When a person first decides to get help for addiction, the internet can be a godsend for finding help. Unfortunately, however, a disturbing new trend is causing people to fall for scammy treatment centers and doctors. The trend, the Washington Post says, is only getting worse, as new practitioners desperately pay for reviews so they
Home detox is an option that many people would probably prefer to a detox center. Home detox services with medical professionals fill a vital treatment gap. After all, many people searching for a path to recovery try to get clean and sober on their own, without medical guidance. It seldom works. But many people don’t
A pending investigation by the California Department of Health Care Services could result in the closure and revocation of the license of a Costa Mesa detox facility after a patient died there earlier this month. The facility, Pacific Coast Detox, is accused of falsifying patient records to cover up liability in the death. On November,
