Sierra Tucson

Stella M. 

on Yelp

10 years ago

although admittedly established, sierra tucscon is not a good place! NEVER been quite sure how they get away with seeming like a top facility.. i'd say they pay off the reviewers. if you dont already have a problem, theyll give you one. there are highly trained professionals here who give nonsense diagnoses; the staff is disorganized and rude as hell, not to mention the layout is completely isolating and depressing. do yourself a favor and save your money! Go somewhere else....anywhere else. 

Bill W. 

on Yelp

10 years ago

I helped to get a friend into Sierra Tuscon who was suicidal. He did not have much money so I worked with friends and family to find the money for a 45 day treatment program. My friend was very direct in telling the inpatient people the issues he was dealing with. His greatest fear, after trying other clinics was that Sierra Tucson could not help him. He arrived on a Wednesday evening at 11 PM and was told on Friday morning by Dr. Genovese, the lead doctor on the case, that they could not help him. I spoke with Dr. Genove... read more

Apartment G. 

on Yelp

10 years ago

It's a retreat for public speaking. You pay a lot of money to tell people all about your problems, then listen to everyone else's issues. Many people love the attention & hearing themselves speak. I hated it! I have issues with alcohol. Alcohol makes me crazy, but the staff is also crazy, all on their own, & should not be helping people. Sleeping is difficult. They open the door to your room all through the night to spy on you. They pound on your door at 5:45 am to wake you up. If you have a snoring roommate, well too b... read more

Sarah S. 

on Yelp

11 years ago

Robert- you point out so many problems that could be behind my awful experience at Sierra Tucson in the fall of 2009. I'm no pharmacist, but luckily I knew enough about medications and the appearance of various generics to catch the nurses on the multiple occasions I was given the wrong medication(s). However, that isn't my primary complaint about this place. I went for treatment of PTSD due to sexual trauma, as well as chronic pain treatment. Their solution was to place me on high doses of oxycontin and xanax (among a bunc... read more

Bryan V. 

on Yelp

11 years ago

I would give 2 ZERO STARS IF I COULD!!! I went there for chronic pain and major depressive disorder. When I left there 7 days later on the 4th of Sept 2013 I had/ filed a formal grievance against them. I was in the beginning stages of with drawl of my pain meds. ALL OF YOUR NARCOTICS YOU BRING are NOT GIVEN BACK, SO DON'T BRING SQUAT WITH YOU! (I was even told to bring my meds by admissions) The best part was Dr L*****r only gave me 4 Tylenol 3's when I rebuffed his trying to get me to stay. My fentanyl 50 mcg patch (was on ... read more

Ted B. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

To anyone reading this: let me give it to you straight from the perspective of a person who has extensively done their due diligence... I consider myself to be a self appointed "expert" in treatment centers for substance abuse and/or eating disorders. If you or a loved one are considering going to Sierra Tucson, PLEASE do yourself a favor, save the money and STAY AWAY FROM THIS HELLHOLE. This place is run by money hungry, incompetent monkeys. 1. All they want is your $$$. I certainly got a glimpse of this when I asked my in... read more

Paul A. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

When I went to ST I had a lot of hope. Unfortunately it was more of a vacation, it is beautiful with caring staff but they were way to quick to label me with "disorders" and then just give me medications for those disorders, i left on more substances than I went in on. I just didn't feel I had the opportunity to confront some underlying issues 

Heidi M. 

on Yelp

13 years ago

I still have nightmares about this place. Don't go to Sierra Tucson for an eating disorder. Their ED program is not well developed. There are no ED lectures or discussion groups. So for a month I went to AA, co dependency, and 12 step meetings...UM this is a $50K program and what the hell am I actually paying for? The Sierra Tucson staff as a whole is not sensitive to ED triggers and have no idea how to respect ED patients. Mentally, my eating disorder got worse because of this place. Only thing I got out of treatment, is... read more

Caroline R. 

on Yelp

13 years ago

This place was absolutely horrid. They advertise themselves as a cure for everything. I went there to handle my grief 3 months after my child died. I was frankly suicidal. I have had a lot of trauma in my life, that I have worked on a lot. I WAS GRIEVING THE VERY RECENT UNEXPECTED TRAGIC DEATH OF MY CHILD. But the idiot intake person decided to pigeon hole me into truama treatment. I had to sit with my grief in groups while people went into elaborate detail about the sexual abuse they had experienced. The food was horrible.... read more