There's no such thing as "free addiction treatment." Someone, somewhere is paying for it, and it might be someone who really can't afford it.
Recently drug addiction in Orange County has skyrocketed and unfortunately drug treatment in Orange County has become scarce with because of lack of funding.  The best option for drug treatment is private pay facilities.  Most drug treatment facilities in Orange County are aware of everyone's financial difficulties and will work with you on pricing if you cannot afford to pay the full price of inpatient treatment, but remember that private drug treatment facilities make very little profit from each client and often reducing the cost of addiction treatment means that it will actually cost the drug treatment facility to keep your loved one in treatment if they work out a deal with you and if they scholarship you when you actually can afford to pay the full price of addiction treatment then you are taking away from someone who truly can't afford it.  So if you, or someone you know, has the money to pay the full inpatient addiction treatment cost then please make sure that you make every effort to do so.  Addiction treatment facilities can only keep a certain amount of beds full or partially scholarshiped and when those beds are full, then people who need treatment but can't afford it are turned away.    I know $30,000, $25,000, or even $15,000 for 90 days of addiction treatment (the going rate these days) may sound like a lot, but how much is a loved one's life worth?  How much did you spend on your last car?  When it comes down to it, paying $30,000 for a loved one's treatment is nothing compared to the payoff of having your loved one "back."  I should know... my parents paid over $100,000 for my treatment, but it was the best money they ever spent...

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Effective drug and alcohol treatment in Orange County, California is easy to find. Just throw a stone in any direction in Orange County and you will hit a drug rehab. Many of the addiction treatment facilities in Orange County are effective in treating drug and alcohol addiction. Some may offer more services than others, so it is important to ask the admissions person you are talking to about ancillary charges, because many drug rehabs in Orange County, and drug rehabs in the United States for that matter, will charge extra for things like one-on-one therapy,medication assessments, etc... So, while a drug rehab may quote you a low cost for treatment, once the person arrives the bills start arriving for ancillary charges from the treatment center.

At NTS we do our best to keep ancillary charges to a minimum. We will be upfront with you about any other ancillary charges that may occur while you or your loved one is in our addiction treatment center.

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Recently there was a riot at a California prison. Inmates rioted resulting in over 100 injuries. The riot comes at a time when California is faced with some tough decisions regarding its jails and prisons. Jails and prisons in California, because of the budget crisis, must cut beds and staff. In previous blog posts I discussed the problems this will create in California. California will have to find ways to put criminals back out on the street to lessen its prison and jail population. One of the more likely solutions to this problem will be to send non-violent drug offenders to probation approved drug and alcohol treatment facilities in California, but this poses another problem. There are only a handful of probation approved facilities in California and these facilities are not necessarily of the highest quality. What's more, many of the probation approved drug and alcohol treatment facilities in California are funded partly by the California and they have been forced to cut their beds as well, making private pay facilities the only other option for many non-violent drug offenders. The recent California prison riot is just the foreshadowing of things to come. It will get worse and California's budget crisis is forcing everyone, including prisoners, into a corner. It seems no one in the government has thoroughly thought this through. When the initial California budget was signed the part having to do with California's prisons and jails was put on the back burner, because I think many people in government wisely realized what the grave consequences of the budget cuts meant to California's jails and prisons.

California's prison and jail population is dangerously overcrowded and the recent riot has only emphasized this problem. At last the prison and jail population is being forced to reduce its population, but at what cost to the public? Does anyone have a reasonable solution to what will happen to all of these people? Time will tell... be prepared for more problems...

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Orange County Drug Court has been a successful venture. Since its inception many, many years ago, it has helped hundreds, perhaps thousands of people turn their lives around. I've have witnessed it. The Orange County Drug Court was created to help non-violent drug offenders get sober. It was a bold and courageous program when it started because it signified a trend towards drug treatment instead of incarceration. But now, thanks to California's budget crisis, the program has been dissolved! What this means is that the people who would have qualified for drug court will have to either enter treatment or go to jail. Here's the Rub: there are less state funded treatment beds and less space in jail. We are in the beginning stages of a huge problem and it will not be felt by the public for a while. Jails will overflow even more than they are currently and there will not be enough treatment beds to accommodate the non-violent drug offenders that would have lessened the impact on the orange county jails.

