment for Medicaid insurance. Thank you Pioneer Center North for being there.
May 12th, 2022
Despite all the negative reviews, this place saved my life. No it’s not Betty Ford or Passages of Malibu; most, if not all, who attend are getting free treatment paid for by the state. I went there in 2016, so I can’t speak for the counseling staff now, but the counselors that were there when I went were top-notch and really went out of their way to help. Yes, it has its flaws like most places, but for the price I paid (nothing) and the results I got out of it I’ll be the last to complain abo...
May 12th, 2022
Despite all the negative reviews, this place saved my life. No it’s not Betty Ford or Passages of Malibu; most, if not all, who attend are getting free treatment paid for by the state. I went there in 2016, so I can’t speak for the counseling staff now, but the counselors that were there when I went were top-notch and really went out of their way to help. Yes, it has its flaws like most places, but for the price I paid (nothing) and the results I got out of it I’ll be the last to complain about this place. They do very well considering their budget limits.
If you really want to get and stay clean and sober this place has the tools to help. If you’re looking for a resort maybe try somewhere else.
May 12th, 2022
There is some nice staff here, but the living conditions aren't so good. They don't really do anything about us freezing in our rooms. But my problem was that some of the staff need to do better at atleast TRYING to not act disgusted when you talk about things that have happened to you as an addict. Particularly a nurse that came outside to ask me questions and she judged me pretty hard when I was answering her
May 12th, 2022
There is some nice staff here, but the living conditions aren't so good. They don't really do anything about us freezing in our rooms. But my problem was that some of the staff need to do better at atleast TRYING to not act disgusted when you talk about things that have happened to you as an addict. Particularly a nurse that came outside to ask me questions and she judged me pretty hard when I was answering her
May 12th, 2021
Hands down this place was the worst agencies I've ever had to deal with, the majority of the negative reviews I'm seeing on here are very true if not all of them. I've been to a handful of inpatient/outpatient places in the last six or seven years or so and this one shouldn't even qualify as a treatment center. Myself and so many others were totally confused on what exactly they claimed to treat. Many clients didn't see their case workers until a couple or a few weeks into their 28 day stay a...
May 12th, 2021
Hands down this place was the worst agencies I've ever had to deal with, the majority of the negative reviews I'm seeing on here are very true if not all of them. I've been to a handful of inpatient/outpatient places in the last six or seven years or so and this one shouldn't even qualify as a treatment center. Myself and so many others were totally confused on what exactly they claimed to treat. Many clients didn't see their case workers until a couple or a few weeks into their 28 day stay and when they did alot of them had to deal with a really immature little girl as the case worker she had to be only twenty or so who absolutely did nothing for no one especially the guys because she had this weird animosity towards men. The counselors weren't present, most of the time they were in their offices doing whatever they were doing, working the system making sure they got their payment from all the clients insurances without working with us one on one, they claim they do, they print out schedules for our one on ones but constantly don't attend or even let you know they aren't happening. It true they even take people's foods stamps even though the family needed more than myself, they don't give you a choice, either give up your food stamps or they will not let you in. For the entire day their is one single class which last roughly an hour and in the afternoon they place us in one of the viewing rooms to watch a video from the 80s that only had to do with treatment on a every other day basis, the other times it was just a random movie one of the rts staff picked out at random because they just didn't care, sometimes the rts staff didn't even care to get the movie going but the staff wouldn't do a thing just stamp their sheets and not care about anything. Half of the staff many of us felt were totally ignorant about anything treatment or addiction related, didn't Know how to operate simple things like computers and printing out documents, I ask the med staff to print out a information packet of brand new antidepressant med they put me on, the staff were literally too old and ignorant to understand the concept of going online looking through searches on google, finding a couple page summary. They looked at me like I was explaining rocket science to them just staring at me with a bewildered look. I could go on and on but you get the idea avoid this place, they should just shut down and quit wasting people's time most of the staff are just people who couldn't get hired on at a real treatment center .there were only a couple staff in my own experience that genuinely cared about the clients and I wish them luck finding better jobs,
Update
My outpatient place informed many of their clients that didgwalic will no longer send any of their clients to pcn, too many others like myself had the same experience with pcn thank God. To the rude pcn staff member who said I looked high when I tried to return after going to see my Grandma, I never was and my grandmother died a couple weeks later. That same staff member didn't even apologize for saying I looked high. You're joke of a treatment is worthless and im glad didgwalic will no longer be sending any clients to you
May 12th, 2019
The culinary experience was sub par, coffee prices were outrageous from other clients, the substance abuse counselors were inexperienced, the sleeping quarters were drafty, and the medical staff were unqualified. It's where my recovery began. I had 7 years sober (no marijuana either) last August. When compared to other treatment centers it gets a two star rating but at least it's better than living in the woods
May 12th, 2019
The culinary experience was sub par, coffee prices were outrageous from other clients, the substance abuse counselors were inexperienced, the sleeping quarters were drafty, and the medical staff were unqualified. It's where my recovery began. I had 7 years sober (no marijuana either) last August. When compared to other treatment centers it gets a two star rating but at least it's better than living in the woods
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