Addiction Treatment

Addiction Defined

Most scientists now consider addiction a brain disease: a condition caused by persistent changes to brain structure and function. Using drugs repeatedly over time changes brain structure and function in fundamental and long lasting ways that can persist long after the individual stops using them. After a certain amount of a drug is consumed, and that amount is different for everyone, it is as if a switch in the brain is flipped from normal to addict. At this point drug addiction treatment becomes neccessary.

Addiction is defined as uncontrollable, compulsive drug craving, seeking and use even in the face of negative health and social consequences. Very few people are able to return to occasional use after becoming addicted.

What understanding addiction as a brain disease means

Many people believe that drug addiction is a failure of will. Research contradicts this. However, this does not mean the addict is simply a hapless victim, nor does it absolve the addict of responsibility for his or her behavior. But it does explain why an addict cannot stop using by sheer force of will alone.

How do you treat addiction?

Research finds that the best form of drug addiction treatment is long-term treatment that heals the entire individual, combining medication, behavioral therapy, social services and rehab treatment. Also, different drug addictions (such as crack cocaine addiction, prescription drug addiction, OxyContin addiction, methadone addiction, meth addiction, opiate addiction, heroin addiction and others) require specific and unique approaches to detox, treatment and rehabilitation.

Another crucial finding on drug addiction treatment is that it does not need to be completely voluntary to work. In fact, studies suggest that increased pressure to stay in treatment -- whether from the legal system, or from family members or employers -- increases the amount of time patients remain in treatment and improves their treatment outcomes.

What you can do to help a person with drug addiction?

1. Understand that while a person who is addicted to drugs made the choice to try the drug, they did not choose to become addicted. An addicted person’s brain is functioning abnormally and their drug use is out of their control. They need and deserve the same medical treatment as anyone else with a chronic illness would receive.
2. Find them a treatment program that treats all of their individual problems together, such as drug addiction, behavioral issues, mental illness and/or life skills.
3. Since treatment does not have to be voluntary to work, consider involving the justice system, employer or other intervention.

The detox program is an essential part of any alcohol and drug treatment program. At the Pat Moore Foundation, detoxification occurs in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to the individual’s well being. Many factors are considered in developing a detox protocol that suits the participant’s needs, factors that include: the amounts of alcohol consumption, age, gender, family history, tolerance, etc.

Individuals participating in this detoxification, in a residential setting are usually able to participate in counseling and enjoy the company and comfort of their peers. Should individuals require further medical attention, Costa Mesa and the Newport Beach area have renowned hospitals within a few minutes of this facility.

If you have questions about whether you or a loved one may require detox please call us 24 hours a day at (888) 426-6086.

Prescription Drug Addiction

OxyContin Addiction

Methadone Addiction

Meth Addiction

Crack Cocaine Addiction

Opiate Addiction

Heroin Addiction

Alcoholism

Many issues come up in early sobriety that can be difficult to handle. The staff at Pat Moore Foundation is on call 24-hours and understands this, and is eager to help at any time of the day or night. Our goal is to enable each person who enters our doors walk the road to a healthy and happy recovery.

Pat Moore Foundation's drug & alcohol detox and alcohol & drug addiction treatment programs are licensed and certified by The State of California. We provide non-medical and medically managed detoxification (using Suboxone, Subutex, and Buprenorphine when appropriate) and primary residential treatment. Our individual homes are on a unique co-ed campus where we offer gender specific treatment. We are located in Costa Mesa, in Orange County, Southern California, close to Newport Beach and Huntington Beach, and only an hour's drive from Los Angeles and San Diego. To speak with a counselor, please call us 24-hours at (888) 426-6086 or if you'd like us to contact you, send a confidential message online by filling out our online form.

Note: All medical services are administered by medical professionals, which are facilitated and operated solely under the jurisdiction of a separate medical corporation.