Our kid entered Sundown with great emotional wounds and was a mj, benz, heroine, and coke user. this place really turned his life around, gave him the tools necessary to cope and fight the lifelong battle ahead. had too fight insurance who hate to pay, sundown know and support us, and love our kid. it was little rough adjustment but he wanted to fight and win against addiction. rally helped our family, not all in our family wanted or believed sundown could help, some think sundown make zombies, this is not so. they are very open and answer and help at any time of day, counselors give their life effort to help our kids and family. some could have bad result if they only do work halfway. the enemy is disease, the addiction. do not let your kid leave too soon, she must be prepared for what life will be outside. do not just move kid back home or pretend all is fixed like a broken car. it does not work that way and kid will fail or relapse, be firm and learn yourself so well or you can lose your kid forever. no latchkey parents or relatives, those can kill the kid and not know it.

They have approx 54 per day, in residence, and a staff of 140, 24/7. Our experience is not overcrowding at all, and we spent a lot of time there. The methods, and program, and counseling, and Dr.s are quite transparent.

PROS: state certified, real doctors, huge helpful staff, loving but strong consulers, super environment, outstanding transparency, amazing communication, family owned business (its 4 siblings that own it who want to help save kids one by one), family counseling for all family, help with after-leaving, no zombie kids, great safety and concern for kids, such good preparation for our kid.

CONS: not really great first impression, buildings are country and rural not city and slick, some kids (really parents in most case) not complete program (it is individual) cuz some think they are ‘ready’ when they start to feel good in 3 or 4 weeks, a little scary at first,(in days 1-6 really during adjust to new surrounding and team life), quite a few rules (but yes i admit they are for safety and privacy for kids, there are under 18s here also, plus really many not used to rules in life before day 1 here).

The program at Sundown Ranch was beyond my expectation. As a parent, I was very nervous about sending my child far away from home. The family involvement was very good and my boys came out changed. They address underlying issues that helped their hearts and minds as well. My boys had support from peers as well as counselors that gave them an excitement for living a sober lifestyle. I would recommend this place to anyone but especially young adults who would like to stop using but don't know how.