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When is it Time for Drug Rehab in Los Angeles?

When is it Time for Drug Rehab Resurgence behavioral Health

How to Know if You Need Drug Rehab

It can be difficult to evaluate whether your alcohol or drug addiction has become “bad enough” to go to drug rehab. The best way to evaluate whether you need to go to rehab is to honestly ask yourself whether your addiction is negatively affecting your life. It may be hard to know exactly what this means, as you likely have, over time, slowly gained a dependence on drugs or alcohol, causing your standards for what is normal to evolve along with you.

The unfortunate truth of the matter is that if you are questioning whether your drug use or drinking is a problem, it probably already is. This is especially true when you are dealing with opioid drugs like heroin or prescription pain pills.

If you believe it may be time to face the fact that you have substance use disorder, do not hesitate to ask for drug treatment help. Accepting that you need help is the best thing you can do for yourself, as well as your friends, loved ones, and others around you. Talk to your Los Angeles doctor, an addiction expert, a therapist, or even loved ones at home about your substance use right away, so you can begin treatment and take the first steps down your own personal road to recovery.

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Signs and Symptoms of Addiction

There is a spectrum of addiction diagnosis, from mild to severe, determined by how many of the following eleven criteria you meet. Be honest with yourself when you look at these questions about drug misuse. Are you:

  • Experiencing a lack of control when it comes to substance use?
  • Feeling strong cravings for the substance when you don’t have access to it?
  • Spending a lot of time trying to get the substance?
  • Wanting to quit using the substance but are unable to?
  • Feeling a loss of interest in normal everyday life, including hobbies and work?
  • Having trouble in relationships in your life due to substance use?
  • Taking a lack of responsibility when it comes to your substance use?
  • Being unsafe with how you are using the substance?
  • Finding yourself in worse and worse situations as time goes on?
  • Experiencing a growing tolerance to the drugs?
  • Experiencing withdrawal symptoms when you try to cut back or quit?

You may also want to ask yourself:

  • Do you feel the need to use drugs or alcohol in the mornings or during the day just to feel normal?
  • Do you keep stashes of drugs, alcohol, or paraphernalia around the house, car, office, or on your person?
  • Are you having financial problems due to drug use?
  • Are you having legal problems due to drug use?
  • Are you missing work or classes because of substance abuse or hangovers?
  • Are you slipping in performance at work or school because of substance abuse?
  • Are you finding yourself hanging around a new crowd, with social activities only revolving around substance use, finding more of the drugs, or planning when to next use the substance?
  • Do the people around you make comments about your substance use issues, or explicitly tell you they think you have a problem?

These are all signs that, even if you are not completely addicted to the substance or only have a mild addiction, it is in your best interest to get help immediately, so that things do not progress and become hazardous to your health, your livelihood, and your family.

Why Go to Drug Rehab

Going to addiction treatment centers is important for people who have a substance use disorder, even if the addiction is classified as mild. Addictions, when left untreated, can get worse. Drug addiction is a chronic disorder of the brain that affects people on many levels. It is not as simple as deciding to use the substance every day, but rather is an issue affecting the brain’s reward system and dopamine levels, with chemical imbalances paired with behaviors and other underlying mental health and emotional issues. Once the body becomes dependent on the substance, processes affected include: alcohol rehab center Costa Mesa provides a comprehensive approach to address these complex issues and offers effective treatment for those struggling with addiction.

  • Self-control
  • Decision making
  • Impulsivity
  • Memory
  • Judgment
  • Resistance

These factors are what can further a person’s addiction, leading them to unsafe or unwise behaviors, trying new substances, increasing the dosage, and foregoing healthy habits and actions for more drug use. Obsession with the substance can ultimately take over a person’s life.

Addiction is an issue that can affect anybody, regardless of age, race, religion, social standing, or cultural background. Common reasons that some people will develop an addiction include:

  • Exposure to trauma/PTSD
  • Social pressure
  • Growing up with substance use normalized in the home
  • Biological reasons
  • Self-medication for mental illness or physical pain

People who have a drug and alcohol addiction are prone to cycles of remission and relapsing, with phases of intense substance use, then slowing down with the intent to stop, but being unable to. Professional substance abuse treatment is the only way to truly interrupt the cycle of substance abuse and addiction and is also a safe place you can go for drug and alcohol detox.

Can Someone with a Successful Career Still Need Drug Rehab?

High functioning addicts are people with addiction who continue to carry out daily tasks and have professional success, nice homes, good families, appearing to be “normal” or successful, with active social lives.

In some career fields and social groups, it is normal for everybody to drink excessively, or use stimulant drugs like cocaine regularly, and others mask their addiction using excuses, lies, hiding behaviors, or comparing their own use to somebody else’s. They do not fit the stereotypical image of an addict, allowing them to get away with certain behaviors for longer than others would.

