New Study Reveals Link Between Opioid Use and Vitamin D Deficiency
A new study at Massachusetts General Hospital warns of a dangerous link between opioid use and vitamin D deficiency. According…
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Case Management Services
Case Management is an essential set of services for someone entering addiction treatment. It starts with helping patients to acquire…
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…
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…
Vivitrol Improves Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorder Treatment
When individuals suffer from addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders, treatment for both becomes a challenge. This is largely due to…
Using Vivitrol to Lower Crime Rates
Crime is a problem that will exist for all time. Stating that is more a form of acceptance than a…
Meth Addiction is Trouble for Women
Crystal meth has different effects on the lives of women versus men. Aside from the physical damage it deals to…
Heroin and Fentanyl are Bad Partners
Tarzana Treatment Centers provides heroin and fentanyl treatment options. Given the dangers, heroin and fentanyl treatment options are a necessity…
How to Work with Relapse
Relapse is not the end of recovery. It’s not recommended, either, and those of us who treat for substance use…
Drug Overdose Awareness
Do you know what to do in the event of a drug overdose? How can you prevent drug overdoses? …
Drug Overdose after Rehab
Celebrity deaths grab the public’s attention like almost no other news story. The loss can be mourned by millions, and…
Rise in pain pill overdoses among women
Women are being lost to drug overdoses in greater numbers than ever. In the first decade of the 21st Century, the annual…
Maintenance, Not Heroin
Statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health have confirmed our concerns about prescription drug use. With prescription painkillers (opiates…
Valley Tele-Treatment Program (VTP)
by Charles Yeh, MSW, ASW, CADC II, Project Coordinator The Valley Tele-Treatment Program (VTP) of Tarzana Treatment Centers utilizes tele-communications…
Vivitrol Reduces Opiate Drug Cravings
Cravings are among the most powerful triggers faced by anyone completing opiate detox. The combined force of a psychological need…
Methadone Treatment Center
Methadone is an opioid most-commonly associated with heroin addiction treatment. It can be used for medical detoxification and as a harm reduction tool with Methadone Maintenance.…
How to Reduce Substance Abuse in the Workplace
Employee alcohol and drug abuse is a problem in almost every business category. Management is often faced with weighing the value of substance abusing…
Medi-Cal Can help you to Stop Drinking
Tarzana Treatment Centers accepts Medi-Cal for a treatment that will help you to stop drinking. Our goal is always to set…
Vivitrol Aids Recovery from Addiction to All Drugs
It’s very rare for addicts to be monogamous with their drug of choice. They usually abuse alcohol as well. Even if they…
Heroin Addiction Treatment with Methadone Maintenance
Heroin use opens the door to many dangers. The consequences range from internal health issues, to suffering through an addiction, and to…
Vivitrol Questions and Answers
Tarzana Treatment Centers provides Vivitrol as part of our Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions: What is…
Does Medicare Cover Seniors for Drug Addiction Treatment?
Seniors need to pay close attention to their health and should avoid problems with alcohol and drug abuse. There are times, though, when…
Holiday Health Considerations
The holidays are not far off, so we suggest that you plan ahead to ensure they are joyful. Don’t be…
Caring for Children of Mothers in Early Recovery
Early recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction is difficult for mothers with small children and infants, especially single mothers in lower income…
If Doctors Would Diagnose Addiction
If you consider that there are an estimated 22 million Americans with a drug or alcohol problem, you might assume…
Vivitrol for Women in Alcohol and Drug Treatment
The various aspects of alcoholism and opiate addiction happen faster for women. Because of this, extra factors need to be…
Prescription drug relapse
Prescription painkiller addiction can often be difficult to treat because the addict believes a drug is medically necessary. Addiction counselors must…
Medi-Cal Covers Vivitrol Treatment
At Tarzana Treatment Centers, our goal is to provide healthcare to anyone in need. One of the services we are…
Vivitrol with Medicare and Medi-Cal Coverage
For those eligible for Medicare and Medi-Cal most healthcare expenses are fully covered. This can be very good news for…
Medication and Technology in Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Alcoholism and drug addiction haven’t changed over time, and treatment still requires a certain level of patient motivation for recovery. That motivation is…