Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment Carson CA

Treatment for older patients who have become addicted to medications prescribed for them should not follow the same protocols as treatment of those who became addicts through recreational use of drugs. While some principles of twelve-step programs can be useful, they tend to focus on psychological and emotional pain rather than physical pain.

Crossroads Foundation
(619) 296-1151x107
3594 4th Avenue
San Diego, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women

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McAlister Institute for Trt Educ
(858) 277-4633
4690 Genesee Avenue
San Diego, CA
Hotline
(619) 442-0277
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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Terra Nova Counseling
(916) 344-0249
5777 Madison Avenue
Sacramento, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Gays and Lesbians, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Glendale Adventist Alcohol/Drug Servs
(818) 242-3116
335 Mission Road
Glendale, CA
Hotline
(818) 242-3116
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men
Language Services
Armenian, Farsi, Spanish

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Spencer Recovery Centers Inc
(949) 376-3705
1316 South Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Gays and Lesbians

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People Coord Servs of Southern CA
(323) 732-9124
3021 South Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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SRS Recovery Services
(559) 636-2091
515 West Murray Street
Visalia, CA
Hotline
(559) 636-2091
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Phoenix House of San Diego Inc
(760) 729-2830
785 Grand Avenue
Carlsbad, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
Spanish

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Healthy Moms Program
(707) 441-5220
2910 H Street
Eureka, CA
Hotline
(707) 476-4054
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Perinatal Services and
(530) 841-4890
2060 Campus Drive
Yreka, CA
Hotline
(530) 841-4100
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment

Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment for Older Patients

As the population ages and Baby Boomers slide into senior status, misuse of prescription drugs is becoming more and more of a problem. As new drugs are developed to treat the usual problems of aging, older patients can find themselves with an entire pharmacopia to deal with. The issue is compounded by the increase in medical specialization, which means a patient may be seeing—and getting prescriptions from—many different practitioners, most of whom don’t communicate with each other. The result, far too often, is over-medication and sometimes addiction.

Most commonly, people become addicted to pain medications such as Vicodin and OxyContin . If they take the prescribed dosage and the pain persists, it’s easy for them to think they should take another. Elderly patients may also forget that they’ve already taken a dose, a problem that increases as the drug affects their mental abilities.

Holistic Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment

Treatment for older patients who have become addicted to medications prescribed for them should not follow the same protocols as treatment of those who became addicts through recreational use of drugs. While some principles of twelve-step programs can be useful, they tend to focus on psychological and emotional pain rather than physical pain.

Holistic prescription drug addiction treatment can offer patients ways to cope with their ailments without overdosing on painkillers. There...

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