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by James Heller
12. July 2012 12:43
Contrary to popular belief, Methadone Maintenance is not a treatment exclusively given to hard-core heroin addicts. It can help anyone that is addicted to prescription opioids, who is having a difficult time abstaining from them. At Tarzana Treatment Centers, there is always hope for opioid addicts to achieve long term abstinence, no matter their drug of choice.
Opioids are synthetic drugs in the same family as heroin. The drugs include common prescription medications like oxycodone, hydrocodone or Vicodin, codeine, and morphine. These and other pain killers are prescribed every day for short term relief. The problem is that they are highly addictive, and even individuals who are not predisposed to addiction can become physically dependent on them very quickly.
Even though opioid medications are controlled by the US Drug Enforcement Agency, patients can continue using them for several years. A number of doctors consider being addicted to pain pills as a necessary evil of treatment, and some simply ignore the dangers. Thanks to opiate tolerance, a long term user’s body will need higher doses to relieve pain, or to get the desired euphoria as the case may be.
It can be extremely difficult to stop using opioids once addiction takes hold, due to opioid withdrawals. If you quit on your own, “cold turkey”, you will almost certainly suffer severe flu-like symptoms and start using again. Medical detoxification is a great solution, but some prescription drug addicts can’t fight the opiate cravings that follow and relapse. When an individual attempts opiate detox several times unsuccessfully, it is time to consider Methadone Maintenance.
Tarzana Treatment Centers provides confidential Methadone Maintenance for qualified patients. The treatment reduces opiate cravings, allowing you to resume a life free of the drug to which you have become addicted. This will help you to focus on treatment with your assigned addiction counselor, and to reach your ultimate goal of being completely drug-free.
Telemedicine services are also available with online medical care, online mental health treatment, and online alcohol and drug treatment.
Southern California Locations for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Tarzana Treatment Centers has locations all over Southern California in Los Angeles County. Other than our central location in Tarzana, we have facilities in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, Long Beach, and in Northridge and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.
by James Heller
6. July 2012 15:16
Prescription drug use among teens has increased over the past few years. Benzodiazepines and opiate painkillers can produce a type of euphoria and carry the illusion of being safe, so adolescents are more inclined to try them over other drugs. Studies show youths saying that these drugs are easier to obtain than alcohol. So a program in Fresno, CA, named Lock It Up, aims to cut the supply from its largest source.
Lock It Up is an awareness campaign that will educate the public about prevention efforts that can be implemented in the home. Here is a little more information:
The article states that “More than 70 percent of teens who abuse prescription painkillers say they get them from family, relatives and friends.” What they don’t mention is that most of the people they get the drugs from have no idea that they are gone. This is why the Lock It Up project is such a good idea. Most parents will quickly take action if they know that they are unwittingly supplying the teen prescription drug trade.
When non-addict adults are prescribed painkillers or anti-anxiety medications, like Xanax, they will often not use the entire amount of pills prescribed to them. The need for them runs its course or they just don’t like them, and they leave remaining pills to be forgotten. This leaves 5, 10, 20, or more powerful tablets unattended in the medicine cabinet. Even if the empty bottle is found after the pills are long gone, a child may have already overdosed on them.
Fresno citizens will learn to lock away or dispose of medications properly. This can put a very large dent in the prescription drug street market. Both parents and teens need to know that prescription drugs are not safe for recreational use, and they can easily cause fatalities from an overdose. Opiates and benzodiazepines are highly addictive, and can ruin a teen’s growing years and cause struggles in adulthood. Let’s all follow Fresno’s lead.
Telemedicine services are also available with online medical care, online mental health treatment, and online alcohol and drug treatment.
Southern California Locations for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Tarzana Treatment Centers has locations all over Southern California in Los Angeles County. Other than our central location in Tarzana, we have facilities in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, Long Beach, and in Northridge and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.
by James Heller
6. July 2012 08:23
Tarzana Treatment Centers accepts Medicare and Medicare Advantage for a variety of healthcare services. Primary medical care is certainly a priority for seniors to maintain good health. We also cover medically necessary treatment for drug addiction and mental illness.
The senior years can be very enjoyable. This time of life also comes with many changes, both personal and environmental. The environmental changes include relocation, loss of friends and family, financial concerns, and even the amount of medical care you need. What this means is that you need to take care of yourself and remain aware of how environmental changes are affecting you. We aim to help you through these issues so they don’t become the focal point of your senior years.
