Detox Centers in Aguanga, California

Aguanga is in Riverside County, where opioid addiction and overdose deaths have been a serious ongoing public health concern for many years.

Between 2010 and 2015, the number of opioid-related deaths in Riverside County increased by 10%.¹ From 2011 to 2015, the number of heroin-related deaths in the county rose by 80%.¹ In 2015, 1 in 4 drug-related deaths that occurred in Riverside County involved heroin.¹

Fentanyl use is especially a major concern in Riverside County, where the number of deaths related to this potent opioid increased by 800% from 2016 to 2021.² Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times more potent than morphine and about 50 times more potent than heroin.² In 2021, Riverside County increased public access to naloxone, which is a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.²

Alcohol is another substance that is commonly misused in Aguanga and Riverside County. In 2019, an estimated 14% of adults in Aguanga reported engaging in binge drinking at least 1 time in the past 30 days, compared with 17.4% of adults in Riverside County.³

At this time, there are no drug and alcohol rehab centers located in Aguanga.⁴ However, there are 21 facilities located within 25 miles of the city.⁴ Twelve of these facilities offer detox services, 13 offer outpatient rehab programs, and 9 offer residential rehab programs.⁴

The nearest addiction treatment centers are between 13 and 19 miles away in Temecula.⁴ Services offered at these rehab centers include medication-assisted treatment for opioid and alcohol use disorder, and dual diagnosis therapy for those with co-occurring mental health disorders.⁴

Aguanga residents who need treatment for opioid addiction also have the option of seeking buprenorphine treatment from one of 59 providers within a 25-mile radius.⁵ Buprenorphine is a medication that blocks opioid withdrawal symptoms and drug cravings. It can also help prevent opioid overdose in those with opioid use disorder.⁶ The number of buprenorphine practitioners near Aguanga represents about 1.2% of the total number of buprenorphine practitioners in the entire state of California.⁵

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are some of the many available 12-Step support groups that can complement and extend the effects of professional addiction treatment.⁷ Support groups like AA and NA provide an extra layer of community-level support that can help people achieve healthier lifestyles and long-term abstinence from drugs and alcohol.⁷

Even though there are no AA or NA groups that meet in Aguanga, there are dozens of meetings that take place in neighboring cities including Anza, Pala, and Valley Center.^{8, 9} Virtual AA and NA meetings are also available online for Aguanga residents who would prefer or need to attend meetings from the comfort of their homes.^{8, 9}

A full schedule of AA meetings near Aguanga is available on the website for the Inland Empire Central Office of Alcoholics Anonymous.⁸ There are 8 NA groups that meet within a 20-mile radius of Aguanga, which are all listed on the official NA website.⁹

Sources

1. Napler, N. (2018, February). Overdose and opioid deaths in Riverside County, CA.
2. County of Riverside. (2021, July 1). Riverside county committee to combat fentanyl abuse.
3. Strategic Health Alliance Pursuing Equity Riverside County. (n.d.). Build a customized dashboard: Aguanga.
4. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find treatment.
5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find a facility.
6. New York State Department of Health. (2021, October). Buprenorphine.
7. National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2020, June 1). Where do 12-step or self-help programs fit into drug addiction treatment?
8. Inland Empire Central Office of Alcoholics Anonymous. (n.d.). AA meetings.
9. Narcotics Anonymous. (n.d.). NA meeting search.