When you have a substance use disorder, your mind and your body have become hijacked by addiction and dependence. The first step toward freeing yourself from drugs or alcohol is detoxification, and this step can be difficult, thanks to withdrawal symptoms and cravings. Thankfully, some therapies can help minimize the...
You’ve broken free from alcohol or your drug of choice and see a bright light at the end of your substance use disorder tunnel. Setting up a strong foundation of sobriety is paramount to reaching that light and avoiding the challenges and temptations in early recovery. To help set you...
The numbers surrounding deaths by opioid overdose have risen to all-time highs in recent years in the US — more than 56,500 in 2020 alone. One of the more common scenarios when it comes to opioid overdose deaths is people who relapse and end up taking more of the drug than...
Did you know that about half of people with a substance use disorder also have a mental health issue — and vice versa? The connection between your physical and psychological health is strong, and we’re going to add a third component — your spiritual health. Tres Vistas Recovery, which means three views...
To start this blog, we want to point to two salient statistics — one in five people in the United States lives with chronic pain and nearly 10 million people misused prescription painkillers in 2019 alone. The use of painkillers to relieve both acute and chronic pain can play a role, but the risk...
You’ve been through a traumatic event and the effects of the experience still haunt you. To help, you turn to drugs or alcohol to help you cope and/or forget, but, all too soon, this crutch affects every aspect of your life. This road to a substance use disorder is a...
Like 20 million other people in the United States, you’re struggling with an alcohol or substance use disorder and you long to plug back into the world again. As you look at the road ahead and all of the obstacles you face, you may find it daunting — and it can be....
Every day, you wake up and think that this is the day that you’re going to stop using, but your resolve quickly disappears as your brain starts its unrelenting demand. Even if you can weather your brain, your body might not respond well to the sudden withdrawal. The fact is...
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid use was already labeled a crisis in the United States. After lockdowns and isolation, this crisis has greatly elevated — deaths by overdose in the US topped 100,000 in the 12-month period ending April 2021, which is almost a 30% increase over the same time...
For years, we used the word addiction to describe someone who’s developed a use disorder when it comes to drugs or alcohol. The fact is that addiction is one side of the two-sided equation that makes up a substance use disorder, with the other being dependence. To help you discern...
While you may have navigated the holiday season with success — and we congratulate you on this impressive accomplishment — now’s not the time to let your guard down. Here at Tres Vistas, Dr. Daniel Headrick and our team of recovery experts are invested in your success, which is why...
They say that a substance use disorder is a disease of the mind, body, and soul, which means a good recovery program addresses all of these areas. The practice of yoga certainly checks two of these boxes because it can do wonders for your physical and mental health. The team...
When you’re in the middle of a substance use disorder, it’s likely that you isolated yourself or behaved in a way that may have forced family members to distance themselves from you. Now that you’re in recovery, it’s time to mend those bridges and get back into the family fold,...
You’ve tried to quit using or drinking, but each time you're miserable, mentally and physically, thanks to withdrawal symptoms. In fact, these symptoms are often strong enough to send you back to your drug of choice in short order to find relief. The withdrawal process is an incredibly formidable hurdle,...
The odds are that you’ve tried, unsuccessfully, to quit using your drug of choice. Whether it’s alcohol, opioids, benzos, or any other addictive substance, the detoxification process can be incredibly difficult as your body and brain revolt at the loss. These withdrawal symptoms are often strong enough that picking up...
When you were in the throes of addiction, nearly every aspect of your life was taken over, including your mental, physical, social, behavioral, and emotional health. This is why it’s important that you methodically put the pieces back together when you’re in recovery through different therapies. At Tres Vistas Recovery,...
When you develop a substance use disorder, your overriding goal is using and everything else takes a backseat, including your diet. Now that you’re coming out the other side, you have some catching up to do to restore your health in every way possible, and diet certainly plays a large...
The relationship between a substance use disorder and your mental health is a close one. Consider that half of those who have a mental illness also experience a substance use disorder and vice versa, and you can see how the two are often closely connected. As addiction and mental health...
