Combating Your Substance Abuse in Redwood City, CA

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Rehabs in Redwood City, California

R Redwood City, CA is a busy community filled with dance, music, theater, cultural arts, and beautiful parks. There is always something to do here, since it’s conveniently located near the major freeways, giving you freedom and access around beautiful California: concerts in the park, cultural attractions to amuse you, delicious cuisine and more. Redwood City is a great place to relax among the locals while you recover from your addiction.

If you haven’t considered traveling for your addiction treatment, consider Redwood City. Not only will you be able to take advantage of all the social life the city offers, but in your down time, when you want to get away and reflect and meditate on your therapy, what better place to do it under the serenity of a forest of redwood trees?

It’s a common thought that no one understands what you are going through, but that couldn’t be more incorrect. There are many people just like you looking for help, and many who have already found it in a facility in Redwood City.

Should I Self-Detox Before Going to Rehab?

Self detox is never recommended for the simple reason that should something in your detox go awry, you won’t have immediate access to medical professionals. The advantage to enrolling in a treatment center for detoxification is that you will be under 24-hour supervised care. Even if you don’t expect your withdrawals to be severe, it’s still good to be in a facility where you can be prescribed meds to help with the pain of even less severe withdrawals. If you are using alcohol or benzos, it is strongly recommended to never stop using them unless you are under medical care. These are the two substances that can have deadly withdrawal side effects. People who stop using these substances can experience seizures, go into shock and even die from the withdrawals.

Dependency on other substances like heroin and other opiates and opioids (artificial opiates) may require medications to slowly ween people off of the substances. Some of these medications are also addictive if they are not taken in the correct dosage. Therefore, the safest way to detox from these substances is also in a medically managed detox facility. Detox facilities also have a communal aspect that is helpful for alcohol abusers, as the social aspect of alcoholism is a driving factor in many who become addicted to alcohol.

To find a detox and rehab facility near you, give us a call and we’ll help you get on the path to a healthy, drug-free life!

As you are in rehab, or even after, it’s advisable to attend group support meetings for your particular substance disease. The advantages of AA, NA, CA, and other groups is that you can develop a support system of people just like you. You can also find a sponsor who can mentor you through your continued recovery, and someone you can call on when you’re down and considering abusing. Recovering addicts should also consider a 12-step program. The goal of 12-steps is to aid recovering addicts in overcoming their addiction through a combination of calling upon a higher power and taking accountability for the choices one has made in their substance abuse dependency. Visit the map below to find the support group meeting near you!