My undergraduate degree included a bachelors from UCI in criminology, law, and society, which means that I've studied these problems at length Orange County is facing and I am at least somewhat qualified to make an attempt at a prediction of what will happen to Orange County and California in the coming year.

So, here's what I think will happen: The jails will feel the crunch and let people out quicker, treatment centers will have to turn away people who need drug treatment because they have less state funded beds (One state funded treatment center in Orange County had to cut its beds from 75 to around 20!), and eventually the police will feel the pressure to not make as many drug arrests letting more people go with warnings, and all of this will culminate in more drugs and criminals out on the streets of Orange County and consequently more crime overall. Furthermore, add to the equation the nationwide economic crisis and California has the perfect ingredients for a perfect storm of crime. This drug addiction crisis is happening now. The public won't feel the ripple effects for a while, but the tsunami is building strength far out in the ocean and it is headed straight for Orange County, California.

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At NTS we strive to be the most creative drug addiction treatment facility in Orange County.  Creativity in the therapeutic professions seems to be lacking these days.  Therapists and treatment professionals are trained in a certain way and often when they go to work for addiction treatment and healthcare based facilities.  Many addiction treatment facilities are stuck in their old ways, but many are developing new and effective treatment methods to treat those addicted to drugs and alcohol.  Pine Grove is one addiction treatment facility that is breaking the barrier when it comes to creativity in programing.  At NTS we like to think outside the box, so to speak.  We encourage our clinicians to develop new and creative ways to help our clients overcome their addictions.  We are constantly changing and modifying old methods and trying out new methods to treat drug and alcohol addiction.  Our clinical staff is constantly reading the latest research literature on addiction treatment and visiting and investigating other addiction treatment facilities to see what they are doing and if what they are doing is effective.   No single treatment facility holds the rights to successful drug and alcohol addiction treatment and we all share our information freely with each other in the hopes of helping our clients.  Brendan Bickley, the clinical director of NTS, facilitates an atmosphere of creativity and fun in his approach to treating NTS clients.  Perhaps it is his creative background and family heritage, but he welcomes new ideas and creative approaches to treating drug and alcohol addiction.  At NTS we always keep in mind that establishing rapport with the client is the greatest variable to successful addiction treatment and we at NTS do everything possible to ensure that it is fostered and allowed to develop.  For more questions about the NTS program and some of the more creative elements of our programing feel free to contact us.  

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As Clinical Director of NTS addiction treatment center I come across many clients who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the past. Many of them were diagnosed with it when they were younger when ADHD was the popular diagnosis for anyone with a behavior problem.
So what is ADHD?
There are multiple meanings of attention. Attention is alertness, awareness or arousal. Attention is essentially an orientating reflex or response to the environment. There are different types of attention. There is the selective attention system (tunnel vision) and the supervisory attentional system(i.e., multitasking).
The symptoms of ADHD include impulsivety, over-activity, poor inhibitory processes, difficulty blocking distractions and difficulty focusing attention leading to a disruption in social and academic performance.
What is happening in the brain with ADHD?
There is a decreased activity in the premotor cortex, caudate nucleus (basal ganglia structure), and the dorsalateral prefrontal cortex. It is thought that there are low levels of dopamine and norepinephrine that causes poor inhibitory processes, difficulty blocking out distractions, and difficulty focusing attention.
What is the treatment for ADHD?
Treatment for ADHD has historically been methylphenidate or Ritalin. Ritalin blocks the reuptake process of dopamine and norepinephrine (agonsist effect) in the caudate nucleus. The problem with most addicts is that the use of ritalin has become a problem for them. Many addicts grind up Ritalin and sniff it to produce a type of high, which is not great. Unlike methamphetamine, there is no euphoria attached to the Ritalin "high." Many addicts who have abused Ritalin in the past choose not to take it when they get sober. Instead they use psychotherapy to help them deal with the symptoms of ADHD. There are other medications being developed to help with ADHD that show promise. There are also more sophisticated testing instruments to test people who might had ADHD. These testing instruments are often computerized and can only be administered by a licensed clinical psychologist. If you think you may have ADHD then please contact NTS and we can help refer you to a competent ADHD psychologist for testing and evaluation.

