Opiate Rehab and Treatment Center
Opiate addiction is a challenging condition, but recovery is possible with the right treatment, support, and relapse prevention strategies. At Alta Mira, our evidence-based opiate treatment program provides the comprehensive care needed for lasting healing—not just stabilization.
Our approach includes:
Medically supervised detox for safe withdrawal management
Residential treatment for immersive, structured recovery
Therapy and counseling to address underlying issues and build coping skills
With personalized care and long-term support, individuals can reclaim their health, hope, and quality of life.
Understanding Opiate Addiction
Opiate addiction is a chronic brain disorder characterized by compulsive use of powerful pain-relieving substances. These drugs include both prescription medications like oxycodone and hydrocodone, as well as illegal substances like heroin. As the second most prevalent form of substance dependency, untreated opiate addiction often leads to devastating consequences. However, evidence-based inpatient treatment programs offer proven solutions for recovery.
The Nature of Opiates
Derived from the opium poppy plant, opiates (also called opioids) include:
Prescription pain medications (morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone)
Illegal narcotics (heroin)
These substances interact with the brain’s natural receptors, providing pain relief while also creating intense euphoria. While medically valuable for pain management, their addictive potential makes them dangerous when misused. Both prescription and illegal opiates carry severe risks of dependency and overdose.
The Opiate Crisis: Key Statistics
The United States faces an unprecedented opiate epidemic:
Opiates rank as the second most abused drug category after marijuana
Nearly 50,000 opioid-related deaths occurred in 2019 (NIDA)
80% of heroin users first misused prescription opioids
Americans consume 80% of the world’s opioid painkillers
Drug overdoses (70% opioid-related) are now the leading cause of accidental death
Effective World-Class Opiate Addiction Treatment Center at Alta Mira
Opiate addiction can be a difficult condition to overcome. But with treatment, support, and a strong relapse prevention plan, individual outcomes and quality of life can be improved. Alta Mira’s evidence-based opiate addiction rehab, including supervised detox, residential care, and therapy, offer the intensity and duration necessary to go beyond stabilization to achieve lasting recovery.
For someone in the depths of opiate addiction, recovery can feel like an unattainable goal. But it’s important to know that opiate and opioid addiction can be overcome and a clean and sober life can be achieved. No matter how many times an addict has tried and failed, or how long they’ve been struggling with the disease, recovery is possible. It’s never too late to get treatment.
When clients first walk through our doors at Alta Mira, many are unaware they may have an untreated mental health issue that is contributing to their struggle with opioid addiction. Treating the symptoms of the addiction alone may not lead to lasting recovery if the co-occurring disorder remains unrecognized and untreated. Our approach provides for the most accurate diagnosis possible, enabling our team to customize an effective treatment plan to fit your unique needs and goals, providing a pathway to a more authentic, productive, and healthy life.
Evidence-Based Treatment Modalities
We use evidence-based modalities in our residential opiate addiction treatment programs, including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Somatic Experiencing (SE), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), where appropriate.
Accurate Diagnosis
From your initial psychiatric evaluation to your individualized neuropsychological testing, we work to develop the most accurate diagnostic profile possible. Depending on each individual client’s detox, identifying underlying co-occurring issues can take several weeks.
Appropriate Medications
Addiction is not a moral failing—it’s a treatable brain disorder. At Alta Mira, we believe recovery is possible, and your loved one can live free from the grip of marijuana addiction.
While the decision to seek help lies with the individual, your support matters. Your encouragement and involvement can be the motivation they need to begin treatment. Recovery works best when loved ones are engaged and willing to be part of the process.
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Following the initial psychiatric evaluation, clients meet with our psychiatrist weekly while they are in residential treatment with us. When prescribed, the use of genetic testing can help clients get on medications that work better for them with fewer side effects.
Signs and Symptoms of Opiate and Opioid Addiction
The signs and symptoms of opiate addiction can vary somewhat based on the substances being used. While addiction to prescription opiates often develops gradually and may require sharp observational skills to detect in the early stages, the indicators of a heroin addiction usually manifest more rapidly, possibly in a matter of weeks. Heroin abuse also causes physical changes in the body that are impossible to miss.
The signs of prescription opiate addiction and abuse include:
- Persistent drowsiness
- Nodding off at odd times
- Frequent nausea
- Slowed breathing and/or heart rate
- Constipation
- Constricted pupils
- Mental confusion, slower thinking processes and reaction times
- Mood changes following consumption of the drug (from depressed or irritable to mellow and relaxed)
- The onset of cravings for the drug become worse as tolerance builds
A developing opiate addiction can leave sufferers desperate to secure sources of the drugs they crave, and the list of opiate addiction signs also includes behaviors that reflect that desperation, such as:
- Visiting different doctors to get multiple painkiller prescriptions
- Using more than one type of opiate, depending on what’s available
- Stealing drugs or the money to buy them
- Social isolation, secretiveness, and withdrawal from family life
- Chronic neglect of responsibilities (work, school, parental, etc.)
- Loss of interest in grooming and personal appearance
- Shifting from opiate painkillers to heroin
Opiate Addiction Causes and Risk Factors
Since opiates are so effective against pain, at least when first used, those who are suffering from acute and chronic pain may be tempted to keep using them even after their initial prescription has expired.
Some pain sufferers may try opiates even when they don’t have a prescription, after purchasing them illegally or getting them from family and friends. Without a doctor’s guidance, it is easy for these people to consume them recklessly.
Other risk factors for opiate abuse include:
- Genetic vulnerability to addiction and family history of drug abuse
- Other substance abuse problems
- Untreated mental health disorders
- Peer pressure during adolescence
While some may be more prone to developing drug addictions than others, anyone who fails to use opiates only as prescribed could be in danger of becoming dependent.
