The Opioid Addiction Epidemic
There is a nationwide opioid addiction problem that has reached epidemic proportions. It isn’t that everyone is at risk. But…
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California Hub and Spoke System for Opioid Use Disorders
The state of California is implementing a new program for treating those with opioid use disorder (OUD). With heroin and…
Instructions for Naloxone Use
Opioid overdoses have increased over the past few years, and Tarzana Treatment Centers is prescribing Naloxone as part of the…
Recovery Month 2017
September is Recovery Month. Tarzana Treatment Centers participates by holding internal celebrations and events. We would also like to take…
Recovery Support Services
When a person enters alcohol and drug treatment they are seeking recovery. They don’t know how to get there or…
Case Management Services
Case Management is an essential set of services for someone entering addiction treatment. It starts with helping patients to acquire…
Technology in Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Substance Use treatment evolves as best practices are developed. Treatment outcomes improve as more is learned about the disease of…
Los Angeles County Mortality Rate from Overdose
Most people don’t realize that opioid addicts are everywhere in Los Angeles. They can be standing at the freeway exit…
Mortality Rate from Overdose and the Maintenance Solution
Opioid overdoses have been on the rise in L.A. County at an alarming rate over the past few years. We…
Buprenorphine Maintenance and Chronic Relapse
Abstinence from drugs is the hope for all addicts, and especially for the ones that keep relapsing on heroin and…
The Case for Maintenance, in Brief Form
Let’s talk Suboxone and Methadone, and be blunt about it. Opioid addiction is tough to beat, and a lot of…
California Hub and Spoke Grant Awarded to TTC
Tarzana Treatment Centers (TTC) was awarded a grant by the California Department of Health Care Services (DCHS) to implement the…
Dealing with the Overdose Issue in Los Angeles
Heroin and prescription opioid users are constantly at risk of an overdose. There is no label indicating the potency of…
Residential Detox is available and covered under Drug Medi-Cal and My Health LA
Tarzana Treatment Centers provides withdrawal management (detox) from opiates in a residential setting in Lancaster, Tarzana, and Long Beach. Your…
Drug Medi-Cal and My Health LA Benefits and Program Eligibility
Benefits: Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) and My Health LA (MHLA) provide access to identical benefits which include: Withdrawal management Medication Assisted…
Drug Medi-Cal Outpatient Benefits
Drug Medi-Cal services in Los Angeles are set to expand in scope starting July 2017. However, Drug Medi-Cal outpatient services…
TTC on CNN Health News
Tarzana Treatment Centers (TTC) was featured in a Kaiser Health News article that was posted on the CNN Health News…
It’s Norovirus Season
Now that the holidays are just about over, we can talk about something that isn’t so joyous. Norovirus. Norovirus is…
Greenlight a Vet on Veterans Day
In honor of Veterans Day, join us in saying: Thank you to all who have served in the Military! As…
Drug Medi-Cal Addiction Treatment
Drug Medi-Cal currently covers addiction treatment in a way that can work for many who suffer from alcoholism, heroin or prescription…
Drug Medi-Cal: What is Medically Necessary Detox?
One question that you might ask in relation to Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) coverage is; What does “Medically Necessary” mean in…
Voluntary Inpatient Detox Authorized as Medi-Cal Benefit
Voluntary Inpatient Detox (VID) has been authorized as a Medi-Cal benefit in accordance with Senate Bill X11 and the Patient…
Recovery Month 2015 Events
Tarzana Treatment Centers (TTC) participates in Recovery Month events every year, and this year it comes with a big announcement…
Now Prescribing Naloxone to Save Lives
Tarzana Treatment Centers is now prescribing Naloxone to save the lives of individuals who believe they, or someone they know, is at…
Our Residents are Active in Recovery
With Recovery Month quickly approaching, we wanted to show you how our residents in treatment are active in recovery. Substance…
ONDCP’s New Heroin Strategy
The Office of National Drug Control policy (ONDCP) has a new heroin strategy. The short of it is that local…
Recovery Month is Coming
If you are in recovery, thinking about treatment, or know someone else that should be thinking about treatment, the good…
Overdose Awareness Day 2015
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day, 2015, and we invite you to join us in our ongoing quest to educate…
Tennessee Advisory for Hep C
Tennessee has released a Public Health Advisory for Hep C. You may think that doesn’t have an effect out here…
Exercise Your Brain
The US News and World report article, Exercise Is Good For Your Brain, opened with an enticing paragraph: Anyone that has…