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Free drug and alcohol treatment is available, and not just through your insurance company. Many drug and alcohol treatment facilities reserve a small number of beds for people who can not afford to pay for drug and alcohol treatment. In Orange County, California some facilities are even required to reserve a number of beds for scholarship recipients to meet the requirements of their licensing, depending on what type of licensing they have. It never hurts to ask the private pay drug and alcohol treatment facility you are looking at if they have scholarships available, but don't do this if you are just looking for a good deal on treatment. If a person takes a scholarship bed at a treatment facility when they could actually afford to pay for full treatment, or even if they have the ability to partially pay for treatment services, then the person will be taking away a bed from someone who really can't afford to pay for treatment. At NTS we keep a number of our beds open for people who can not afford to pay for drug treatment. We have provided full scholarships to many clients over the years. This means that their entire treatment is paid for, and in some cases we even give them spending money as well. Again, this is for people who really can't afford to pay for treatment. When someone is scholarshiped through a private pay drug and alcohol treatment facility it is costing the treatment facility thousands upon thousands of dollars. Unless the treatment center is set up as a non-profit organization, the money for a scholarship bed comes out of the treatment facility's pocket, so to speak.

FYI- One way to tell if an addiction treatment facility is ethical and has their heart in the right place is to ask them if they do ofer scholarship beds to people. Don't ask as if you are looking for one if you don't need one, but just inquire to see if they do offer scholarship beds. If they do then you know that the treatment facility is not all about money and is truly in the business of helping people recover from drug and alcohol addiction. Brendan Bickley, NTS Clinical Director

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URINALYSIS AND DRUG TESTING

 

Drug testing is a major part of the treatment experience and is done to monitor a client’s sobriety and abstinence.   At NTS in Orange County, we also do it as a means to be compliant with legal obligations for clients that are here on probation and have alternative sentencing. 

 

Our test is a self-contained urinalysis-screening device that detects the presence of drug metabolites in minutes, using SAMHSA cutoff levels.

 

When drugs are taken in any form, traces end up in the urine within a very short time. Depending on the drug taken, they will remain in the urine for days or weeks. This form of urinalysis is 99% accurate when the sample has not been adulterated. 

 

For those tests in question, the sample is shipped out for more specific testing. The efficacy of urine testing can be debatable at certain times due to cheating. It has been reported that sample substitution and adulteration occur, and both are effective methods of avoiding would-be positive tests however, at NTS we are vigilant about monitoring clients when test, diluted tests and sending in samples suspected of adulterants such as detox drinks.  Adulteration tests analyze the properties of the urine to identify if the sample is abnormal. Such properties include the pH and specific gravity of the urine. They also test the level of creatinine, nitrite, glutaraldehyde, specific gravity, bleach and pyridinium chlorochromate.

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Many drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Orange County do not take insurance for varying reasons.  In fact, many drug and alcohol treatment facilities in America do not take insurance.  Why?  Simply put, the amount of time and the amount of hoops a treatment facility's personnel must jump through to get money from insurance companies is just not worth it.  Insurance companies have made it so difficult for drug and alcohol treatment facilities, that those addiction treatment facilities that do take insurance are often bogged down by paperwork and administrative duties.  The endless paperwork, administrative nightmares, and needless requirements insurance companies impose on drug and alcohol treatment facilities who would like to take insurance simply are not worth it and actually takes away from the quality of care a treatment facility is able to provide in my opinion.  I have worked at drug treatment facilities that do take insurance and addiction treatment facilities that do not take insurance, and I have witnessed the difference in the quality of care each one is able to provide.  The treatment facility that took insurance was constantly worried about codes, regulations, and paperwork, whereas the treatment facility that did not take insurance was much more focused on client care.  The amount of regulatory paperwork at the insurance treatment facility became so ridiculous that when I added the amount of time I was spending with clients compared to the amount of time I was spending doing paperwork, the amount of paperwork I was doing surpassed the amount of time I spent working with clients!  I found the same thing happens at State run facilities.  So unfortunately many of the premier drug and alcohol treatment facilities in the Nation do not take insurance because insurance companies have made it too difficult to treat the clients they pay for.    