Mental health concerns arise for seniors because of the changes they face. Obviously, when a long-time spouse or friend passes on there is grief to deal with. Depression can accompany the grief even for the strongest of characters. When the spouse who handled the finances and other concerns passes, it can leave the surviving spouse with great anxiety. Sadly, too many seniors suffer loneliness due to infrequent visits from family members.
Drug addiction can seemingly come out of nowhere for seniors. Individuals who rarely had a cocktail may be prescribed a painkiller for chronic pain. Initially, this is fine and the pain is relieved. But when they feel another type of relief, like an escape from the feeling of loneliness, they may continue to use the drug in increasing amounts and become addicted. If their doctor refuses to continue filling the prescription, they may even resort to using illegal drugs.
For seniors suffering mental health or drug addiction disorders, or co-occurring disorders, physical health can quickly become a casualty. It is important that you be treated for these problems right away so you don’t suffer needless medical problems.
We staff quality mental health professionals who will handle your case with sensitivity in a confidential setting. Our variety of treatment methods for drug addiction, including medical detoxification, counseling, and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), provides for a tailored treatment plan that will help you get back into life.
Click this link to see our Medicare services brochure:
Telemedicine services are also available with online medical care, online mental health treatment, and online alcohol and drug treatment.
Southern California Locations for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Tarzana Treatment Centers has locations all over Southern California in Los Angeles County. Other than our central location in Tarzana, we have facilities in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, Long Beach, and in Northridge and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.
by James Heller
2. July 2012 15:03
Motivation for recovery can change in an instant for alcoholics and opiate addicts. They’ll say they want Vivitrol treatment to reduce cravings and help them focus on treatment. The addict brain then does everything it can to change that decision. Because of this, Tarzana Treatment Centers makes every effort to speed the process from decision to Vivitrol injection.
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Patients must be assessed for Vivitrol treatment by qualified medical personnel. Tarzana Treatment Centers’ alcohol and drug treatment program has licensed medical professionals on staff daily. This minimizes the time between decision and assessment. Every step like this toward getting the actual injection helps a patient to resist thoughts suggesting to not go through with the decision.
Vivitrol is available by prescription only, which is the next step toward injection. Our daily staff of medical personnel includes licensed prescribers. This minimizes another possible waiting period, and may even eliminate it if the assessor and prescriber is the same person. The only step left is to receive the Vivitrol injection, and we keep a stock ready for new patients.
Collaboration between providers is easy at Tarzana Treatment Centers because they all work in the same facility and use the same software to track patient care. Nobody can promise that you will get a Vivitrol injection the same day you make the decision, but we make it possible.
Telemedicine services are also available with online medical care, online mental health treatment, and online alcohol and drug treatment.
Southern California Locations for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Tarzana Treatment Centers has locations all over Southern California in Los Angeles County. Other than our central location in Tarzana, we have facilities in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, Long Beach, and in Northridge and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.
by James Heller
22. June 2012 07:37
When life and financial situations take a turn for the worst, most people do what they can to support themselves until they can get back on their feet. Others don’t have much of a personal safety net and enroll in public assistance programs. Some turn to alcohol or drugs as an escape and become dependent. In these cases, addiction can make for a long road back to a normal life.
Two factors that keep alcoholics and heroin addicts from achieving long-term recovery are money and cravings. They think they can’t afford treatment, so they don’t bother calling a facility. If they do get into treatment and complete medical detoxification, they may relapse shortly thereafter because the cravings are so powerful. Many of these individuals give up if a loved one doesn’t inform them of the options that are available.
Tarzana Treatment Centers has solutions for both barriers to recovery. It is likely that you qualify for public assistance if you are out of work and can’t afford treatment. We can get you started with detox right away under low-cost and no-cost public contracts. Alcohol and drug treatment is covered by Cal-WORKs and Medicare, along with several other programs. The goal of these programs is to help you get clean and sober so you can get back on your feet.
Since cravings may cause relapse, we also encourage the use of Vivitrol for qualified patients. Vivitrol blocks receptors in the brain to reduce alcohol and opiate cravings, and works for 30 days with one injection. We have low-cost and no-cost treatment contracts for Vivitrol, and can get you started when you are ready to discharge from detox.
If you are using alcohol or drugs, and are suffering some tough financial times, the only guarantee is that things will get worse. Today is the day to get started, and Tarzana Treatment Centers has you covered.
Telemedicine services are also available with online medical care, online mental health treatment, and online alcohol and drug treatment.
