North Palm Springs, CA Detox and Rehab Centers

Situated near the northern border of Palm Springs in Riverside County, the city of North Palm Springs faces problems with addiction and drug overdose deaths like many other parts of the U.S. Fortunately, North Palm Springs residents with substance use disorders have many options when it comes to choosing nearby addiction treatment providers.

Between 2017 and 2019, the rate of drug overdose deaths in Riverside County was 17.9 per 100,000 residents, which was significantly higher than the California state rate of 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people.¹ The rate of opioid-related overdose deaths in Riverside County during this same period was 9.8 per 100,000 residents compared with California’s rate of 7.9 deaths per 100,000 residents.²

Fentanyl and heroin are the most serious drug threats in Riverside County, where the rate of opioid-related overdose deaths increased by 10% from 2011 to 2015.³ Heroin-related deaths in Riverside County increased by 80% during that period.³ Fentanyl contributed to 2 deaths in the county in 2016, and to 279 deaths in 2020.⁴ Additionally, between 2010 and 2016, opioid-related visits to emergency hospital departments in Riverside County increased by 56%.⁵

Alcohol misuse is also a public health concern in Riverside County, which includes North Palm Springs. In 2019, an estimated 17.4% of adults in the county reported binge drinking during the last 30 days, compared with the U.S. rate of 16.7%.⁶ The rate of alcohol-impaired driving deaths in Riverside County was nearly 32% between 2015 and 2019, which was higher than rates of 28.7% and 27% in California and the U.S.⁷

There are no addiction treatment providers inside the city limits of North Palm Springs.⁸ However, there are 7 treatment centers no more than 5 miles away in Desert Hot Springs, located to the north.⁸ These facilities provide an array of addiction treatment services, including drug and alcohol detox, outpatient rehab, inpatient rehab, and residential rehab.⁸

Residents in North Palm Springs who need opioid addiction treatment also have access to 19 buprenorphine practitioners who can prescribe this medication in an outpatient setting.⁹ This represents 0.38% of the total number of buprenorphine prescribers in California.⁹ Buprenorphine is a medication approved for the treatment of opioid dependence that helps promote long-term abstinence by reducing drug cravings and opioid withdrawal symptoms.¹⁰

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are widely known peer support groups that can help people achieve long-term abstinence from drugs and alcohol.¹¹ These support groups are free, easily accessible, and located near North Palm Springs and throughout Riverside County.

AA and NA do not have any active groups in North Palm Springs.^{12, 13} However, there are several AA and NA meetings located in neighboring cities, including Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, and Palm Desert.^{12, 13}

Residents in North Palm Springs can view the AA meeting schedule in full on the official website for the Central Intergroup Office of the Desert.¹² Those interested in finding nearby NA groups can visit the official website for NA to access meeting times and locations.¹³

Sources:

1. Strategic Health Alliance Pursuing Equity Riverside County. (May 2021). Death rate due to drug poisoning: Riverside County.
2. Strategic Health Alliance Pursuing Equity Riverside County. (February 2022). Age-adjusted death rate due to all opioid overdose: Riverside County.
3. Napler, R. (February 2018). Overdose and opioid deaths in Riverside County, CA.
4. Sasic, E. (2021, July 30). Fentanyl overdoses, deaths are up in Riverside County. Many don’t know they’ve taken it.
5. Riverside University Health System—Public Health. (October 2018). Opioid-related ED visits and hospitalizations in Riverside County.
6. Strategic Health Alliance Pursuing Equity Riverside County. (January 2022). Adults who binge-drink: last 30 days: Riverside County.
7. Strategic Health Alliance Pursuing Equity Riverside County. (May 2021). Alcohol-impaired driving deaths: Riverside County.
8. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find treatment.
9. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find a facility.
10. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2022, March 4). Buprenorphine.
11. National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2019, October 1). What about 12-step programs—Do they work?
12. Alcoholics Anonymous Central Intergroup Office of the Desert. (n.d.). AA meetings.
13. Narcotics Anonymous. (n.d.). NA meeting search.