Journey Christian Recovery Information
Sober living is available at Journey once an individual completes the residential inpatient recovery program. Sober living is a great way for newly sober client's to transition with support back into mainstream society. Extended care and sober living is available at a reasonable monthly rate.
Journey's Christian Sober Living provides beautiful single-family homes located in quiet neighborhoods in North and South Orange County, California where recovering individuals can continue and maintain a new and sober way of living.
- We operate single-gender homes
- We accept adults only you must be at least 18 years old
- We are an alcohol-free and drug-free home
- We perform random drug/alcohol testing and room searches
- We have on-site staff
- We have a recovery library on premises
- We have work out equipment at some locations
- We have internet access/computer
Journey's Christian Sober Living Commitment
That each person is given the freedom to actively pursue his or her personal program of recovery using the Christian based 12-Step program.
That ensuring a clean, serene and nurturing environment enables you to reach your most important goals.
That our goal has always been to help residents achieve personal and spiritual growth.
That our program was originally founded with one simple purpose in mind: To help men and women recover from alcohol and substance abuse.
That it is possible to have fun in sobriety.
Substance use disorders are the major public health problem facing many countries. In the United States today, more than 15 million Americans are estimated to suffer from alcoholism. "The most common substance of abuse/dependence in patients presenting for treatment is alcohol. In the United Kingdom, the number of 'dependent drinkers' was calculated as over 2.8 million in 2000.
Within the medical community, there is broad consensus regarding alcoholism as a well-defined disease state. Outside the medical community, there is considerable debate regarding the Disease Theory of Alcoholism. Proponents argue that any structural or functional disorder having a predictable course, or progression, should be classified as a disease. Opponents cite the inability to pin down the behavioral issues to a physical cause as a reason for avoiding classification.
Alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness, habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms-dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania (an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess).
Heroin is widely used as a (mostly) illegal drug for its intense euphoria, which often disappears with increased tolerance. It is thought that heroin's popularity with recreational users, compared to morphine or other opiates, comes from its somewhat different perceived effects. These come from heroin's high lipid solubility provided by the two acetyl groups, resulting in a very rapid penetration of the blood-brain barrier after use. Heroin can be taken or administered in a number of ways, including snorting and injection. It may also be smoked by inhaling the vapors produced when heated from below (known as "chasing the dragon").
Many users dissolve the drug together with cocaine in a so-called "speedball" or "snowball", which is injected intravenously. This causes an even more intense rush than heroin alone but is more dangerous because the short-acting stimulant with the longer-acting depressant increases the risk of overdosing on one or both drugs. Cocaine is an irritant to all bodily tissues, causing eventual necrosis at any site with which it is in frequent contact.
Methamphetamine acts as a dopaminergic and adrenergic reuptake inhibitor and as a sympathomimetic. Since it stimulates the mesolimbic reward pathway, causing euphoria and excitement, it is thus prone to abuse and addiction. Methamphetamine rapidly enters the brain and triggers a cascading release of dopamine, norepinephrine and to a lesser extent, serotonin.
Users may become obsessed or perform repetitive tasks such as cleaning, hand-washing, or assembling and disassembling objects. Withdrawal is characterized by hypersomnia, polyphagia, and depression-like symptoms, often accompanied by anxiety and drug-craving. Users of Methamphetamine often take one or more benzodiazepines as a means of "coming down.
Methamphetamine aka: Hydrochloride, Methedrine, Meth, Deoxyephedrine, Chalk, Chicken Feed, Crank, Glass ,Ice, Shabu, Trash.
Marijuana, Marihuana, Ganja, Cannabis sativa (a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared.
The most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect.The major biologically active chemical compound in cannabis is Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly referred to as THC. It has psychoactive and physiological effects when consumed, usually by smoking, sniffing or ingestion. The minimum amount of THC required to have a perceptible psychoactive effect is about 5 mg.
A related compound, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabidivarin, also know as THCV, is produced in appreciable amounts by certain drug strains. This cannabinoid has been described in the popular literature as having shorter-acting, flashier effects than THC, but recent studies suggest that it may actually inhibit the effects of THC. Relatively high levels of THCV are common in African dagga (marijuana), and in hashish from the northwest Himalayas.
Cocaine is a potent central nervous system stimulant. Its effects can last from 20 minutes to several hours, depending upon the dosage of cocaine taken, purity, and method of administration.
The initial signs of stimulation are hyperactivity, restlessness, increased blood pressure, increased heart rate and euphoria.
The euphoria is sometimes followed by feelings of discomfort and depression and a craving to experience the drug again. Sexual interest and pleasure can be amplified. Cocaine's side effects can include twitching, paranoia, and impotence, which usually increases with frequent usage.
With excessive dosage Cocaine use can produce itching, tachycardia, hallucinations, and paranoid delusions.
Cocaine, Cocaine - a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive.
Cocaine overdose causes tachyarrhythmias and a marked elevation of blood pressure. These can be life-threatening, especially if the user has existing cardiac problems.
Depending on the actual compound, drug abuse may lead to health problems, social problems, physical dependence, or psychological addiction. Following is a list of the most abused prescription drugs:
OxyContin, Vicodin, Percocet
Narcotics/Analgesics (copious)
Pain Relievers
- abused because of their euphoric, sedating and numbing effects
Ritalin, Dexedrine, Meridia
Stimulants (‘uppers’)
Anti-depressants, Anti-Anxiety; Narcolepsy
- abused because of their energizing and euphoric effects
Xanax, Valium, Librium
Depressants/Sedative-Hypnotics
(‘downers’;benzodiazepines; barbiturates)
ADHD; Insomnia; Asthma
- abused because of their sedating properties
Some drugs that are subject to abuse have central nervous system (CNS) effects, which produce changes in mood, levels of awareness or perceptions and sensations. Most of these drugs also alter systems other than the CNS. But, not all centrally acting drugs are subject to abuse, which suggests that altering consciousness is not sufficient for a drug to have abuse potential.
Substance abuse, and prescription drug abuse refers to the overindulgence in and dependence on a psychoactive leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's physical health or mental health, or the welfare of others.
The disorder is characterized by a pattern of continued pathological use of a medication, non-medically indicated drug or toxin, that results in repeated adverse social consequences related to drug use, such as failure to meet work, family, or school obligations, interpersonal conflicts, or legal problems.
Among drugs that are abused, some appear to be more likely to lead to uncontrolled use than others, suggesting a possible hierarchy of drug-induced effects relative to abuse potential.
Journey Christian Rehabilitation Centers Offices
24310 Moulton Parkway
Suite O # 618
Laguna Woods, CA 92637
Freephone: 800 762 3754
“We were entirely ready for God to remove all these defects of charterer. ” Genesis 23:1-4
Flexible Christian Recovery Programs
Recovery
We Admitted
We admitted that we were powerless over our dependencies - that our lives had become unmanageable.
We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Faith
We demonstrated faith that we were involved in a recovery program.
If we did not have faith in ourselves and our family, we would not put ourselves through the hard work and pain involved in recovery.
God Rules
With God, all things are possible. I have decided to be a winner and push forward...no matter what.
With God all things are possible. Today, I am ok just being ok.