The most overused term yet many times understood, drug and alcohol rehabilitation is the first step of substance use disorder treatment and includes hospitalization or inpatient attention. Unless requiring 24/7 supervision such as detox, rehab is a wonderful first month of structure, safety and individualized attention from recovery professionals.
COVID-19 Response at La Jolla Recovery (Update 3/19/20) La Jolla Recovery, an essential healthcare partner, remains open and committed to serving individuals struggling with addiction and mental illness, while keeping the health and safety of our clients, employees, and their families our highest priority. We understand the need to educate clients and employees, implement preventative measures, and to minimize unnecessary…
Ohio begins a lawsuit against the largest 5 pharmaceutical companies developing prescription opioids and is setting the tone for accountability and responsibility in the heroin addiction and opioid epidemic in the United States. Ohio is the second state after Mississippi to go after the pharmaceutical companies regarding their current heroin addiction epidemic. Ohio has recently seen an exponential growth in…
What makes communities safer? Incarceration or drug rehabilitation? As we prepare to see the impacts of Jeff Session’s mandatory minimums of drug cases, we look back on the 80’s drug war and the apparent reduced crime rate. With people behind bars for mandatory minimums, we simply want to remind those with strong feelings about alcohol and drug abuse the importance…
For student, the relief from exam stress, studying and being away from family, loved ones and a social structure, is many times an under supervised and unscheduled space where alcohol and drug abuse is easily taken to the next level. We want to invite you at La Jolla Recovery to reach out for questions whether a loved one or yourself…
We commend Pete Davidson from SNL to speak about his sobriety and in a humorous yet honest way be genuine about the struggles and journey. It is said that comedy equals tragedy plus time. The timing couldn’t be better. In a time of opiate addiction from prescriptions to heroin and alcoholism affecting colleges and the mental health of many, a…
La Jolla Recovery’s success in sober living for women and demand for women’s rehab has been leading our team to look for an ideal home for future recovery homes. We are happy to announce our new San Diego facility for women’s rehab and sober living. Thank you to those who pushed us to create and attend those women who are…
With the rise of heroin addiction and opiate overdoses in San Diego, we at La Jolla Recovery homes are focused to provide a safe environment for those seeking freedom from prescription abuse understanding its wide use and availability in public. Although a stigma, heroin is now cheaper and stronger than ever, impacting youth and having it be a temptation for…