A 12 Step Program Can Help Arvin CA

A 12 step program is intended, first, to recognize the problem, and then take a series of actions that will help you change your behavior. You want to make the change so that it becomes a deep part of you. Each step suggests the next, and will help you on your road to substance addiction recovery.

Community Service Organization (CSO)
(661) 845-3753
8000 Segrue Street
Lamont, CA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
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(661) 861-6111
1100 Union Avenue
Bakersfield, CA
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Substance abuse
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(661) 871-3353
3533 Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Spanish

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(661) 321-3124
4520 California Avenue
Bakersfield, CA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
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Spanish

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(661) 861-1155
2105 F Street
Bakersfield, CA
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(661) 861-1155
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Halfway house, Buprenorphine Services
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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(661) 321-0234
1010 1/2 South Union Avenue
Bakersfield, CA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women
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Spanish

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(661) 319-7977
6113 Tobias Way
Bakersfield, CA
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Substance abuse
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children

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(661) 324-4756
1301, 1311, and 1317 California Avenue
Bakersfield, CA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Criminal justice clients
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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(661) 861-9967
1018 21st Street
Bakersfield, CA
Hotline
(800) 821-0775
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women, Men
Language Services
Spanish

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(661) 327-9376
816 Baker Street
Bakersfield, CA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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A 12 Step Program Can Help

Are you facing an addiction? I know it’s often hard to try to get the help you need to overcome your problems, but consider a good 12 step program. Yes, there’s been a lot of information out there about 12 step programs, but we often dismiss how powerful they can be.

A 12 step program is intended, first, to recognize the problem, and then take a series of actions that will help you change your behavior. You want to make the change so that it becomes a deep part of you. Each step suggests the next, and will help you on your road to substance addiction recovery.

First it is necessary to admit that you cannot control your alcoholism addiction . Sometimes this is called “giving up” or “letting go”, so you can turn you addiction over to a Higher Power for strength. Once you turn the problem over to the Higher Power, you’re free to take a moral inventory and admit to yourself what’s going on and how it needs to be changed. Often you’ll want the help of a sponsor. But that’s not all.

In a 12 Step Program, You Need to Make Amends

After you’ve let go and accepted your issues, you’ll need to do your best to address the wrongs you’ve committed in the grips of your addiction – making amends if you can. Afterwards, you’ll be more committed to live with your new code of behavior and abstaining from the substance that has had you in its grip. As you do this, you’ll find the strength for the final step. You will be able to help others, perhaps being a sponsor yourself so that you can h...

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