BRIDGING THE GAPS (BTG) in Winchester, Virginia, about an hour's drive west of Washington, was founded by Stan Stokes for the purpose of providing a physiological/biochemical rebalancing approach to addiction recovery. Stan was motivated to find integrative methods for more effective treatment by the high rate of relapse he saw with traditional treatment and, more recently, with the use of prescription medications.

BTG was established to do just that: bridge the gaps between what was being done in treatment and what he believed was possible with biochemical rebalancing. This process of rebalancing the brain chemistry is a model in progress at BTG.