Alcohol & Drug Addiction Treatment Center San Diego

Alvarado Parkway Institute Addiction Treatment Center San Diego

Alvarado Parkway Institute has been a leading provider of addiction treatment in San Diego for more than thirty-five years. API’s Choose Recovery Program is designed to help adults struggling with substance use or co-occurring disorders to get sober and stay sober. Working with our team of dedicated physicians and allied health professionals, clients receive treatment services including; detoxification, family therapy, individual psychotherapy, intensive group therapy, and aftercare planning. To ensure safe detoxification, physicians and clinical staff utilize hospital-approved medication protocols. Every effort is made to make the detoxification process as comfortable as possible.

We work with clients to develop healthy coping skills to avoid relapse and improve their quality of life for successful community reintegration.

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Alcohol Addiction

Alcohol addiction is often referred to as alcoholism or an alcohol use disorder. It’s one of the most common addictions in the United States, with an estimated 16.6 million suffering from the disease. Alcohol addiction occurs when regular, excess drinking causes harm or distress.

Alcohol Dependency And Alcohol Abuse

Once categorized as separate disorders, now commonly referred to as an alcohol use disorder, Mild, Moderate, or Severe.

Binge Drinking

Occurs when an individual consumes a high amount of alcohol, between four and five drinks, in a single day.

Heavy Drinking

Occurs when an individual consumes five or more drinks on five different occasions in a single month.

Opioid Use Disorder

Opioid use disorder is a physical and psychological reliance on opioids, a substance found in certain prescription pain medications and illegal drugs like heroin. ALERT: The U.S. is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic.

Common opioids include:

Heroin

Heroin Addiction Treatment

Pain Medications

Such as Oxycodone, Percocet, Fentanyl, whether prescribed or obtained illegally.

Prescription Drug Addiction

Prescription drugs are approved medications used to treat symptoms of diseases and other medical conditions. Even when used as prescribed, they can cause physical changes that can lead to addiction. When they’re used in any way other than as prescribed by a doctor, the likelihood of prescription drug addiction drastically increases.

Common drugs that cause prescription drug addiction include:

Opioids

including oxycodone and hydrocodone

Benzodiazepines

such as Xanax and Valium

Amphetamines

such as Adderall and Ritalin

Sedatives and Muscle Relaxers

including Ambien and Lunesta

Other Substance Use Disorders

Substance dependence is the medical term used to describe abuse of drugs or alcohol that continues even when significant problems related to their use have developed.

Common substances include:

Methamphetamine

Cannabis

Signs of marijuana abuse
Marijuana induced psychosis

Crack/Cocaine

Inhalants

Synthetics (such as Spice)

Signs of dependence include:

Tolerance to or need for increased amounts of the drug to get an effect

Withdrawal Symptoms

Withdrawal symptoms that happen if you decrease or stop using the drug that you find difficult to cut down or quit

Time Spent

Spending a lot of time to get, use, and recover from the effects of using drugs

Social Withdrawal

Withdrawal from social and recreational activities

Continued Use

Continued use of the drug even though you are aware of the physical, psychological, and family or social problems that are caused by your ongoing drug abuse

Link to Substance Use Disorder program brochure

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