Orange County Drug and Alcohol Rehabs: A Class Act
Orange County Drug and Alcohol Rehabs: A Class Act
Orange County sometimes called the “American Riviera” is home to Disneyland in Anaheim, some of the best beaches in United States along 40 miles of coastline south of Los Angeles, and the site of the annual swallow butterfly migration at Mission at San Juan Capistrano. Besides being a tourism mecca, Orange County California (not to be confused with Orange County Florida) can also boast to having some of the best drug and alcohol rehabs in the United States. According the SAMSHA directory of drug and alcohol treatment facilities in the USA, Orange County has a total of 91 registered programs in their directory.
Orange County is the second most populous county in California with an estimated 3 million residents ranking below Los Angeles County and above San Diego in terms of population. Overall it is the sixth most populous county in the United States. What’s unique about Orange County is that there are no major metropolitan areas as compared with other populous counties in the United States. New York County has New York, Los Angeles County has Los Angeles, San Francisco County has San Francisco, and Orange County has Orange which is by no measure a major metropolitan area. The largest city in Orange County is Anaheim with Santa Ana coming in close second. Irvine is reported to the fastest growing city in Orange County with a population of 217,686 residents which represents an increase of 2.4 percent over the past year. All in all there are 34 incorporated cities in Orange County.
Consequently, most drug and alcohol rehab treatment facilities in Orange County are located outside major urban centers and therefore a better place to disconnect from hustle and bustle of city life to detox and recover. In fact many rehab centers have “beach days” where residents can spend a day relaxing away from the influences of drugs and alcohol found in urban centers at one of the many local, uncrowded beaches open year round. The peace and tranquility found in vast ocean expanse helps put into perspective the reasons for seeking a drug-free, sober life.
Besides having one of the best year round climates, Orange County also is a center of some of the most innovative and effective drug addiction programs in the United States that focus not just on the physical aspect of addiction but also the nutritional, psychological, social and spiritual components so important to restoring health and well-being to those damaged by the ravages of alcohol and drug abuse. Also, many programs have established working relationships with the many excellent medical facilities in the area to help with monitoring and support during the critical withdrawal period from drugs and/or alcohol that can be a major cause of relapse.
If you or a loved one is in need of treatment for a drug and alcohol issue, consider one of the many treatment centers located Orange County California to help break the vicious cycle of alcohol and drug addiction.
National Therapeutic Services (NTS) located in Orange County California provides inpatient and outpatient drug and alcohol rehab treatment as well as dual diagnosis treatment for those in need of mental health services along with drug and alcohol rehab.