Thousand Palms, CA Detox and Rehab Centers

Thousand Palms is a small census-designated area in Riverside County, California that is home to 7,967 residents.¹ Like the rest of the state, Thousand Palms is no stranger to substance misuse and addiction. In 2020, California’s drug overdose rates totaled 8,908 deaths.² From 2006 to 2015, Riverside County overdose deaths rose from 9 to 15.2 per every 100,000 residents.³

According to the Strategic Health Alliance Pursuing Equity (SHAPE), in 2019, 14.7% of adults in Thousand Palms reported binge drinking within the last 30 days.⁴ That number is still considerably lower than Riverside County’s value (17.4%).⁴ The same report outlines that, in 2019, at least 18.1% of adults in the area had been diagnosed with depression, and another 13.5% reported poor mental health for more than two weeks.⁴

Yet, the county is dealing with an opioid and heroin crisis. In 2015, at least 1 in every 4 deaths involved heroin.³ Despite efforts to raise awareness of the dangers of alcohol and substance abuse, Riverside County fell short of its Healthy People 2020 target at 11.3 overdose deaths per every 100,000 residents.³

For those looking to find help for their substance abuse struggles, there are at least 36 facilities within 25 miles of Thousand Palms, CA.⁵ These facilities offer different types of treatment, including interim care, detox, outpatient, hospital inpatient, residential, transitional housing, dual diagnosis, and telemedicine.⁵ Residents of Thousand Palms can seek treatment in nearby cities, including Palm Springs, Cathedral City, and Palm Desert.

There are different types of treatment, and your recovery may include one or more of these:⁶

• Detox: Serves as a safe and monitored space to withdraw from substances while the withdrawal symptoms are treated.
• Outpatient: Consists of regular therapy appointments while living independently.
• Hospital inpatient: Rehab facilities are usually connected to a hospital or a clinic to provide 24/7 care and rehabilitation services.
• Residential: Live-in care for long-term treatment programs where patients reside at the rehab facility while attending individual and group therapy sessions.
• Dual diagnosis: Integrated care treatment that simultaneously addresses substance abuse and mental illness.

While support groups for drug and alcohol addiction aren’t a substitute for treatment, they’re considered a critical part of treatment and recovery by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).⁷ Commonly known as self-help groups, these meetings follow the 12-Step programs outlined by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA).⁷

Many drug addiction treatment programs encourage patients to participate in self-help groups during and after treatment.⁷ Here’s where to find drug and alcohol support groups in Thousand Palms:

• Alcoholics Anonymous meetings: Reach out to the Central Intergroup Office Of The Desert. The group meets online and in-person every day.⁸
• Narcotics Anonymous meetings: Reach out to community centers and churches to learn more about the NA meetings available in the area. There are in-person and virtual meetings held in Riverside every day.⁹

Sources:

1. U.S. Census Bureau. (2020, April 1). QuickFacts: Thousand Palms CDP, California.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, March 1). Drug overdose mortality by state.
3. Riverside University Health System. (2018, February). Overdose and opioid deaths in Riverside County, CA.
4. Strategic Health Alliance Pursuing Equity. (n.d.). Advanced search: zip code 92276.
5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). FindTreatment.gov. (n.d.). Results.
6. FindTreatment.gov. (2019, October). Treatment options.
7. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). (2019, October 1). Step by step guides to finding treatment for drug use disorders.
8. Alcoholics Anonymous Central Intergroup Office of the Desert. (n.d.). Meetings.
9. Eastern Inland Empire Area. (n.d.). NA meetings.