During the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies assured medical providers that opioid-based painkillers posed no threat when it came to addiction and dependency. They were wrong and millions of Americans have been paying the price ever since — in 2019 alone, 50,000 people died from opioid-involved overdoses. Dr. Daniel Headrick and...
Like most diseases, your substance use disorder didn’t develop overnight, which means that a solid road to recovery will involve several different treatments to address both your addiction and your dependency. One of the most effective tools for addressing the addiction side of the equation is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)....
You watch as your loved one gets sucked into a substance use disorder and you feel helpless. When they make the decision to get clean, you jump at the chance to be of assistance. The first step toward recovery is a tough one as your loved one struggles with withdrawal...
Let’s begin this blog with a few eye-opening statistics: 21%-29% of those who are prescribed opioids misuse them and 8%-12% develop an opioid use disorder. As alarming, 4%-6% of those who misuse opioids transition to heroin. What we want to illustrate with these numbers is just how easy it is...
In 2018, studies suggest that almost 10 million people misused prescription painkillers. Diving a little deeper, researchers have found that 8%-12% of people who misuse opioids go on to develop a disorder and 4%-6% of people who misuse prescription opioids transition to heroin. What these numbers demonstrate is that the...
If you’re in recovery, especially early recovery, relapse prevention is one area that always deserves close attention. As you work toward freeing yourself from the bonds of a substance use disorder, there are bound to be a few challenges, which is certainly true of holidays. This year, however, the challenge...
Nearly 225 million adults (70%) in the United States have experienced at least one traumatic event, to say nothing of the millions of children who have been exposed. Whatever the age, substance use disorders are commonly linked to trauma as people find ways to cope with the aftermath. Our team...
Do you wake every morning resolved to quit using or drinking, only to find yourself caving into your cravings or withdrawal symptoms before the day is over? Overcoming an addiction is no small feat as this is a disease that hijacks your mind, body, and soul. At Tres Vistas Recovery,...
Gaining back control of your life when you’re in the midst of a substance use disorder can be tricky and requires an approach that addresses your physical, mental, and emotional health. From your initial detox to maintaining your sobriety, there are many challenges along the road to recovery, but armed...
Detoxification, or detox, is an essential step in your addiction recovery process. When you use drugs or alcohol, toxins accumulate and your body builds a tolerance to the substance. Stopping drug or alcohol use triggers withdrawal — a period in which your body cleanses itself of toxins. After detox, you...
When it comes to opioid addiction, one of the biggest hurdles is navigating the withdrawal period, which sends people back to using to avoid the incredibly miserable side effects that come with trying to get clean. And this is where Suboxone® comes in, combined with our detox program to pave...
Getting sober and staying sober is an extremely tough journey under normal circumstances, but when there’s a national health care crisis like the one we’re facing with COVID-19, the journey is made far more difficult. That said, even though the road to recovery may have a few more hurdles, there...
It is a known fact of how opioids are massively addictive substances. Numbers show how severe opioids abuse has become in the last decade. Approximately 10.3 million Americans above the age of 12 and older have misused opioids in the year 2018. This also includes 9.9 million people consuming it under prescription...
We come across tons of blogs that explore several ways that people are going through recovery struggle during the holidays. We all try hard to figure out what to do during the holidays and the New Year. Although it seems very difficult, we should know that it is not. People...
Recovery Movement Insider Creates a Program for Kids Dr. Dan Headrick wants your kids to get high. Not that way. A natural high. He wants them to be so high on life itself that there will be absolutely no temptation to even try alcohol or drugs until they’re 21. To that end, he created The Other...
What do milk, eggs, nuts, and strawberries have in common? They’re some of the most common food allergies in the world and can cause anything from an itchy feeling to anaphylactic shock. Want to know another surprising thing people can be allergic to or at least intolerant of? Alcohol. That’s...
When we love someone, we do our best to always see the good in them. An unfortunate side effect of that, sometimes, is that we can become blind to toxic relationships. You might be wondering whether someone in your life is a source of negativity for you. If that’s the...
