With over 25 years of experience treating patients with addictions, the staff understands how difficult it is to get those with addictions to agree to treatment and offers in-home intervention assistance to encourage those with addictions to accept treatment voluntarily. If necessary, detoxification can be completed prior to beginning treatment. After a professional assessment, the staff at The Ridge determines why drug and alcohol addiction is a destructive element in the patients’ lives, whether it is due to psychological factors, health problems, family or spiritual needs. Multiple components are addressed to determine the most effective treatment and the appropriate level of care to resolve substance abuse issues. Additionally, the curriculum focuses on the development of coping skills and strategies to handle obstacles and barriers to recovery.

Dr. Jeffrey Stuckert, Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Stuckert serves as the Medical Director of The Ridge, a residential addiction treatment program near Cincinnati and knows that the abuse of alcohol and illicit drugs is a chronic, progressive and potentially fatal disease for which there is a treatment, but no known cure.

As an American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) certified physician, Dr. Jeffrey Stuckert, M.D. has practiced clinical emergency medicine in Ohio for 29 years. He has personally attended to more than 70,000 emergency-room patients.