The Role of Recovery Services in Treatment and Beyond
Emphasizing the role of Recovery Services (RS), the Los Angeles County Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC) increases the availability…
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Long Beach Rehab Center Offers Integrated Healthcare and a Women’s Program
As a Long Beach rehab center with a proven history of recovery from substance use disorders, Tarzana Treatment Centers (TTC)…
Recovery Month Proclamation
In recognition of National Recovery Month, TTC’s own Susan Migdalski made her annual trek to the Kenneth Hahn Hall of…
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…
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.…
Get Help for Relapse Fast
Setbacks occur for everyone. You can plan ahead for everything you do, and you still can’t guarantee that it will…
Resolve to Have Good Health Any Day
Are you making a resolution for the New Year? Why wait for and limit yourself to January 1st? …
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…
Heroin and other Opiate Cravings
Heroin is in a special class of drugs that are highly addictive and very difficult to quit using. Opiates and opioids…
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…
California Health Care – Medi-Cal and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
When provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) go into effect in 2014, Medi-Cal will begin covering about 1.5…
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…
Youth and Family Services at Tarzana Treatment Centers
When the health of family members is a concern, you want to trust their health care only to quality providers. This is…
Opioid Withdrawal Treatment
Since the sap of the opium poppy was first used to craft a remedy for pain and discomfort, it has…
Methadone Maintenance for Prescription Opioid Addiction
Contrary to popular belief, Methadone Maintenance is not a treatment exclusively given to hard-core heroin addicts. It can help anyone that is…