Thank you for your interest in Orange County
Detox and Rehab Center. Our friendly and caring admissions
staff is available to take your calls 24-hour a day, 7 days
a week and 365 days per year. Unlike some centers, we welcome
calls from family members, significant others and friends
of those in need of help. Many lives have been spared because
someone else that cared, picked up the telephone when an alcoholic
or addict couldn't or wouldn't.
In My Opinion
By Kenneth J. Nersten
When is it time to get help? The fact that
you are looking is a good indicator that it's time. In the
history of Orange County Detox and Rehab not one person
has ever arrived here by accident. Some arrived a little
later than they should have. A few arrived too late, they
had already contracted a serious viral infection, a life
threatening disease or were suffering advanced liver failure.
Don't wait too long; the consequences can be debilitating
or worse; fatal.
There is typically a cycle for most alcoholics
and drug addicts. The first phase known as, "The Self-Indulgent
Phase," takes the substance abuser through a labyrinth
of excess, marked by obsessive and compulsive intemperance.
The next phase known as, "The Moment of Clarity Phase,"
pits the substance abuser's obsession against reality. The
pain becomes too great to rationalize away their self-destructive
behavior and they are now ready to accept outside help.
The Moment of Clarity Phase is relatively short-lived and
is quickly followed by, "The New Plan Phase."
The substance abuser, recuperating from a binge or run,
will inevitably begin designing a new plan of action that
will undoubtedly exclude drug rehab. The last phase known
as, "The Retox Phase," begins when the next binge
or run begins.
When choosing a treatment center, remember
that residential treatment is vastly superior to outpatient
treatment and longer duration is better than shorter duration.
Usually the drug addict or alcoholic must endure a protracted
period of suffering before a detox or rehab center becomes
indispensable. In general, drug detox or alcohol detox is
the first step in recovery and most healthy people can safely
detoxify within two weeks. Detoxification ought to be followed
by intensive residential care known as, "Primary Care."
The average stay in Primary Care is around 30 days. Primary
Care is often followed by "Extended Care" or "Transitional
Care." Extended Care usually lasts 30 to 150 days and
is designed to minimize the risk of relapse by protecting
the client from outside influences over an extended period
of time. Transitional Care can last upwards of a year, but
differs from Extended Care in that it is designed to bring
the client back into society through a structured model.
Many continuing education programs linked to drug treatment
centers are Transitional Care models.