Southern California Locations for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Tarzana Treatment Centers has locations all over Southern California in Los Angeles County. Other than our central location in Tarzana, we have facilities in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, Long Beach, and in Northridge and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.
by James Heller
15. June 2012 13:09
Opiates are highly addictive and either controlled or illegal. This combination of factors most often leads to increasing doses, which can cause the loss of employment, financial issues, and engagement in criminal activity. Opiates, like heroin, are often administered intravenously, which also increases the risk of infection with HIV, hepatitis, and other blood-borne pathogens. So there is a great risk of harm for those who find abstinence-only treatment difficult to maintain.
Because opiate addiction impacts the addicted individual and society in the way described above, the treatment approach must include more than the traditional detox-to-abstinence model. Abstinence should always be the ultimate goal. The road to abstinence, though, may require a period of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) using Methadone Maintenance. This could be a lifesaving step in the recovery process for many opiate addicts.
Methadone Maintenance has been proven effective as a “harm reduction” treatment method. The linked paper below shows the true and positive effects of Methadone Maintenance. The fact is that this form of treatment reduces health risks, crime, unemployment, and improves treatment outcomes for individuals who previously believed they had no hope of breaking their addiction cycle.
Tarzana Treatment Centers offers Methadone Maintenance to qualified individuals. During this MAT treatment, our clients also undergo addiction counseling to help them on the road to abstinence. We added this Narcotic Replacement Therapy (NRT) to our services because we want all addicts to have a chance to survive and recover. Many opiate addicts are motivated for recovery, but they can’t get past the opiate cravings that drag them back to using again. We keep them in treatment.
Telemedicine services are also available with online medical care, online mental health treatment, and online alcohol and drug treatment.
Southern California Locations for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Tarzana Treatment Centers has locations all over Southern California in Los Angeles County. Other than our central location in Tarzana, we have facilities in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, Long Beach, and in Northridge and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.
by James Heller
20. October 2010 13:05
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles is thrilled at the news that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vivitrol for use in opioid addiction treatment. The evidence was clear to us that Vivitrol reduced opiate cravings, but the FDA went one step further in approving it for the “prevention of relapse to opioid dependence.” This means that we can finally say what we’ve also known for a long time; Vivitrol prevents relapse.
Tarzana Treatment Centers offers Vivitrol for alcohol treatment and opiate treatment as part of our Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program. It is a Naltrexone injection taken monthly that reduces alcohol cravings and opiate cravings. This allows individuals in recovery to focus on addiction treatment, and offers a better chance at long-term recovery. For more information about the FDA approval and Vivitrol, click the link below for the press release by Vivitrol manufacturer, Alkermes.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/alkermes-announces-fda-approval-of-vivitrolr-for-prevention-of-relapse-to-opioid-dependence-2010-10-12?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles provides a full array of health care services including adult and youth alcohol and drug treatment. We specialize in treatment for mental health and substance use disorders, and have two primary medical care clinics in the San Fernando Valley and Antelope Valley. If you or a loved one needs help with alcohol dependence, drug addiction, or co-occurring mental health disorders, please call us now at 800-996-1051 or contact us here.
Southern California Locations for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Tarzana Treatment Centers has locations all over Southern California in Los Angeles County. Other than our central location in Tarzana, we have facilities in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, Long Beach, and in Northridge and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.
by James Heller
10. September 2010 13:01
Even though the disease of addiction causes the same havoc for individuals regardless of the drug of choice, the road to prescription drug addiction often begins with innocent and legal use. For this group, they must first admit that they have a problem with drug addiction, and then seek treatment. Due to stigma and other factors, though, they may never seek treatment and sink deeper into addiction with more problems in tow. Thankfully, telemedicine is available so they can get treatment before they lose everything and everyone important to them.
Whether it’s with alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, or prescription drugs, addiction has similar symptoms that work together to destroy the lives of addicts and their loved ones. The difference is in where the addiction begins. Alcohol abuse and illegal drug abuse typically originate with individuals wanting to escape into the euphoria they provide. Even though many cases of adolescent drug abuse begin with prescription drugs these days, a higher-than-average percentage of individuals begin using them for legitimate and legal reasons.
Doctors often prescribe opiate pain killers for physical relief and benzodiazepines for emotional relief. This is good medicine in the short term. However, both types of drugs are highly addictive. Some formulations can take only a few days to cause physical dependence in patients. Dependence is caused by the need to relieve drug withdrawals along with the body experiencing drug tolerance. This means that with long term use, patients will feel ill if they don’t take it on a regular basis and need more of the drug to feel relief.
Since the drug taking routine is rooted in a reasonable need for relief, patients will continue using a drug with an assumed justification. Once they accept that prescription drug addiction treatment is needed, though, they tend to postpone it because they are either too busy or are afraid of having a stigma attached to them. Telemedicine can help them get the treatment they need without the time or stigma worry.
