Find Lasting Recovery at Lotus Recovery.
Lotus Recovery offers a wide range of evidence-based practices and holistic therapies to treat substance use disorders and mental health disorders. With two separate facilities, we are able to treat these disorders individually or simultaneously for the best outcomes.
Located in Thousand Oaks, CA, Lotus Recovery is convenient and accessible, just 13 miles from Malibu Beach and 15 miles from the city of Los Angeles. Clients appreciate our quiet, upscale neighborhood, which is nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains, with over 150 miles of trails for hiking, biking or taking leisurely walks.
With so many ways to support a healthy lifestyle, it’s no wonder why people choose the Conejo Valley region to start their path to healing. Lotus Recovery looks forward to helping you or a loved one overcome your difficulties and emerge stronger than ever before.
Drug Addiction Treatment in Thousand Oaks
When it comes to addiction recovery rates, the statistics are often grim. But do not let this deter you, as the numbers are also misleading.
It takes time to break negative behaviors—think about how long it takes people to quit smoking or biting their nails. The brain doesn’t know the difference between “good” and “bad” habits, so it has a difficult time unlearning the behaviors you don’t want. In fact, it can take 30-60 days to break a habit, and 66 days to form a new habit.
In the context of substance use disorders, there’s a lot more going on than just learning and unlearning behaviors, however. Substance use hijacks the pleasure and reward circuits in the brain, causing changes to occur. These changes are what pull you in and leave you wanting more. Meanwhile, the brain becomes less sensitive to dopamine, preventing you from experiencing pleasure from normal activities like eating and socializing.
As you seek out comfort from drugs or alcohol, your body builds a tolerance to them, meaning that you need more to get the same effects. If you try to quit or cut back, you’re likely to experience uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that make you want to return to use. The first year of recovery, in particular, can be a series of ups and downs, but this does not mean that people don’t get better. They do. In fact, millions of people are living in recovery every day.
Lotus Recovery treats the following substance use disorders:
- Alcohol use disorders
- Opioid use disorders
- Stimulant use disorders
- Hallucinogen use disorders
- Cannabis use disorders
- Prescription drug addiction
Addiction and Mental Health Treatment
Mental health disorders and substance use often occur together. In many cases, untreated mental illness can cause people to self-medicate with drugs or alcohol. A person who experiences social anxiety may drink alcohol to loosen up around others, while a person who feels depressed may use drugs to lift their mood.
However, drugs and alcohol can worsen the symptoms of mental illness and cause their own set of symptoms, making it difficult to determine what you are suffering from. To properly heal and reduce the risk of relapse, it’s important that both conditions receive adequate support and medical attention.
Like addiction, it’s important to remain active in your recovery from mental illness. Most people respond well to medication, behavioral therapies and lifestyle modifications, but it’s also possible that you could have symptoms return if you experience a new source of stress, or if an existing source of stress gets worse. If mental health symptoms reappear, it could cause you to start thinking about drugs or alcohol.
The bottom line is that with the right support, it is possible to recover from substance use and mental health. It does involve hard work and a commitment to recovery, but you are not alone in this process. Not only do you have support from friends, family and those in your peer recovery groups, but also you have Lotus Recovery.
The mental health disorders we treat are:
- Anxiety disorders
- Depression and bipolar disorder
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Impulse control disorders
New Beginnings Happen Every Day at Lotus Recovery. Embark on Your Path to Healing and Growth Today.
When you first arrive at Lotus Recovery, you can expect a warm and welcoming environment, licensed professionals and a community of people who truly support your recovery. If this is a huge increase from what you are receiving at home, you may also want to consider our sober living options. People have the best outcomes when they have a safe and sober living environment outside of treatment hours.
Recovering from a substance use disorder is not easy, but it is always worth it. Not only can you quit using substances and improve your health, but also you get to learn about yourself along the way. People who work our program end up feeling “whole” again and able to live a life in line with their goals and values. To start your path to recovery, contact Lotus Recovery in Thousand Oaks, CA today.