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Neurons are the building blocks of the nervous system. It is estimated that there are 100 billion neurons in the human brain. Neurons are complex and have many components. It is sometimes helpful to get an understanding of the brain and specifically neurons to get a clear picture of what drugs and alcohol do to the brain.
Here's some information on neurons:
Glial Cells: Commonly called the "glue" of the neuron is the support structure of neurons. Glial cells provide neurons with nutrition, insulate them, and collect cellular debris when they die.
Astrocytes form the physical support structure of the neuron. They also provide nutrients and clean up the debris around the neurons.
Oligodentrocytes produce the insulation for the neuron (myelin sheath) in the central nervous system.
Finally, Schwann cells produce the insulation for the neuron in the peripheral nervous system.
Myelination increases the speed of axon transmission of action potentials and the myelination of various areas of the brain during development roughly parallels their functional development. Myelination of the sensory and motor areas occur within the first year of life and myelination of the prefrontal cortex continues into adolescence and adulthood. This process can be highly effected by drug and alcohol abuse.
Dendrites recieve chemical messages from neighboring neurons. The Cell Body contains the nucleus (genes), mitochondria, ribosomes, etc... The Axon Hillock adds up the resulting chemical from neighboring neurons. The Axon transports electrical signals and chemical products of the cell body. The Presynaptic Bulb stores the chemical messengers that can bind to neighboring neurons. The Synapse is the junction between one neuron and a neighboring neuron.
The neuron is made up of ions (Cations + and Anions -). With all the complexity of the brain and body, there are only 5 primary ions: Potassium Ions (K+) found in bananas, oranges, etc., Sodium Ions (Na +) found in salt, Chloride Ions (Cl-) found in salt, Calcium Ions (Ca+) found in milk, and protiens (A-) found in meats or produced by mitochondria cells. These Ions can pass through the Neuron Membrane (Differential Permeability) and the relative concentrations of ions on either side of the membrane creates a dynamic equilibrium. The balance, or imbalance, of ions creates an electrical charge in the cell of roughly -70 mv.
When a neuron is stimulated the electrical balance within the neuron changes and an action potential can be generated. An Action Potential is a sudden change in voltage in the neuron. An action potential is an all-or-none response. This means that the action potential does not vary and is generated when a voltage threshold is passed. It is the action potential that activates synaptic vesicles in the synaptic bulb to release neurotransmitters. Autoreceptors are proteins that regulate internal processes related to the production and release of neurotransmitters. They bind to their neuron's own neurotransmitter receptor sites and it is these autoreceptors that are effected by external substances such as drugs. When autoreceptors are disrupted by drugs, neurotransmitters are disrupted. There is something called down-regulation and up-regulation of dendrite receptor sites. Down regulation is a process of decreasing the number of receptor sites due to excessive amounts of a neurotransmitter over an extended period of time (Cocaine for example, decreases the number of dopamine recpetors in the brain). Up Regulation is a process of increasing the number of receptor sites to the scarce amounts of a neurotransmitter over an extended period of time (Depression is thought to be an increase in the number of serotonin and norephinerine recpetors). Anti-depressants were developed with the processes of up-regulation and down-regulation in mind, no pun intended. Understanding the processes of the neuron and the neuron's make up are an integral part of understanding how drugs can modify the brain. Brendan Bickley, Clinical Director - NTS

Labels: Biological Aspects of Addiction, Brendan Bickley, Orange County, Orange County Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Physiological Addiction, The Brain and Drug and Alcohol Addiction

The poor state of the economy is beginning to trickle down into the drug and alcohol treatment industry in Orange County, California. Many drug and alcohol treatment centers in California are laying off people and preparing for the worse. Sober Living By The Sea has laid off many of its workers and so have many other drug treatment facilities in Orange County and across the Nation. The drug treatment industry is preparing for the worst. While more people are needing drug and alcohol treatment now than ever before, people simply do not have the money to pay for it. Simply put, the clients are abundant, but the money isn't. This has put a strain on the State funded drug and alcohol treatment facilities in California. State funded facilities have long waiting lists, but with the current California budget crisis those "free" facilities are having financial problems as well and are having to cut back. The long range implications of this crisis are yet to be seen and felt.

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Soma epidemics in drug rehabs in Orange County and in drug rehabs across the Nation are a common occurrence. Event the most secluded and tightly restricted drug rehabs in North America experience occasional Soma epidemics.

