Open Door Mission’s DoorWay Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program employs a multi-level approach to drug and alcohol recovery. It’s an intensive, 9-month, scripture based program designed to help students overcome drug and alcohol addictions. When men enter the program, they spend 20 hours a week in a comprehensive curriculum of self-discovery, life-skills, and spiritual renewal, and Bible study. They also participate actively in mentoring, counseling, and family reunification programs. DoorWay is the only program in Texas to offer this multilevel approach to drug and alcohol recovery.

An integral part of Open Door Mission’s DoorWay Program is EEG-OC Biofeedback, a collaborative program with Southwest Health Technology Foundation that we have operated continuously since 1999.

In a 2005 article published in The Journal of Neurotherapy, Read specifically about Open Door Mission’s Biofeedback program, the researchers conclude that “the combination of electroencephalographic operating conditioning (EEG-OC) and faith-based programs is effective in the treatment of crack-cocaine addiction.”

The researchers further demonstrated that the ‘relapse’ rate of cocaine addicted men can be significantly reduced using EEG-OC, especially when it is used as an adjunctive therapy with Open Door Mission’s drug and alcohol rehabilitation and recovery program. In fact, EEG-OC shows a much lower ‘relapse’ rate of 51% compared to 65 to 70% for more traditional methods of drug and alcohol recovery.

Additionally, the researchers found that after 12 months, the combination of EEG-OC and Open Door Mission’s faith-based program had a dramatic effect on other ‘lifestyle’ issues; for example,

• 92% of the men were maintaining a regular residence
• 91% were employed or in school
• 89% had no subsequent arrests
• Depression and anxiety levels dropped dramatically