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Drug Rehab Topanga

Drug Treatment options in Topanga can vary between inpatient, outpatient rehabilitation, short term rehab and many other types of treatment. Speaking with a drug counselor who knows the differences in treatment can be an useful resource in picking the right rehab.

Different Types Of Rehabilitation in Topanga, CA.

As you can probably envision, not every substance abuse treatment facility in Topanga is the same. In fact, each of the centers you come across will have its own unique notion about what should constitute quality treatment.

Similarly, the treatments used at a rehab will be dependent upon the particular philosophy the facility is founded upon. These protocols, however, are not mutually exclusive. For instance, you may see religious-based addiction treatment programs that also use evidence-based therapies.

In many situations, you will find that every drug and alcohol rehabilitation program emphasizes a specific approach. This is how most of these facilities are classified. That said, the most common types of addiction treatment centers include:

1. Evidence-Based Facilities

Evidence-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs usually base their program on the science of addiction recovery. As such, they will offer treatment that is mostly psychologically-based as well as adjunctive protocols that are research and scientifically based from proven results and case studies.

At these facilities, the recovery therapies applied tend to change on a regular basis depending on the results from the most recent results in research and science.

2. Faith-Based Facilities

Spiritually-based alcohol and drug treatment programs, however, are focused on the religious aspects of recovery. As a specific result, most of them rely on the 12-step philosophies in combination with religious practice - such as prayers.

The overriding belief in most of these centers is that sobriety comes from the Lord. In the United States of America - a largely Christian country - most religious-based facilities are Christian. However, there are other addiction treatment centers that focus on treating people from other faiths.

In many instances, you will find that these organizational treatment programs are paid for by a specific religious entity - with the recovery programs run by the Salvation Army providing an excellent example. That said, most spiritually-based centers also promote philosophies based on abstinence.

3. Twelve Step Based Centers

Most of these programs base their recovery therapies and offerings on the twelve-step programs coupled with the literature provided by AA and its other branches.

To this end, most all of these rehabs require that you engage in group work, attend offsite and onsite meetings, and regular meetings with your sponsor. During these activities, you will go through the steps that will enable you to handle your issues from the twelve-step point of view.

Some of the rehabs in Topanga that are based on the 12-steps of addiction recovery may also use other treatment modalities - such as complementary therapeutic practices and one-on-one psychotherapy.

4. Pharmacotherapy-Based Facilities

Medicine-based rehabs view substance use and addiction issues as conditions that ought to be fixed medically - in much the same way you would handle other conditions such as diabetes.

To this end, they often write a prescription for such medicines as methadone or Suboxone for the management of addiction.

These kinds of drug and alcohol rehab programs are, however, sometimes classified as harm reducing because they might transfer your addiction from one substance to another. For instance, the methadone may replace opoids.

On the other hand, there are medicines that have been proven of deterring active alcohol abuse. As an example, Antabuse makes and alcoholic sick when they drink. Because of this, this type of medicine is productive at handling addiction and reducing harm.

5. Other Programs

Some drug and alcohol rehab facilities are unique and not suited to any of the methods described here so far. These programs offer therapies that are not founded on any evidence-based treatment methods or protocols.

Alternatively, these programs state that their way of handling addiction issues is unique to them. However, they are problematic because they will probably not be able to provide you with proof of success or be able to provide evidence about their theories.

6. Harm-Reduction Based Programs

These are drug and alcohol treatment programs that hold the belief that individuals suffering from addiction and a variety of substance use disorders are not completely capable of abstinence or that they do not want to stop using drugs and alcohol entirely.

These drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, instead, go with the belief that addicted people might be able to lessen their consumption of addictive substances. Based on this belief, they argue that it's okay to take a glass or so of wine or beer during lunch or dinner and will teach the clients how to do this with success. In the process, you will learn how to control your substance abuse problem while still making allowances for some substance use.

Many harm-reduction alcohol and drug treatment programs are found away from the reaches of conventional treatment centers. A good example would be a needle exchange plan.

The theory behind these plans is that not every addict is prepared for or desires help. For this reason, they are intended for trying to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis and HIV by providing IV drug users with clean needles free of charge. In doing so, these programs reduce the risk of disease transmittal that occurs from drug abuse, although addicts continue using as they did prior to the intervention.

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6 treatment listings in or near Topanga, California:

NA meetings in Topanga:

  • Topanga Community House
    1440 Topanga Canyon Road
    Topanga, CA. 90290

    Monday - 7:00 PM
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