Drug & Alcohol Rehab Centers near Cerritos, CA

I love GH Its a sense of home for me there let me say that first n I feel that there is somethings that need to get looked at there n how they treat some people different cause there mental state over some who do not havedual diagnosis plz call

- Maria

4.7 out of 5

Seaside, CA

Behavioral Health Services Redgate Memorial Recovery Center

I went to "Redgate" in mid 90s at the height of my heroin addiction. My friend/guide, an Irish-Cherokee USMC Marine in program, gave me a ride from OC. I was in really bad shape, sucked up & dopesick. Near the treatment in Long Beach, he stopped at a convenience store near treatment center. He went in, & I waited in car, & I was so sick was slumped down in car. So LBPD cops wheeled up, thinking an AR was in progress, & jacked us up. Friend came out, they had guns trained on him, but he explained en route to treatment. Once in Redgate, the compassionate counselors/nurses got me on medical detox, helped immensely with kicking. I started feeling a bit better after a few days, but drugs/heroin still embedded in bones, causing me anxiety/jonesing, so I was pacing the halls in the middle of the night. Night counselor, reframed my complaint of red/demerit marks on progress, was nothing in perspective, from where we came from. Also I said I was gonna leave treatment, he ''played the tape through" "Yeah and you'll be standing on the street corner, repeatedly reaching deep in your pockets, but you'll still have only 75 cents." When Redgate was renovating, they put us all at American Hospital in Tarzana, with a big pool in summertime. The counselors at Redgate there were all very helpful & professional, my case worker/counselor was Yvette, a very kind & patient lady. I went out a couple more times after that, but I was even worse, and using durations became shorter. I now have been clean & sober coming up on 27 years now. I got a commercial CDL license in 2001, and traveled 46 of 48 states repeatedly. Seeing Indy 500 time trials, parking tractor-trailer at Daytona Beach, going in Atlantic for the first time. Another time at beach near Miami, Coral Springs? Going to church services in several states incl ND, NC(I played drums & harmonica), NJ, Alabama, TX, AZ, WA, CA. The idea of freedom from active addiction for me, materialized in being able to get out of 10 mile radius of Santa Ana, i.e. Chuey's house.

- Duncan

5 out of 5

Long Beach, CA

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Browsing Cerritos Drug Addiction Treatment and Detox Centers If you need a treatment facility that's centrally located in Orange County and close to Los Angeles, consider drug rehab in Cerritos. In Orange County alone, prescription drug abuse rates hover at 17 percent among 11^th graders alone. Nineteen percent of teenagers surveyed in Orange County replied that it was easier to get prescription drugs than to get beer, marijuana or even cigarettes.

California ranks third highest in rates of prescription drug abuse, and Cerritos factors into that.

Types of Rehab Options

Abusing drugs and alcohol early in life increases your risk of developing a substance abuse problem down the road.

If you find yourself unable to get through the day without drugs or alcohol, it might be time to think about your rehab options. Your treatment options aren't limited to a residential program that requires you to live in a facility for weeks - although this is the best option if you have a long history of heavy, uninterrupted drug and alcohol abuse.

Other options include:

Individual, group, or family therapy allows you to rebuild your relationships and talk out your problems.
Partial hospitalization will provide medical supervision if you need it.
Outpatient recovery program therapy is a good option if you can't do residential therapy.
Sober living will put you in a substance-free living environment with other recovering addicts.

The Role of Friends, Family in Prescription Painkiller Abuse

A new study shows that most people who abuse prescription painkillers get them from friends or family. Of the 70 percent of prescription drug abusers who obtained drugs from friends or relatives, 55 percent got them for free. Eleven percent paid for them and 5 percent stole them.

Your Rehab Options in Cerritos

Cerritos drug detox centers can help you cast off the mantle of addiction and experience a new freedom. Call our toll-free number if you're ready to learn more about your options.