What is Soma? Soma is a muscle relaxer that works by blocking pain sensations between the nerves and the brain. Soma is most commonly used to treat injuries and other painful musculoskeletal conditions. Soma is habit forming and addictive.

Why are there Soma outbreaks in Drug Rehabs? Soma is not a drug that is screened for in Urinalysis Testing done in drug rehabs. The testing cups used in drug rehabs do not test for somas. Clients know this fact and so, being addicts, they will find any drug possible they can take to get high and somas seems to be the drug of choice for people in drug rehabs. Another commonly abused drug in drug rehabs lately has been Dust Off. Dust Off is computer cleaner which people inhale directly into their noses. It can be highly dangerous and deadly in some cases.

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Dual diagnosis in addiction treatment is more common today than ever. The number of people entering a drug rehab in Orange County with a co-occurring psychological emotional disorder, such as depression, anxiety, or bi-polar disorder, has increased over the years exponentially. Each year it seems that there are more and more people entering treatment with major depression, bi-polar disorder, and acute psychosis. Whether it is the drugs that have caused the emotional or psychological disorder or whether the disorder existed prior to the drugs, does not necessarily matter when it comes to treatment. Many drug rehabs have attempted to adjust their treatment to accommodate the high rate of dually diagnosed clients, but few have been able to rise to the level of care needed to successfully treat a dually diagnosed clients. At NTS Treatment Centers, located in Orange County, California, we have combined traditional drug and alcohol treatment with psychological methods to create a superior treatment effect.

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Coming to California for drug and alcohol treatment is a privilege that many people do not get the chance to experience. California drug and alcohol rehabs are of a different breed than most other substance abuse treatment centers around the rest of the Country. California has perfected the residential substance abuse treatment model. There are more residential drug and alcohol treatment centers in California than most other places in the world. Many people travel from all over the world to check-in to drug rehabs in California. Many never leave because the recovery community in California is one of the best in the world.

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NTS is a probation approved treatment facility, but there are many treatment facilities in Orange County that are not probation approved. We have both inpatient, extended care treatment, and outpatient treatment, which is rare for an Orange County probation approved addiction treatment facility. Most drug rehabs in Orange County do not like to go through the process of becoming probation approved. Others do not care to attract probationers. It is our experience that probationers in treatment tend to function at a higher level than those who do not necessarily have to be in treatment. Almost no one wants to go to treatment or goes to treatment willingly. In one way or another, almost everyone who enters drug and alcohol treatment is pushed or shoved in. I was gently pushed into treatment. Once I got there I was fine, but still, I was pushed. People who are forced to go to drug treatment by the judicial system have extra motivation behind their treatment episode. People who are forced to go to drug treatment by the judicial system must complete treatment according to the treatment facility's standards of completion, or go to jail. This can help the drug treatment facility maintain a client's motivation throughout the treatment. The judicial system can be a treatment facility's best friend...

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The first drug and alcohol treatment program that combined addition treatment with college education was a treatment facility in Orange County, California. The first program to initiate a college program within its addiction treatment program was in Newport Beach, California called Sober Living By The Sea. The program began in 1998. Two addiction treatment professionals, Brendan Bickley and Rick Mermelstein, began the program at Sober Living By The Sea. When Rick Mermelstein and Brendan Bickley first developed the idea to combine college classes with drug and alcohol treatment, Mr. Mermelstein brought the idea to executives at Sober Living By The Sea and they balked at the idea. Everyone thought they were insane for sending people in treatment to a college campus to take classes while they were in addiction treatment. No one thought it was a good idea. But,eventually they were able to convince the executives at Sober Living By The Sea and the program was initiated for the Fall semester at Saddleback College in 1998 (It should be credited to Bill Sweeney, Sober Living By The Sea's Executive Director, and Carl Mosen, the founder, for having enough faith to believe that the college program was a good idea. Without their support it never would have started). At the time no treatment facility had a program specifically designed to help people in addiction treatment go back to college, begin college, or complete their college careers. The program was originally called the REACH Program, but eventually changed its name to the TEACH Program. The program started with about ten clients. It was a great success and continued to grow each semester. The program was not about simply taking clients to college to take classes, it was about getting clients involved in repairing their wreckage while they were in treatment. Under the mentorship of Brendan Bickley, all the clients took classes together, studied together, and participated in treatment together. In 2004 Paul Alexander and Brendan Bickley conducted a research thesis at the University of California, Irvine to study the outcomes of clients who participated in the TEACH Program compared to those who participated in treatment alone at the same treatment center. It had long been known that clients who participated in the TEACH Program seemed to be staying sober longer than those who did not, but the phenomenon had not been scientifically documented. What Paul Alexander and Brendan Bickley found was that clients who participated in the TEACH Program had a 75% higher chance of staying sober for a year or more compared to clients who did not participate in the college program. It was a groundbreaking study that astounded everyone in the treatment industry and sparked nationwide interest in college programs. Since then Brendan Bickley has helped start other college programs at other treatment facilities in Orange County with Paul Alexander and Jana Tufty. The NTS Academy is Mr. Brendan Bickley and Paul Alexander's third college program. Over the years the treatment combined with college model has been refined and developed to include all levels of education, a specific therapeutic treatment approach, and unique program elements that contribute to client's success in their recovery and in their education.