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles provides telemedicine via video conference for prescription drug treatment. Patients can attend individual and group sessions from their home or office computer with a webcam and internet connection. Family members can also attend group sessions, even if they live out-of-state. By eliminating travel to a drug treatment center, online drug treatment saves patients’ time and minimizes the risk that others will discover they are in treatment.
Telemedicine at Tarzana Treatment Centers is not limited to addiction treatment. We also provide online mental health treatment and online medical care. Our goal is to see that those who need treatment can get it.
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles provides a full array of health care services including adult and youth alcohol and drug treatment. We specialize in treatment for mental health and substance use disorders, and have two primary medical care clinics in the San Fernando Valley and Antelope Valley. If you or a loved one needs help with alcohol dependence, drug addiction, or co-occurring mental health disorders, please call us now at 800-996-1051 or contact us here.
Southern California Locations for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Tarzana Treatment Centers has locations all over Southern California in Los Angeles County. Other than our central location in Tarzana, we have facilities in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, Long Beach, and in Northridge and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.
by James Heller
9. September 2010 10:49
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles offers several options for those seeking recovery from opiate dependence. Methadone Maintenance is a popular method that we offer for qualified individuals, as it has been successfully used for decades. We also provide Buprenorphine Maintenance and a 21 Day Outpatient Detox for those seeking alternate methods of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Methadone Maintenance has proven to be a safe method of harm reduction therapy for individuals suffering from opiate addictions that can’t seem to maintain abstinence. It gives them the opportunity to re-enter society and the workforce, and stop abusing heroin and a variety of prescription drugs. Our program does not simply medicate patients, though. We also provide counseling services so our clients can address the core issues of their addictions.
The term Medication Assisted Treatment covers methods of recovery that seek harm reduction or abstinence. Tarzana Treatment Centers recognizes that while opiate addicts suffer the same disease, they don’t all find recovery in the same manner. So we provide Buprenorphine Maintenance for those who don’t feel comfortable with Methadone as the medication to ease their opiate cravings.
For those seeking abstinence, we provide a 21 Day Outpatient Detox that includes Outpatient Addiction Counseling Treatment. This is a fine program for individuals who suffer from co-occurring mental health disorders that don’t feel comfortable in a residential environment. It is also suitable for those who are still employed and have family obligations. After successful detoxification, we can provide Naltrexone to qualified patients to reduce opiate cravings that may cause relapse.
If you would like more information about Methadone Maintenance or any of our MAT programs, please contact us by phone or email using the information below:
Phone: (818) 654-3939
Methadone Maintenance Hours: 6:00am to 7:00pm
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles provides a full array of health care services including adult and youth alcohol and drug treatment. We specialize in treatment for mental health and substance use disorders, and have two primary medical care clinics in the San Fernando Valley and Antelope Valley. If you or a loved one needs help with alcohol dependence, drug addiction, or co-occurring mental health disorders, please call us now at 800-996-1051 or contact us here.
Southern California Locations for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Tarzana Treatment Centers has locations all over Southern California in Los Angeles County. Other than our central location in Tarzana, we have facilities in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, Long Beach, and in Northridge and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.
by James Heller
8. September 2010 13:02
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles offers several options for those seeking recovery from opiate dependence. Methadone Maintenance is a popular method that we offer for qualified individuals, as it has been successfully used for decades. We also provide Buprenorphine Maintenance and a 21 Day Outpatient Detox for those seeking alternate methods of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Methadone Maintenance has proven to be a safe method of harm reduction therapy for individuals suffering from opiate addictions that can’t seem to maintain abstinence. It gives them the opportunity to re-enter society and the workforce, and stop abusing heroin and a variety of prescription drugs. Our program does not simply medicate patients, though. We also provide counseling services so our clients can address the core issues of their addictions.
If you would like more information about Methadone Maintenance, please contact us by phone or email using the information below:
Phone: (818) 654-3939
Hours: 6:00am - 7:00pm
To learn about our other Medication Assisted Treatment options, please continue reading below or go to the MAT category page.
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles provides a full array of health care services including adult and youth alcohol and drug treatment. We specialize in treatment for mental health and substance use disorders, and have two primary medical care clinics in the San Fernando Valley and Antelope Valley. If you or a loved one needs help with alcohol dependence, drug addiction, or co-occurring mental health disorders, please call us now at 800-996-1051 or contact us here.
Southern California Locations for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Tarzana Treatment Centers has locations all over Southern California in Los Angeles County. Other than our central location in Tarzana, we have facilities in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, Long Beach, and in Northridge and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.
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