Signs you may be a high functioning addict include:

  • Meeting elements of the eleven criteria for addiction
  • You find yourself making excuses for your behavior, like saying you are tired or ill when hungover
  • You often drink or use more drugs than you intended to
  • Most of your friends have substance use issues
  • You often come to work hungover

If this sounds like you, you may not be hiding your addiction as well as you think you are. For a while, it may be possible to do both, but over time something must give way.

Many successful people, who are not experiencing great losses due to developing a functional tolerance for the substance, can still benefit from going to a drug rehab center. A good choice for those who need to remain working and cannot take 30 to 90 days away from work for inpatient residential rehab is a drug and alcohol outpatient rehab program. Speaking to an addiction professional at a rehab clinic is the best way to determine the most beneficial program for your unique needs.

Why Choose Resurgence for Drug Rehab

At Resurgence Behavioral Health detox center and rehab centers for residents of Los Angeles, California, we provide an integrated, holistic rehabilitation program with medical detox, inpatient rehab, and outpatient rehab options to help you quit drugs and/or alcohol. The focus is not solely on getting you to stop using the drug and then sending you back out onto the street on your own. Rather, you will receive a full continuum of care for the complex issues that come along with substance abuse, dealing with issues that are:

Emotional – many people with substance use disorders have emotional needs that have been unmet, or that require working through with professional counselors. Addressing these needs can help you start from a neutral or even a positive place, without needing to mask unpleasant feelings and emotions with drugs or alcohol

Spiritual – these programs are not necessarily religious, but rather address the connection between you and a higher power, nature, or just getting in touch with your own self once again through mind-body treatments like meditation or a yoga practice

Psychological – working through the underlying psychological issues, trauma, and mental health issues that come alongside addiction is the key to long-lasting recovery. There are several types of therapy to choose from, as this type of treatment works best outside of a one-size-fits-all approach

Social – peer support and community building are large parts of any integrated addiction treatment program. There are group therapy options, process groups, SMART recovery groups, 12-step groups, alumni groups, and plenty of sober community activities you can join to be around other like-minded people who want to make connections without using alcohol or drugs

Physical – health issues due to chronic drug abuse can be serious, so medical treatment is an important consideration when it comes to addiction rehab. Exercise plans, nutritional support, and education on health and wellness all come into play.

A combination of all these approaches in one holistic treatment plan will give you the best possible chance of taking back control of your life over addiction. Rehab does not “cure” addiction, but it does give you the tools you will need to manage your addiction, as well as a supportive community and somewhere to go when your run into triggers or temptations that are difficult to resist.  

Treating the underlying and comorbid conditions will help you to move forward happier and healthier, with new boundaries and a new perspective on life. You will also:

  • Learn to manage stress in healthy ways
  • Heal relationships with loved ones and friends through therapy
  • Learn normal and healthy social practices
  • Gain higher self esteem and agency over yourself and your body
  • Detoxify your body and recover from physical issues caused by addiction
  • Learn to deal with challenges and temptations in recovery through necessary recovery activities

The levels of care we offer in Resurgence treatment centers range from medication-assisted detox, integrated residential inpatient drug rehab, partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient program, and extended outpatient aftercare. Some of the individual treatments, recovery programs, and therapies offered include:

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavioral therapy
  • Rational emotive behavioral therapy
  • Dual diagnosis treatment for mental illness, co-occurring disorders, and chronic pain issues
  • Medication-assisted treatment for drug and alcohol detox
  • Alcoholism treatments
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
  • Alcohol and drug relapse prevention programs
  • Life skills and vocational programs
  • Group therapy/SMART recovery/12-step groups like alcoholics anonymous
  • Experiential therapy
  • Family therapy

Resurgence is the top rehab center in Los Angeles for people who need addiction help, whether it be day treatment in our outpatient center locations or long-term inpatient residential care. Some communities we serve include:

  • Santa Ana
  • Costa Mesa
  • San Juan Capistrano
  • Thousand Oaks
  • Chula Vista
  • Moreno Valley
  • San Bernardino
  • Santa Clarita
  • Huntington Beach
  • Santa Rosa

With our full spectrum of treatment and our referrals to sober living homes, combined with our open invitation to join all our alumni community events and gatherings, Los Angeles area residents will never find themselves alone in their recovery at Resurgence Behavioral Health recovery center. To meet the team or to learn more about what our inpatient and outpatient drug rehab programs entail or to verify your insurance with us, phone our client care specialists today. We can help you figure out the best route to take so you can stop using drugs and alcohol for good.

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Individualized treatment programs delivered in a comfortable, relaxed setting promote healing in your recovery journey.

David Rofofsky
David Rofofsky
After growing up in New York, David chose to get help with substance abuse in California because of the state's reputation for top-tier treatment. There, he found the treatment he needed to achieve more than nine years of recovery. He's been in the drug and alcohol addiction rehab industry for eight years and now serves as the Director of Admissions for Resurgence Behavioral Health. David remains passionate about the field because he understands how hard it is to pick up the phone and ask for help. However, once the call is made, someone's life can be saved.


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