About
About Alcohol/Drug Care Services Inc
Alcohol/Drug Care Services Inc, doing business as Waterfront Recovery Services, sits at 2413 2nd Street on the Eureka, California waterfront. The nonprofit was founded in 2015 by John McManus and Medical Director Ruby Bayan, MD — an adult, child, and addiction psychiatrist — to provide an addiction treatment model rare in California: a medically managed detox certified by the state’s Department of Health Care Services. Waterfront was the first DHCS-certified medically managed detox in California, a regulatory milestone that allows the program to provide medical withdrawal management for alcohol, opiates, methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, and polysubstance combinations.
The clinical model uses ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) criteria and dimensions of care to develop individualized treatment plans for each resident. Programming includes the evidence-based Matrix System, group therapy, family and group counseling, a trauma-informed group specifically for PTSD, the Family Recovery Group, and transitional case management for the move from residential care back to the community. The Red Road, a culturally grounded recovery program, and the John McManus Music Program round out the therapeutic offerings, with separate men’s and women’s residential houses providing structured living during treatment.
Waterfront treats substance use disorder as a whole-person condition, addressing the physical, social, and intellectual needs of residents. Staff Profile features on the website reveal an intentional pipeline: many staff, including Stephanie Sanchez (kitchen and Women’s House), were clients first and returned to work for the organization after recovery. That continuity gives the program credibility and lived-experience depth that’s hard to manufacture. Nutrition is treated as part of the clinical work — “food heals you,” as Dr. Bayan often says — with home-cooked, planned meals built into the residential program.
Waterfront Recovery Services accepts Medi-Cal (California Medicaid), TRICARE, private insurance, state insurance, and self-pay. The facility serves Humboldt County and the broader North Coast region of California, an underserved area for addiction treatment. Admissions can be reached at (707) 269-9590 or wrs.admission@gmail.com. The nonprofit relies on a mix of fee-for-service revenue, donations through the Zeffy platform, and community partnerships to keep services accessible.
- Medically managed detox program with on-site physician Dr. Ruby Bayan
- 90-day residential program combining detox with extended treatment
- Specialized Matrix System protocols for methamphetamine withdrawal
- Dedicated women's home within residential facility
- State-certified facility serving deaf and hard-of-hearing populations