Do you have that one friend that you’ve been meaning to call forever? You used to be so close, and somehow now it’s been three months since you last talked to them. And to be honest, the last time you did talk to them, things weren’t all that comfortable. Growing...
In 2017, over 47,000 people died from opioid-related drug overdoses, and 36% of them had prescription drugs. Considering it’s easy to go down that slippery slope of addiction when you have prescription pain medication on hand, you may find yourself hooked on your medications. When this happens, according to the...
Losing someone you love dearly can be one of the most difficult things to go through as a human being. Experiencing this type of loss brings with it a range of overwhelming emotions broken up into different stages. Just some of these include sadness, anger, confusion, resentment, and even relief...
Tres Vistas Recovery When a person fears for their safety, witness a violent or tragic act or experience some kind of intensity of pain, more times than not that person can be described as having developed some form of trauma. The various levels of trauma affect each individual differently, so...
Mental health and physical health are very closely connected with each referring to the overall psychological well-being of an individual. It can include the way you feel about yourself, the quality of your relationships, your ability to manage your feelings, and dealing with difficulties. Issues with mental health can have...
San Clemente Outpatient Rehab Many people consider traveling away from home to seek treatment for their addictions. Whether it be to get away from a bad environment, avoid triggers that would cause nothing but harm, or just want to get a fresh start, Southern California has become a more and...
What Is NAD Therapy? NAD is a holistic alternative to medication-based solutions for individuals undergoing addiction and recovery treatment. NAD is comprised of a coenzyme that is found in all living things and basically essential to living. That is what we are using in the IV therapy at Tres Vistas...
Tres Vistas Recovery Family Group! Every Thursday Night from 6PM-8PM 32301 Camino Capistrano Suite L San Juan Capistrano Ca 92675 What Is Family Group? Safe place without the patient present, for family and friends to discuss concerns, questions and ideas.Support for individuals effected by the disease of addiction that...
Daniel J. Headrick, M.D. was certified in addiction medicine, through examination, by the American Board of Addiction Medicine, Inc. Board certification is the highest level of practice recognition given to physicians in Addiction Medicine. It indicates that an Addiction Medicine physician has met the clinical and educational criteria to be...
Recognizing Commitment to the Field In 1996, the Fellows program was developed to celebrate the exceptional contributions of the leading members in the field of Addiction Medicine. Since the program inception in 1996, more than 300 physicians have been awarded Fellow status by ASAM. We are proud to announce that...
Discovering and claiming something you love to do has an amazing effect on your entire life. It’s like a tiny perfect raindrop landing on a previously smooth, unremarkable expanse of water. The instant the drop arrives, beautiful waves of ever-enlarging rings flow across the entire surface, spreading out virtually to...
Is there a connection between spirituality and recovery? Can faith in a Higher Power help overcome addiction? According to surveys, at least 80 percent of Americans believe in some sort of higher power, whether that power is the Abrahamic God, nature, or another. Therefore, it follows that most addicts will...
How to Approach a Loved One About Their Addiction “I think my boyfriend is addicted to drugs.” “I’m afraid my daughter is addicted to drugs.” “My best girl friend is lost in drug addiction.” If you’ve found yourself saying any of these sentences, then you’ve probably struggled, like most people,...
GRAVY by: Raymond Carver (1938-1988) “No other word will do. For that’s what it was. Gravy.Gravy, these past ten years.Alive, sober, working, loving, andbeing loved by a good woman. Eleven yearsago he was told he had six months to liveat the rate he was going. And he was goingnowhere but...
We are excited to announce our beautiful website is live! The Tres Vistas Recovery center’s website is a destination as welcoming and warm as our world-renowned recovery center tucked on a hill in Orange County, California overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Our private, serene setting is home to a world where...
Dr. Dan Headrick wants your kids to get high. Not that way. A natural high. He wants them to be so high on life itself that there will be absolutely no temptation to even try alcohol or drugs until they’re 21. To that end, he created The Other Side, a...