First open in 1987 the Ozanam Detox Center serves 40,000 low-income men and women each year. Affectionally referred to as "The Oz", the center provides the first step on the road to sobriety. Patients are allowed a four day stay which includes a bed, three hot meals and a safe shelter for the environment of their addiction. There is also counseling and relapse prevention workshops in the form of informational videos and 12-step meetings.
Most of The Wellness Center participants flow in from the Detox Center because both programs are housed in the same building. According to R.J, a Vincentian Volunteer who spends 5 days a week as The Oz, most of the participants respond well to and are most interested in information from people they can relate to, recovered substance abusers. Patients are more apt to actively participate in activities that involves advice and experience from people who had dealt with the same substance abuse struggles and issues.
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