Bristlecone offers a full range of treatment services.

Bristlecone Problem Gambling Center is a private non-profit agency that provides Northern Nevada, Washoe County, and our surrounding rural communities with the most comprehensive, culturally relevant, problem gambling treatment available today. For nearly 60 years our mission has been to bring desperately needed addiction services to and underserved population of individuals seeking to improve their lives and be free from crippling mental health issues. If you're suffering from substance use, problem gambling, or co-occurring disorders and are ready to make a change, we're ready to walk with you on the road to recovery. To get more information on the necessary steps to being admitted and what to expect while in treatment, please give us a call at 775-954-1400 or Get Help Now!

Vision
Bristlecone, where change happens one life at a time.

Mission
By providing strengths-based, needs-driven addiction and mental health services, we will bring treatment to an underserved population of individuals suffering from substance use, gambling, and psychological challenges that may otherwise not have access to care.   

We Believe
• Honesty and ethics are foundational to our mission
• That empathy and compassion connect us to our clients
•​ By encouraging personal growth and continued learning we foster hope
•​ All are welcome

Residential ​Treatment

The Residential program provides clients with the tools necessary to reclaim their lives. Clients live on the premises for a duration of time recommended in their treatment plan. Clients learn new ways to manage the issues associated with their addiction through group, individual and family sessions.

Outpatient ​Treatment

Outpatient treatment offers many of the same benefits as residential treatment without the client living on the premises. Bristlecone’s Outpatient programs offer flexible schedules that are least disruptive to one’s life. Participation varies depending upon the client’s personal, clinical, or legal needs.

Transitional Living Program

The Transitional Living Program gives individuals the opportunity to live in a safe and sober environment while readjusting to the community post-treatment. Transitional living allows clients to learn and exercise healthy behaviors and coping mechanisms to handle everyday situations and stressors. Individuals who enter transitional living are 25% more likely to maintain a gambling-free lifestyle.

What we do.

The Bristlecone Problem Gambling Center (BPGC) program includes residential, transitional living, outpatient & intensive outpatient, aftercare, family & concerned others, prevention services and targeted case management. The menu of products includes screenings, assessments, group and individual counseling sessions, family & concerned others sessions and aftercare support services. Our Gambling Addiction Treatment and Education (GATE) Program is one of only a few in-patient residential gambling addiction treatment centers in the Western United States.

The GATE program is unique in that it provides comprehensive treatment for clients who suffer from gambling addictions. The GATE program at Bristlecone offers a full menu of services to return problem gambling clients to healthy living. In addition, the treatment model includes services related to employment, finances, health care, family wellness, and/or educational issues that are available to clients, as they need them.​

• Residential Treatment
• Transitional Living
• Outpatient & Intensive Outpatient
• Services
• Aftercare Programs
• Family and Concerned Others
• Services
• Prevention Services
• Targeted Case Management

Our Impact On The Community

MEALS SERVED ANNUALLY

OUTPATIENT CLIENTS CURRENTLY SERVED

RESIDENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL LIVING BEDS AND GROWING!

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