Heroin Treatment Program for Women at Balboa Horizons

Heroin Treatment Program for Women at Balboa Horizons
Heroin addiction is a rapidly growing problem among women of all ages. Whether she is the successful career woman looking to manage stress, the young adult looking for a good time or the working mother looking to relieve anxiety, many report being drawn to this potent opiate for its euphoric effects. However, no matter what life situation brought a woman into heroin use, the result is the same-a devastating physical and mental addiction that is highly dangerous and potentially fatal. Common side effects include shallow breathing, lowered heart rate, nausea, itching, constipation, urinary retention, pupil dilation and dry mouth. More serious common occurrences include respiratory arrest, seizure, coma and death.

Heroin is the most potent drug in the opiate family. Almost identical to morphine in chemical structure, the differentiating factor is the addition of an extra acetyl molecule that allows heroin to cross the brain-blood barrier immediately. This eradicates the time-release characteristic of most prescription opiates and causes an intense rush of euphoria exclusive to heroin. The drug may be smoked, snorted, taken orally or injected intravenously. Users prefer the latter method as it increases the rush of euphoria, greatly raising the risk of overdose. Opiate overdose is second only to motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of accidental death in the United States.

Opiate Pain Med Treatment

The rising popularity of prescription pain medications has made opioid addiction an alarming epidemic. Although heroin has been the long-time favorite among opiate users due to its high potency, prescription medications like vicodan, oxycontin (known to users as “legal heroin”) and the recently developed opana are equally dangerous. What begins as legitimate pain management can quickly progress into full-blown opioid addiction.

As prescription dosages become insufficient, users often utilize alternate methods of consumption including smoking, snorting or intravenous injection, highly raising the risk of overdose or infectious diseases like Hepatitis C or HIV. Many will turn to illegal methods of obtaining stronger opioids like oxycontin and opana and may eventually graduate to more affordable and obtainable street drugs like heroin.

Balboa Horizons has extensive experience treating women suffering from opioid addiction. As many addicts tend to conceal, minimize or rationalize their addictions, we work to break down these barriers to recovery with a caring and holistic approach. We understand that addictions of this type involve a multitude of physical, emotional, legal, financial and social consequences. We are here to personally help clients process the devastation associated with their addictions so that healing can occur and lives may be rebuilt.

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Alcoholism Treatment Program for Women at Balboa Horizons

Alcoholism Treatment Program for Women at Balboa Horizons

Alcoholism is a disease that has long been associated with men. Social expectations of women feed the misconception that females do not experience alcohol-related problems to the extent that men do. In reality, about one-third of all alcoholics are women and the disease actually develops quicker in females. However, many female alcoholics share the mentality that alcoholism is a male disease. This mentality brings on feelings of shame and denial about their illness, often barring them from admitting to their problem or seeking treatment.

Loved ones will often partake in the denial and avoid intervention for fear of insulting the female alcoholic or being too harsh. These are fears that are not a typically a concern when addressing male alcoholics. This stigma serves only to endanger the female alcoholic. As one writer noted, “more female alcoholics die in their living rooms than in the street.” The disease of alcoholism is equally severe among women and men. However, the circumstances of denial and recommended approaches to recovery vary greatly among genders. To understand more about how alcoholism affects women specifically, it is important to first understand the general nature of alcoholism.

Alcoholism is a disease that has no respect for gender, age, race, profession or social standing. Perhaps the most common misconception concerning alcoholism is that the disease involves an extreme lack of willpower. This is entirely false as willpower is of absolutely no use when dealing with alcoholism. When an alcoholic drinks alcohol in any amount, they experience a physiological reaction known as craving that drives them to drink more and more, despite extreme intoxication or negative consequences. www.balboahorizons.com

Balboa Horizons 90 Day Program Rehab

Evidence is building to support the 90-day rehabilitation model, which was stumbled upon by Alcoholics Anonymous where it is suggested that new members attend at least one meeting a day for the first 90 days of recovery. Research indicates that the 90-day time frame is approximately how long it takes the brain to recover from the immediate effects of drug or alcohol abuse. Researchers at Yale have documented what they call The Sleeper Effect, a gradual re-engaging of proper decision-making and analytical functions in the brain’s prefrontal cortex after an addict has sustained from use for at least 90 days. Although 90-days has become widely accepted as the typical duration of an initial stay in a rehabilitation center, it is by no means a concrete time frame for everyone seeking treatment. We understand that each case is different and includes various factors that will affect the duration of treatment required, however, we do support the 90-day treatment model as a solid starting point.

Balboa Horizons’ 90-Day Extended Care Treatment is the core of our holistic healing program for women. Overwhelming evidence shows that 90 days sober marks the beginning of both the physical and mental benefits of sobriety. However, our program is designed to do much more that simply give our clients 90 days of sobriety. It is about giving them the appropriate amount of care to foster a continued recovery. We believe that our 90-Day Extended Care Program provides a solid foundation for lasting sobriety.

In a study released in April 2007, the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs stated the following:
Women differ from men in many aspects, including: their reasons for initiating substance abuse, the consequences they experience, the barriers and motivations for entering treatment, treatment services needed, relapse risks and recovery support needs.
The report suggests gender-specific treatment as the most successful method of rehabilitation, and goes on to conclude that effective gender-specific programs possess the following characteristics: read more...