Seeking Help for Alcohol Abuse from Escondido, California
There is an epidemic among us today in Escondido, California. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, “more than seven percent of the American population aged 18 and up have a drinking problem; this is nearly 13.8 million Americans, and 8.1 million of them are alcoholic.” Indicators of Alcohol and Other Drugs state, “The death rate due to alcohol and drug use increased between 2000 and 2007 from 19.01 deaths per 100,000 to 22.66 deaths per 100,000. San Diego County’s AOD mortality rate was similar to the state overall each year.” Our society glamorizes alcohol. People may see it as fun and games in the beginning but for those who develop an alcohol dependency, it becomes a necessity. What starts as drinking on the weekends turns into drinking to function.
For the alcohol abuser, alcohol possesses their body and stimulates their mind to think it will save them from the dark wreckage of their past is that first drink. However, little does the alcohol abuser know the alcohol is demoralizing them second by second, turning them into someone they thought they would never become.
At A Better Today, we provide treatment that will give you tools to regain the control alcohol took. It is our goal to make your alcohol treatment pleasant as possible. Our caring and understanding staff will take the time to not only help the alcohol abuser in their recovery, but to grow with them and ensure them that their are not fighting this battle alone. You will not recover overnight. You are allowed to recover at your own pace, one day at a time.
What is an Intervention?
Alcoholism dose not just affect the alcohol abuser, it affects every person around them. It is a family disease. From time to time an alcohol abuser does not know that they have a problem, they need guidance to help better understand how severe their problem is. It is also common to feel like you have tried doing everything you possibly could to save the alcohol abuser. You might feel like you are at a halt because everything you have tried has failed you. It is not uncommon to feel this way, the alcohol abuser does not want anything to do with them having to put down that drink. Perhaps your loved one needs a little extra drive or motivation to seek treatment because they do not feel worthy of enhancing their lives. It might seem impractical for them to think of a different life.
Our facility can give you the resources and set you up with an interventionists. The interventionist’s job is to get a better idea of your loved one’s situation and see what they can do and how they can help. There is not one chapter in any alcoholics journey that is the same, so they need suitable information to be able to better understand the alcoholic. We have elevated success rates with the way A Better Today goes about the intervention process.
Something that is important in the intervention process is choosing an effective team. You should incorporate close friends, family, loved ones, and people who truly care and want your loved one to get help. Putting together the intervention during a phase when the person is sober a key to a successful intervention. Also, do your best to schedule the intervention in a place that is free from temptation. You don’t want to bring the abuser into a negative environment.
At A Better Today we fully understand the heartache it brings to watch a loved one abuse alcohol, so we will try many different methods when engaging with the alcoholic until the intervention process becomes a success. An intervention is not the final step in the journey of recovery. After the intervention process, comes treatment and a long life free from the chains of alcohol holding the abuser down.
Detoxing and Withdrawing from Alcohol
Alcohol withdrawals can be a life threatening process. Withdrawals can start within hours of the last drink. Some minor signs of withdrawals are: tremors, nausea, chills, and joint pain. Some of the more major ones are seizures and hallucinations. These effects mark the beginning of the detox process.
Detox is a terrifying and unpleasant chapter in any alcoholic’s treatment plan. Most alcoholics might not know how to function without that first drink to get them going in the morning, so imagining a long period of time with out alcohol could seem unattractive to the alcoholic. We provide services that can make the withdrawing period safe and comfortable. Our facility offers a dedicated medical staff to ensure your safety and comfort during one of the most difficult times in your treatment. We will do whatever feasible to make your detox as relaxing and comfortable as possible.
What is Treatment like at A Better Today?
When the abuser’s body is cleansed from the toxins of alcohol during the detox phase, the next course of action is rehabilitation and treatment. Thinking of coming to treatment can be intimidating, the aspect of change can really scare a person off. During the treatment and rehabilitation process it will be our goal to help the abuser become reconnected with the outside world.
A Better Today is an impatient rehabilitation center. At our facility we provide 24-hour supervision for your entire stay. There are numerous benefits for this type of treatment program. When you are disconnected and far removed from the inclinations and old habits of your prior alcohol use, it dwindles the chances that you or a loved one will undergo relapse when your treatment has been finalized. It is recommended to travel for treatment, recovering alcohol abusers tend to gravitate back to what is comfortable, so removing themselves from the area is very beneficial. Changing people, places, and things will allow the abuser to eliminate any negativity that could be going on in their home town. It is advantageous because it will allow them to have no distractions so they can really focus on their recovery.
At our treatment facility you will be matched with a therapist that best suits your needs. All our therapists have education that is specialized in alcohol abuse counseling and co-occurring disorders. We diligently work one-on-one with our clients to get to the root of their problem to better understand there alcoholism. We will work on taking all of the negative trials and tribulations life has thrown your way and turn them into reasons to find new passions and dreams.
We know that alcoholism affects each individual in different ways, and there is not a easy way out. We have different resources will that help every type of abuser from, group and individual therapy sessions, relapse prevention, and medication management. We also offer yoga, music and art therapy, and exercise. That is the reason we find it so important to work very diligently in giving our clients access to really grasp the coping skills to live a life of recovery.
Life after Rehabilitation
Our treatment program offers tools you can use in life after treatment. Intensive out patient are groups during certain days of the week. We do recommend inpatient because it is proven to be more successful in most cases but it depends on the person. We offer outpatient programs, that are successful as well, to people who prefer different services. Our outpatient services provide personalized treatment plans, group counseling, aftercare and sober living communities. It is our goal to help you become a better, authentic version of yourself.
Payment Options
At A Better Today we provide divergent payment options for our treatment program. We accept most insurance policies. After calling, you will work with an intake coordinator that will communicate with your insurance company and do their finest job work and find a plan that accommodates both companies. If our company does not accept the policy you have, there are different routs you can take. We provide private pay plans, finance, and work with scholarships as well.
You might ask yourself, why would you pay for a program when some are free, however county funded programs have long waiting lists, their success rates aren’t that high, and they have so many clients it doesn’t give staff the time to have the one on one support the alcoholic needs. It is important to us at A Better Today that our clients get the peer support they need to grow in their recovery and our staff is more than willing to do what ever it takes to achieve that goal so the recovery process is successful.