One of the gravest risks for opiate addicts is overdose, which is a side effect of the tolerance for opiates that builds up over time. Long-term opiate abusers must consume more and more drugs chasing after the same effects, and beyond a certain level of consumption, the chances of overdose become significant.
The current epidemic of drug overdose deaths in the United States is almost entirely related to the explosion of opiate use and abuse. Of the more than 64,000 Americans who lost their lives to drug overdose in 2016, opiates were implicated solely or in combination with other drugs (usually alcohol or benzodiazepines)in more than 53,000 of these cases.
Knowing When It's Time for an Opiate Addiction Treatment Center
Getting help for opiate addiction is vital. But making that first step toward this important and potentially life-transforming move can be challenging for anyone who has tried to manage addiction on their own.
Residential treatment for opiate addiction is most effective because it allows an individual to focus on treatment for an extended period of time while learning the necessary skills for returning home and avoiding a relapse. Opiate addiction treatment is tailored to each individual and typically includes:
- Detox
- One-on-one therapy
- Group therapy and peer support
- Educational programs
- Family therapy
- Experiential and holistic therapies
- Intensive workshops
- Fitness/recreation
- Relaxation strategies and stress management
- Learning how to avoid relapses
Relapse prevention is an important part of treatment and includes learning what triggers opiate or opioid use, how to avoid triggers, lifestyle changes, and learning and using healthy coping strategies.
We understand that in order for opiate rehab to be successful, we must listen closely and truly understand your needs, aspirations, personal history, and treatment goals. All members of our care team align closely with you so that you feel safe, respected, and ready to do your work. With this approach, Alta Mira co-creates a profound healing experience with you so you can achieve your recovery goals and reclaim your life.
How to Help a Loved One Get Treatment for Opiate Addiction
Addiction is not a choice nor a sign of weakness. It is a condition of the brain that can respond to targeted treatment. When your loved one comes to Alta Mira, they will finally have a chance to be free from the debilitating effects of addiction.
While you can have an influence on your loved one’s decision to seek treatment, an individual struggling with opiate addiction must take ultimate responsibility for their own recovery. Your support and encouragement may be what will finally convince them to seek help for their struggles with opiates.
- The Challenge. Helping a loved one who is struggling with opiate addiction can be a long and heartbreaking journey. It can be hard to help someone, particularly if they don’t want help or if they live far away. Many families wait years beyond the time that they first thought about intervening.
- Get Help for Yourself. If you have a loved one who is suffering from opiate addiction, one of the first things you can do is take care of yourself by attending peer support meetings like Nar-Anon.
- Consider an Interventionist. The longer you wait for someone to “hit bottom,” the more their disease advances. You can actually increase the chance of a successful outcome by intervening with your loved one before their disease progresses to a more dangerous level. However, organizing your family to set limits and boundaries to get a loved one into rehab can be challenging.
Hiring a professional interventionist can help the family get organized as a team, prepare to speak to the addict in a coordinated way, to give your loved one the best possible chance of successfully arriving in treatment. Interventionists can also be helpful during and after the treatment experience, providing support and coaching to the family to ensure that the client completes treatment. If you are considering an opiate addiction intervention, please contact one of our admissions advisors.
How Our Luxury Opiate Rehab Center Transforms Lives
During your stay at Alta Mira, you’ll have an individualized treatment plan tailored to your specific needs. This will include comprehensive services for any co-occurring conditions that might be complicating or supporting your opiate addiction.
Our Transformational Opiate Addiction Treatment Program
Your first 30 days of treatment at Alta Mira is referred to as your Detox, Stabilization, Assessment period, which begins with private, medically supervised detox. During this time, our detox specialists will keep you safe and secure, monitored 24/7, as you rest in the privacy of your own room.
You can also expect:
- Weekly meetings with a psychiatrist
- Weekly meetings with a medical doctor
- Neuropsychological testing and advanced psychological testing
- Orientation to our recovery fundamentals and self-regulation skills development
- In-depth family engagement and the option for loved ones to attend multiple 3-day family programs
- Introduction to therapy groups
The Courage to Change
Lasting change takes time. It can take six weeks to change a simple habit. Changing behavior following opiate addiction can be very challenging. Learning how to develop clean and sober behaviors, effectively deal with triggers and stressors, take medication as prescribed, and make healthy lifestyle changes to support long-term recovery can take time.
Working Together
We understand that in order for treatment to be successful, we must listen closely and truly understand your needs, aspirations, personal history, and treatment goals. All members of our care team align closely with you so that you feel safe, respected, and ready to do your work. With this approach, Alta Mira co-creates a profound healing experience with you so you can achieve your recovery goals and reclaim your life.
Reclaim Your Life in Alta Mira’s World-Class Opiate Addiction Treatment Program
We believe individuals are best able to focus on their recovery when immersed in a secure, serene, healing setting. That’s why we provide comfortable surroundings while maintaining the most advanced and sophisticated opiate rehab program in Northern California. Clients can expect compassionate care from our best-in-class opiate addiction specialists.
Seeking a helping hand to guide you through these difficult times is not an easy decision. Our caring and experienced team at Alta Mira can help guide you through the next steps toward achieving lasting recovery.
Don’t let opiate addiction destroy your life. To get help and begin your life-changing transformation, contact us today.
Opiate Addiction FAQ
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What Is Opiate Addiction?
Effective World-Class Opiate Addiction Treatment Center at Alta Mira
Signs and Symptoms of Opiate and Opioid Addiction
Opiate Addiction Causes and Risk Factors
Knowing When It's Time for an Opiate Addiction Treatment Center
How Our Luxury Opiate Rehab Center Transforms Lives
Reclaim Your Life in Alta Mira’s World-Class Opiate Addiction Treatment Program
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