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With home prices dropping in Orange County, will treatment facilities suffer? Probably not. In fact drug rehabs in Orange County, California will probably thrive. Most drug and alcohol treatment programs in Orange County, whether they be sober living houses or full residential drug treatment facilities, only lease properties in Orange County and do not purchase the houses their clients live in. So, if the property value decreases, the residential treatment facilities are not effected. Furthermore, residential drug and alcohol treatment programs in Orange County pay property owners more than the they would get from merely renting out their properties. So, in tough economic times such as these, it would benefit rental/lease property owners to lease or rent to residential drug and alcohol treatment centers in Orange County. Even Orange County sober living houses, such as Pacific Shores or Jana's House, which are not full treatment, will be able to survive these tough economic times. Sober Living residential homes in Orange County California are tough to find because there are difficult to manage and often do not charge enough money to cover operational and staff expenses, but there are a few that have survived over the years and will become more profitable as property prices decrease. Sober living houses in Orange County may also become more abundant, because as property and rental prices decrease, sober living houses will be able to increase their profit margin, as little as it may be, allowing them to higher the staff needed to operate a sober living home. FYI-Sober Living homes are loosely monitored houses for people who have been through treatment and need to continue living in a sober environment. Sober Living homes do not offer treatment, only a sober environment, occasional drug and alcohol testing, and rules the people have to abide by to continue their stay. The cost of living in a Sober Living home is significantly cheaper than living at a treatment facility so it is attractive to people who cannot afford treatment, but remember that you get what you pay for. Most Sober Living homes are poorly staffed and monitored because they do not charge clients enough to adequately staff them. Furthermore, Sober Living homes attract people who have failed in full treatment centers, are not ready to live on their own after a treatment facility stay (i.e., shaky in their sobriety), and are attracted to the freedom of a Sober Living home. What usually happens is Sober Living homes have frequent relapses and incidents of mass relapses. Having said this, there are some very good sober living homes in Orange County. Two of the best sober living homes in Orange County are Pacific Shores and Jana's House. If you need information regarding either of these two sober living homes please feel free to contact us at 1-866-247-6520.

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Drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Orange County have various licensing requirements. All have to be licensed by the state, but the Probation Approved Drug Rehabs have to go through separate licensing and have to adhere to stricter standards. The Probation approved drug and alcohol rehabs have to adhere to stricter standards because the addiction treatment facility that is probation approved is often used by the Orange County court system in-lieu of incarceration. So a probation approved addiction treatment facility must have a strict schedule of AA meetings, groups, and one-on-one counseling sessions, and all addiction treatment must be meticulously documented by the treatment facility. In addition to strict treatment and documenting guidelines, probation personally visits the probation approved treatment facilities to make sure that the physical facilities themselves are immaculate, that everything is in working order, and that all safety precautions are in place to physically protect clients. Orange County probation even checks the refrigerators to make sure that any left over food is stored properly and dated! I know that if they went to my house and checked my refrigerator, I wouldn't pass the inspection! NTS Treatment Centers are probation approved and we have conformed to all the stringent standards that need to be met to ensure that each and every client is taken care of in the manner probation requires.

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