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How Do I Know If I Have a Drug or Alcohol Problem?

Q. What are common signs of drug and alcohol problems? A. People who encounter problems which coincide with their alcohol and/or drug use but continue to drink or use drugs are most likely to have a problem. Usually people stop doing things which create problems. People with drug or alcohol abuse problems have many ways […]

Drug and Alcohol; Solution or Problem?

Q. If drug abuse, addiction and alcoholism are diseases, why do people start using drugs or alcohol in the first place? A. Many people have a difficult time finding pleasure or coping with distress and pain. In the beginning, alcohol and drugs often provide them relief- a short-cut to pain/ stress relief and pleasure. Q. […]

Orange County Drug and Alcohol Rehab- Business or Healthcare Service?

Q. Does Orange County have affordable, accessible and reputable drug rehab options? A. It is recommended that you seek a referral from your healthcare provider(s), another professional or your healthcare insurance plan. Many treatment options are available but there exist many seductive sales tactics which mislead people toward high cost and questionable drug and alcohol […]

“Drug Rehab”: What is “Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation” and what is “Addiction Treatment”

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehabilitate: to bring (someone or something) back to a normal, healthy condition after an illness, injury, drug problem, etc.; to teach (a criminal in prison) to live a normal and productive life; to bring (someone or something) back to a good condition. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treatment: the action or manner of treating a patient medically or surgically <treatment […]

Preventing Addiction When You Are Genetically Predisposed

Science and medicine have determined that about forty percent (40%) of an individual’s addiction or substance use disorder arises from their genetic predisposition. Several genes are suspected in passing the “code for addiction” which creates and individual’s dulled response to the brain messenger (neuro-transmitter) dopamine. Family histories and twin studies have for years provided science […]

Developing and Implementing a Recovery Management System

Policy and Administration Changes are required to implement the move from an acute-care model to an outpatient and recovery management system. Included in these changes are prerequisite revisions in administration: SUD treatment and recovery management must be integrated with primary medical care, mental health treatment and management. Government and private funding sources must move away […]

Outpatient Treatment & Recovery Management: Longterm Support and Monitoring of SUD Recovery

Addiction, otherwise known as “Substance Use Disorder” (SUD) is a relapsing, chronic disease which requires lifelong cognitive, behavioral, social and physiological change and maintenance. Outpatient treatment and “recovery management” are designed to prevent addiction related deterioration, morbidity, relapse, and death. Outpatient treatment and recovery management also provide solutions which guide addicted people toward resources designed […]

Building Recovery Skills at Home, Work and School

Without the transfer of recovery skills and support into the home, work and school environments, wreckage, triggers and interpersonal conflicts create a high probability of relapse and the loss of the recovery investment. Outpatient treatment integrates recovery at home in the normal environment. Outpatient treatment provides a path to recovery which is: 100% Take-Home; Organic, […]

Recovery Shouldn’t be Expensive! … Affordable Substance Abuse (Addiction) Treatment

You can pay $60,000 ($60K) per month in Malibu or West Palm Beach, $37K “Out-of-Network” from your insurance, $14K “In-Network” with your insurance coverage, or you can simply pay whatever your deductible and co-payment is for an average of twenty-five substance abuse/ addiction sessions at Twin Town Treatment Centers. Once an average of twenty-five billed […]