Detox Centers in Palomar Mountain, California

Palomar Mountain is one of northern San Diego County’s unincorporated communities. Since the area mostly consists of a mountain ridge in the Peninsular Ranges, the population here is incredibly small and shares a school district with Valley Central. Valley Central is considered a suburb of Palomar Mountain and is full of parks and outdoor activities best suited for families and young professionals.¹

San Diego County, while an incredible place to live, is one of the many California counties dealing with a substance use epidemic. According to a 2019 community assessment profile for the state’s overall health, San Diego County has a significant number of substance use-related cases that should not be ignored.²

Here’s an overview of those substance use cases—which are rated per every 100,000 residents within the county:²

• There is an average of 1.4 alcohol poisoning events that lead to hospitalization.
• There is an average of 11.2 opioid overdose events that lead to hospitalization.
• Only about 0.2 opioid overdoses lead to the person getting treatment from an inpatient program.
• The average rate of sedative overdoses that lead to hospitalization is 5.8.
• The average rate of stimulant overdoses that lead to hospitalization is 6.8.
• Substance use disorders (in general) account for 1.8 deaths, 7.3 overdose events that lead to hospitalization, and 20.9 admissions to treatment facilities.

Regardless of the substance type (or types) involved in your substance use disorder, seeking treatment is the best way to get your health and life back on track. Fortunately, there are many treatment facilities within the area. More specifically, there are 27 treatment facilities within 25 miles of Palomar Mountain.³

These are the varying levels of care you can expect from the facilities near Palomar Mountain:³

• 18 facilities offer a residential care program.
• 35 facilities offer various types of outpatient care programs.
• 27 facilities provide interim care in the event that residential space is unavailable.
• 19 facilities offer medically assisted detox programs.
• 44 of those facilities provide co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs.

If you look 100 miles beyond Palomar Mountain, you’ll find that there are 661 treatment facilities.³ Around 324 of those facilities provide residential care programs, while 375 offer outpatient treatment programs.³ You can also find interim care provided by at least 304 of those facilities.³

If you need a treatment recommendation, it’s best to contact your primary care physician. If you don’t have a primary care physician, the next step would be to contact the treatment facilities directly or a treatment directory to talk about your options.

Along with treatment, recovery, and aftercare come the well-known peer support group meetings sponsored by Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). These meetings are designed to provide you with a foundation of support through positive relationships, mentorship, and the tools to help manage everyday triggers to help you avoid falling back into substance use patterns.

You can use the following resources to find meetings in or near Palomar Mountain:

• San Diego Imperial Counties Regional Meeting Schedule.
• The Southern California Region of NA Meetings.
• AA San Diego Meeting Schedule.
• North County San Diego AA Meetings.

While peer support group meetings are often a requirement during and after treatment, they cannot take the place of professional treatment from a licensed facility.

Sources:

1. Niche.com. (n.d.). Valley Center, California.
2. California Department of Public Health. (2019). 2019 community profiles by municipality.
3. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). FindTreatment.gov. (n.d.). Results.