Drug Addiction Lake Havasu City AZ

Most people, who do not abuse drugs, do not understand why addicts become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to promote compulsive drug abuse. Non drug users view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as morally weak.

Prescott House Inc
(928) 776-8251
214 North Arizona Avenue
Prescott, AZ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient

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The Mark Youth and Family Care
(520) 326-6182
4653 East Pima Street
Tucson, AZ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
Spanish

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Pathway Drug Abuse Program
(480) 921-4050
648 South River Drive
Tempe, AZ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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Tucson Alcoholic Recovery Home Inc
(520) 884-5180
1809 East 23rd Street
Tucson, AZ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)

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CPLC/Corazon
(602) 233-9747
3639 West Lincoln Avenue
Phoenix, AZ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
Language Services
Spanish

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Compass Healthcare Inc
(520) 620-0188x3021
2835 North Stone Avenue
Tucson, AZ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Language Services
Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hmong, Hopi, Korean, Lakota, Navajo, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese

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Flagstaff Medical Center
(928) 213-6400x16400
1200 North Beaver Street
Flagstaff, AZ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders

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Intensive Treatment Systems LLC
(623) 247-1234
7102 West Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Desert Canyon Treatment Center
(888) 811-8371
105 Navajo Drive
Sedona, AZ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)

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Hopi Behavioral Health and
(928) 737-2586

Second Mesa, AZ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Hopi, Navajo, Tewa

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Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is comparable to other chronic, relapsing conditions or diseases, and drug addiction can be managed successfully. And, as with other chronic diseases, it is not uncommon for a person to relapse and begin abusing drugs again. Relapse, however, does not signal failure-rather, it indicates that treatment should be re-started, adjusted, or that an alternate treatment method is needed to help the addict regain control and recover.

What is drug addiction?

Most people, who do not abuse drugs, do not understand why addicts become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to promote compulsive drug abuse. Non drug users view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as morally weak. One very common belief is that drug abusers should be able to just stop taking drugs if they are willing to change their behavior. What people often underestimate is the complexity of drug addiction-that it is a disease that impacts the brain and because of that, quitting drugs is not simply a matter of willpower.

Drug addiction is a chronic, often relapsing disease that causes compulsive drug use despite harmful consequences to the individual who is addicted. Drug addiction is a brain disease because the abuse of drugs leads to changes in the formation and function of the brain. Although it is true that for most people the initial decision to take drugs is voluntary, over time the changes in brain function caused by repeate...

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