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Family Involvement At Oceanside Malibu

At Oceanside Malibu we provide individualized evidence based recovery programs designed to address a client’s current life circumstances and specific underlying problems and issues. While the first and most critical step is to remain abstinent from drugs and alcohol we also know that there are many reasons why people become addicts and alcoholics. Our team of treatment professionals work to properly access each client so they can begin the healing process and gain the tools they need in order to replace their old destructive methods of dulling their pain. In addition to having a strong 12 step program, we focus more intensely than other treatment programs in working with each more »

Why Good Nutrition Is Important To Your Recovery

There are many approaches available in addiction treatment and a holistic approach is the most well-rounded. Inside the framework of whole person addiction treatment, the importance of good nutrition cannot be overlooked. Many physical complications of addiction can be due to the consequences of inadequate nutrition. When drugs replace healthy, balanced eating and nutrition in a person’s diet, one becomes malnourished. Consuming little, if any, essential nutrients like proteins, vitamins, fats and minerals can cause a person’s health to deteriorate quickly. Proteins, for instance, are building blocks in the body. People need proteins to maintain cells, tissues, blood and organs. An addict usually is lacking in these proteins, inhibiting the more »

Addiction Treatment

Addiction Treatment There are mаnу dіffеrеnt аррrоасhеѕ to addiction treatment, but they all іnсludе an іnіtіаl рѕусhоѕосіаl evaluation, detoxification, classes to lеаrn about аddісtіоn, alcoholism аnd аѕѕосіаtеd issues. Addiction treatment can take many different fоrmѕ, vаrу іn lеngth оf tіmе and take рlасе in а vаrіеtу оf treatment ѕеttіngѕ. Mеdісаl dеtоx іѕ a short tеrm рrоgrаm lasting from 3 to 10 dауѕ, whеrе оnе іѕ сut off from аll drugѕ. This type оf drug rеhаbіlіtаtіоn is usually juѕt the fіrѕt step іn rеасhіng lіfеlоng ѕuссеѕѕ. Mоѕt of those who сhооѕе thіѕ tуре of treatment may experience symptoms of withdrawal. The rіѕkѕ associated with this type of treatment аrе too great more »

Why Choose A Sober Living Facility?

Why Choose A Sober Living Facility? While many may be familiar with the detox and initial stage of the recovery treatment process. A phase which sees people receiving extensive psychotherapy and counseling, participating in group activities and learning important life skills that help form a foundation for achieving lasting recovery, sober living is often less discussed. A more thorough approach to treatment such as aftercare, sober living, and transitional living may be less familiar to those who have not personally been through the recovery process. Furthermore, it is important to understand how outpatient programs, sober living and transitional living programs may be of benefit in helping people further their success more »

Fentanyl Facts

Fentanyl Facts Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid painkiller. It’s one of the most potent narcotics on the market and highly addictive. The fast-acting painkiller is prescribed for severe and chronic pain. Prescription Fentanyl comes in the form of tablets, a nasal spray and lozenges. The most popular form of Fentanyl is a patch that releases the drug slowly over three days. These patches can be abused by scraping out the gel contents and eating or smoking the entire dose all at once to get high. Fentanyl’s potency is so deadly, it can be up to 100 times more toxic than the same amount of morphine and up to 50 times more »

Addiction Recovery Options

Addiction Recovery Options There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to achieving a sustained recovery from addiction as everyone develops their addiction for unique biological, psychological and social reasons. The harm that addiction causes is specific to each individual too. Successful treatment incorporates multiple components targeting particular aspects of the illness and its consequences. The first step however, is abstinence. For substance abusers this may involve medically supervised detoxification to relieve the sometimes life-threatening physical effects of withdrawal. Some people in recovery may benefit from medication that reestablishes normal brain function. diminishes cravings or treats co-existing mental health problems. Medication-assisted therapies such as methadone, suboxone or vivitrol may be prescribed. Mental health counseling more »