Detox Centers in Nuevo, CA

Located east of Lake Perris, Nuevo, CA, is 1 of the rural communities that makes up Riverside County. California is considered a major entry point for heroin and other opioids from Mexico.¹ Once it enters the U.S., Riverside County often serves as the conduit that helps push opiates throughout the rest of the country.²

According to the Riverside County EMS, in the first quarter of 2022, drug overdoses were down slightly from the previous year, but fatalities were up almost 40%.³ Opiates were the drug most often mentioned as the cause of the overdoses, while heroin and fentanyl were believed to be the cause of most of the fatal incidents.³ The majority of the people affected fell into the 25 to 44-year-old age range.³

Focusing just on opioid statistics, fatalities were up more than 70% in Riverside County during the first quarter of 2022 compared to last year.³ That number is consistent with the rest of the U.S. In 2018, nearly 70% of all drug overdose deaths involved an opioid.¹

Medications are often used when treating opioid addiction.⁴ These medications target the same area of the brain as the opioid and help to suppress withdrawal symptoms and relieve cravings.⁴ Once on these medications, patients are often more open to other forms of treatment such as behavioral therapy.⁴

Nuevo offers a variety of options for treating substance use disorders. There are 59 facilities within 25 miles of Nuevo, compared to the more than 1,500 centers available throughout California.^5,6 The Nuevo centers offer the following treatments:⁵

• 22 facilities for interim care if space is not immediately available at another center
• 26 centers for detox and supervised withdrawal from either drugs or alcohol
• 29 outpatient facilities for those patients who have a safe and supportive home environment
• 3 hospital inpatient facilities for more intensive treatment
• 30 residential or inpatient centers for long-term care
• 5 transitional housing options or sober living spaces
• 47 facilities that address co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder

People with a substance use disorder are more likely to also have a co-occurring mental health diagnosis.⁷ Bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and ADHD are a few of the mental health issues most often seen in people also addicted to drugs or alcohol.⁷

The local chapters of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) in and around Nuevo are there to help people establish a support network and maintain their sobriety. There are AA meetings located in nearby Perris 7 days a week.⁸ NA meetings are also available in the Nuevo area.

To find local AA and NA meetings near Nuevo, CA, visit the official AA and NA websites.

Sources:

1. Drug Enforcement Administration. (2021). National drug threat assessment.
2. Kelman, B. & Heath, B. (2015, November 11). How Riverside County became America’s drug pipeline.
3. Riverside County EMS. (2022). EMS suspected overdose data.
4. National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2019, January 7). Treatment approaches for drug addiction.
5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). FindTreatment.gov.
6. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2018). National survey of substance abuse treatment services.
7. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2020). Substance use disorder treatment for people with co-occurring disorders.
8. Inland Empire Central Office of Alcoholics Anonymous. (n.d). Perris meetings.
9. Yule, A. & Kelly, J. (2019, October 24). Integrating treatment for co-occurring mental health conditions. Alcohol Research Current Reviews, 40(1).