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Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego

Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego

Drug Rehab Center in San Diego, California

  • Opioid Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

Alvarado Parkway Institute in San Diego is a highly-regarded addiction treatment facility offering personalized care, various treatment options, and accredited programs for alcohol or drug addiction, including dual diagnosis, to achieve lasting sobriety.

About This San Diego, CA Facility

Alvarado Parkway Institute (API) in La Mesa, California, stands out for its comprehensive approach to mental and behavioral health care, particularly focusing on adults struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. API extends a wide array of services, from crisis intervention and medically supervised detox to various levels of outpatient care and aftercare, all tailored to accommodate the unique needs of young adults, seniors, LGBTQ+ persons, and those with co-occurring disorders.

  • Comprehensive Care Spectrum: From inpatient to aftercare, API offers a full continuum of services to guide clients through every step of recovery.
  • Specialized Programs: Tailored programs address the specific needs of young adults, seniors, LGBTQ+ individuals, and persons with dual diagnoses.
  • Accreditations and Financial Support: Accredited by The Joint Commission, API accepts a range of insurances and offers financial aid, ensuring access to quality care.

Accreditation by The Joint Commission highlights API's commitment to maintaining the highest standards of care. Backed by a team of dedicated professionals and leveraging evidence-based practices like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), API works tirelessly to achieve better outcomes for clients, empowering them to live their best lives.

API specializes in treating a variety of addictions and co-occurring mental health issues, employing medically supervised detox, intensive counseling, and robust aftercare planning as key components of recovery. Treatment methods are comprehensive, including both traditional and innovative therapies catered to fostering long-term sobriety and mental health stabilization.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Multiple Centers
  • Accreditations

    JCAHO

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Opioid addiction treatment facilities in California, like Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego cover both illegal and prescription opioids abuse. Most plans include detoxification and subsequent medications to ease the process. Behavioral therapies and counseling are also necessary to resolve the root cause of addiction.

    A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.

    Levels of Care Offered

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the California facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego‘s patients gradually get back to their routine life.

    An outpatient treatment program is set up to help with alcohol or drug addiction, or a co-occurring disorder. The patient must attend the California facility for their therapy and other programs but are able to return home each night. The frequency of mandatory attendance decreases after much of Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego‘s program is complete.

    Treatment is just the first step to maintaining sobriety. After treatment, aftercare support at Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego helps the individual adjust to a life without substances. This support may involve a sober living home in or near San Diego, CA, career counseling, or educational assistance. This is when a relapse prevention plan begins to take shape.

    Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego‘s Therapies & Programs

    Treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success. Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego counselor. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction.

    Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. It becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Some facilities like Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego in San Diego, CA offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal.

    Results have proven the positive impact of family therapy on a recovering patient’s journey to sobriety. Patients at Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego in San Diego, California who receive generous support from their loved ones have better chances of completing their recovery process and maintaining their sobriety.

    When family members are more proactive and involved in the treatment procedure, it encourages the patient to advance his or her progress. Moreover, it shouldn’t be ignored that genetics play a role when it comes to addiction, so it’s better to approach the problem as a unit. Also, with proper education, family members can help an individual avoid addiction triggers and guide him or her in making lifestyle changes necessary for his or her sobriety.

    Group therapy may occur on an inpatient or outpatient basis and involves groups of clients who have no pre-existing relationships outside the group. Group therapy differs from support groups in two primary ways: group therapy is a kind of psychotherapy and is moderated by a professional therapist at Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego in California.

    It has been said that unhealed trauma is the root of most addictions. Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. Healing past traumas and introducing coping strategies are strong foundations for sustained recovery from addiction. This may involve individual or group counseling or both, in a San Diego, CA facility. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps those who attend Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego understand how their feelings, beliefs, and thoughts affect their behaviors. DBT is particularly useful for people with self-harming behaviors, as well as those with substance abuse disorders. DBT teaches people how to tolerate distress, regulate their emotions, and how to become mindful.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on the underlying thoughts and behaviors that caused the problem of addiction in the first place and may cause a relapse. Negative feelings are common in substance abuse disorders, and if not recognized, they can cause co-occurring disorders.

    CBT involves strategies that help to change the thinking and behavioral pattern by cognitive restructuring. In simple terms, it helps to remove negative thoughts and provides long-term benefits. Also, CBT promotes self-awareness, self-control, and healthy ways to respond to negative thoughts. It can be administered as a mono-therapy as well as a part of combination therapy.

    Addiction commonly results in varying levels of malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies. This can be reflected in weight loss, hair loss or hair changes, skin irregularities and damage to multiple internal body functions. While in active addiction meals can be skipped or replaced by drugs or alcohol. Eating correctly to replace lost vitamins and minerals while balancing your diet can build confidence while restoring your health from the inside out.

    Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) helps smokers get nicotine into their system without resorting to smoking. It’s a way to help people quit smoking without going cold turkey and experience aggressive withdrawal symptoms. The products (in the form of gums, sprays, patches, inhales, or lozenges) used in NRT provide the body with nicotine, excluding the toxic substances found in tobacco.

    NRT treatment at Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego in San Diego, California lowers down nicotine cravings, so the patient does not go through physical weakness while dealing with the emotional and mental stress of quitting smoking. Coupling NRT with counseling and other means of support gives long-term smokers a better chance of removing their unhealthy habit.

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego

    Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment offered by Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego in San Diego, CA encourages individuals to work out their issues with their inner self. Some of the most common examples of experiential therapy are equine therapy, music therapy, adventure therapy, and role playing.

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Alvarado Parkway Institute - San Diego Location and Directions
    Address Information5538 University Ave
    San Diego, California 92115 Phone Number(800) 766-4274 Meta DetailsUpdated April 15, 2024
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    San Diego, California Addiction Information

    More than 3 million of California's citizens are addicted to illegal drugs. Almost 800,000 people use hard drugs, almost 5 million use marijuana, and another 2.1 million abuse alcohol every year. Other substance abuse issues such as binge drinking and teen drug use are also common. Many illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana are smuggled into the state from Mexico.

    Nearly 2,000 people die from a drug overdose each year in San Diego. Of the total population of San Diego, approximately 9.5% reported illicit drug use. According to recent statistics, drug addiction and abuse are among the top causes of preventable death in San Diego. There are rehab programs specifically tailored to meet the needs of women, men, young adults, or those with co-occurring mental health disorders.

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