How to Address the Record Highs of Teen Drug Overdoses in the United States
In recent years, teen drug overdoses have reached record highs in the United States. Moreover, fentanyl poisoning is the primary…
Teen Marijuana Use and the Dangers of Driving Under the Influence of THC
New studies show that teen marijuana use is on the rise. Moreover, teenagers are willing to drive under the influence…
SUD Treatment Experiences Revealed in New Patient Journey Map
Providing quality insight, SUD treatment experiences are cataloged in the Addiction Policy Forum’s new report, Patient Journey Map: Substance Use…
Heroin Treatment for Opioid Epidemic as NIH Study Reveals Racial Disparities
NIH study reveals a great need for heroin treatment to fight the opioid epidemic. The study also shows growing racial…
Substance Use Disorder and COVID-19 Equal a Lethal Combination
When you combine substance use disorder and COVID-19, the result is nothing less than a lethal combination. People with substance use disorders are more likely…
Recovery Month 2019
September marks the 30th anniversary of Recovery Month. This is a good time to promote recovery awareness if you are…
Interesting Op-Ed Buprenorphine Experience
An opinion article in the LA Times offers a hopeful perspective about how buprenorphine treatment saves lives. It’s a very…
Grant Awarded for Opioid Vaccine Development
Here is an interesting article about research aimed to develop a Vaccine to prevent accidental Fentanyl overdoses. If scientists are…
LAPD Supplied with Naloxone Doses
There are several avenues being taken to reverse the rising trend of opioid overdose deaths. One of them is to…
Interesting Hub & Spoke Article
Tarzana Treatment Centers is a Hub for the California Hub & Spoke System (CA H&SS). You may be wondering what…
MAT vs Detox Cost, and Patient Needs
An article in the LA Times can give you some insight into the cost of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) vs…
Recovery Month 2017
September is Recovery Month. Tarzana Treatment Centers participates by holding internal celebrations and events. We would also like to take…
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…
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…
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…
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…