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Recently NTS has increased in census, and many other drug rehabs in California are also seeing an increase in their census, as a result of the jails freeing their non-violet drug and alcohol offenders.  NTS has seen many of its alumni readmit who were in jail for drug and alcohol offenses.  I know many other drug rehabs in California that are seeing the same thing happen to them.  People are being let out of jail by the hundreds and flooding California drug rehab centers.  This was predictable.  Where else would they go?  Their drug and alcohol problem was not treated in jail and so they enter treatment when they get out.  Many of the people who were in jail (or the Farm, as they call it) were using drugs in jail.  So the people who are entering drug rehabs in California from jails are not sober.  They may have been in one of the most controlled, restrictive environments there is, but drugs still abound in jail and it is apparently as easy to get, if not easier, than on the street.  This trend of releasing prisoners to drug rehabs in California will continue for a while and Californians must be prepared of the ramifications of the budget crisis. 

Labels: Alternative Sentencing. Non-violent Drug Offenders, California Budget Crisis and Drug Rehabs, Jail and DUI's

We accept Court Referrals for Testing and Treatment at NTS for a low fee, and on a sliding scale.  The reports are in-depth and we communicate with the courts, whether the referral for testing and assessment comes from Alaska, Utah, or Orange County, we are experienced at conducting assessments and testing.  Should the report results suggest you need treatment, then we can provide affordable outpatient treatment that satisfies virtually every court requirement.  Our outpatient treatment services at NTS can be modified and adjusted to fit the needs outlined in the assessment and court requirements.  NTS Outpatient Services are court and probation approved and are exceptional in quality.

The Assessment: The assessment is generally an hour long clinical interview to assess for mental, alcohol, and/or drug problems. After the interview a report is generated with recommendations to the court for treatment, if the person needs treatment.  Sometimes the person who comes in for an assessment only needs some education on addiction and alcoholism. Other times the person needs therapy.  Either way, the recommendation will be suggested to the court and the client can either complete the recommendations at NTS or we can refer the client to the appropriate services somewhere else. 

Labels: Court Assessments for Treatment, Court Referral for Testing and Treatment, Substance Abuse Referral for Courts Orange County

The NTS LINKS Program is a Christ based addiction treatment program that helps Christians recover from their addictions using Christian based methods and curriculum.  The program is the newest program at NTS and we are very excited about it.  Christ based addiction treatment is actually more rare than one would think, given all of the Christian mega-churches in Orange County.  We expect the LINKS Program to be one of the best Christian Addiction Treatment Programs in Orange County, California. We want to be a resource for all the Christian Churches in Orange County and hope that we can raise money in the future for scholarships for those unable to afford Christ based addiction treatment.  For more on the new LINKS Christ based addiction treatment center, please call us. 

Labels: Christ Centered Drug Treatment, Christian Drug Rehab Orange County, LINKS Christian Addiction Treatment

"Short Term" addiction treatment is available at some addiction treatment programs, but generally addiction treatment programs are designed to be a minimum of 30 days.  If you are able to find a short term addiction treatment program (e.g., less than 30 days) then it will usually consist of two weeks of inpatient treatment and then additional outpatient treatment.  Historically, addiction treatment programs were created as 28 day treatment programs because that's all the insurance companies would pay for.  These days most addiction treatment programs, with the exception of a few, have extended their programs to be longer than 30 days.  People can still do 30 days of addiction treatment (or 28 days), but it is almost always suggested that a person stay in drug rehab for longer than 30 days if it is at all feasible for the person to do so.  No one has even considered designing a short term addiction treatment program because according to research long term treatment, not short term treatment, is more effective.  Some of the old addiction treatment programs that are now extinct were short term addiction treatment centers promising quick cures, but these failed miserably and went out of business.   Every once in a while the public is sold quick cures to addiction and alcoholism, but don't be fooled, there is no such thing.  Treatment for addiction and alcoholism is a lifelong process that often begins in a treatment facility, but then must continue long after. 

At NTS we have allowed people to enter our addiction treatment facility for two weeks, but they had to commit to outpatient treatment after leaving our inpatient facility. 

Labels: Addiction Treament, Orange County Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Short Term Addiction Treatment

Yesterday it was announced that California would be taking many parolees off parole and releasing non-violent offenders. According to the Orange County Register,  "More than 1,500 county inmates have been reported to have been released statewide under the new guidelines, including 401 inmates from Orange County jails. Most of those inmates were released by counties that interpreted the law to mean that inmates could earn time off their sentences retroactively – resulting in the some early releases on the day the law took effect." Most of these inmates are non-violent offenders, well behaved, and do not present a physical risk to others in the sense that they were not convicted of sex crimes or violent crimes.  What that means is that most of the people being released are drug addicts and alcoholics with drug and alcohol violations.  Almost everyone can agree that treatment within jails for alcoholism and drug addiction is not the best, and that most of these addicts and alcoholics will be released untreated.  


According to the Orange County Register, "In the Sacramento case, Superior Court Judge Loren E. McMaster said that the release of inmates into the streets under the new provisions, while the number of deputies is being reduced, is a 'formula for disaster.'"  
As I have stated before, this is a Formula For Disaster!  Drug and alcohol rehabs in Orange County and in California will surely be inundated with clients.  I guess that's good for business, but no one wants what's about to happen in California to happen. 


The only way this would have been able to work, and perhaps even help, would have been if every County in California had already set up drug diversion programs and drug courts that these inmates could be transferred in to upon their release.  Unfortunately most of those programs have been cut as well, leaving the inmates with no resources.  I'm all for releasing people from prison and jail with non-violent drug offenses, but only if it means they will be going to addiction treatment.  


So once again I'm suggesting that all Californians consider moving out of state or stay off the roads after 10pm and definitely don't drive on the weekends.  There might be a lot of drunk and drugged drivers on the road sooner than later.  

Labels: California Addiction Treatment, California Releasing Inmates, Economy and Drug and Alcohol Treatment

Chynna Phillips and Brooke (Charlie Sheen's WIfe) entered drug rehab recently. Chynna's people (I can't believe she still has "people") say it is for "anxiety."  Well, people only enter drug rehab for drugs and usually it's the drug abuse that causes so much anxiety.  It still amazes me that publicists and managers try and lie to the public about why someone enter rehab.  My favorite publicist/manager comment I've heard throughout the years is what they say when a rock star has to cancel a concert and they say it's from "exhaustion and dehydration."  Ya right... excessive drug use and alcohol consumption do cause exhaustion and dehydration, but they make it seem like they are working so hard that they just collapsed from all their hard work.

Brooke (Charlie Sheen's wife) is another story.  When the infamous incident happened everyone who knew what was really going on with Chuck and Brooke expected that a trip to rehab for Brooke was forthcoming. I hope she gets the help she needs.

Remember that whenever a celebrity checks in to a rehab, they are their for some addiction.  They have to be.  Addiction treatment facilities are licensed to treat addictions and not anxiety as a primary diagnosis.  They are not allowed to treat "anxiety" only.  So don't be fooled by what uncreative publicists and managers tell the public through the media.  Always be wary of "statements" released by publicists and managers.  They are almost never the truth.

Labels: Charlie Sheen