Riverside County Substance Use Program

Riverside County Substance Use Program reports using: buprenorphine, often known as Suboxone, which reduces opioid cravings and withdrawal so you can focus on recovery; extended-release naltrexone, often known as Vivitrol, a once-monthly shot that blocks the effects of opioids and can reduce alcohol cravings; acamprosate, which helps your brain settle after you stop drinking, easing things like restlessness and trouble sleeping; disulfiram, a medication that causes an unpleasant reaction if you drink, which helps some people stay committed to not drinking; non-nicotine medications that support quitting smoking or tobacco.

Riverside County Substance Use Program reports offering: cognitive behavioral therapy, a talk therapy that helps you notice and change the thought patterns that lead to substance use; motivational interviewing, a counseling style that helps you find your own reasons to change, without lectures or judgment; trauma-related counseling, therapy that addresses painful past experiences at your pace, because trauma and substance use are often connected; contingency management, a program that gives real rewards, like vouchers, for staying in treatment; relapse prevention, which helps you spot your triggers early and make a plan so a hard moment doesn't undo your progress; the Matrix Model, a structured program that combines therapy, education, and family support, often used for cocaine or methamphetamine use; anger management, practical skills for noticing anger early and cooling it down; brief intervention, a short, focused conversation about your substance use and possible next steps; substance use counseling, regular sessions with a counselor focused on your recovery.

Yes. Riverside County Substance Use Program reports offering trauma-related counseling, therapy that addresses painful past experiences at your pace, because trauma and substance use are often connected.

Yes. Riverside County Substance Use Program reports offering child care for your children while you're in treatment.

That doesn't have to stop you. Riverside County Substance Use Program reports offering transportation assistance, help getting to and from treatment.

Possibly, yes. Riverside County Substance Use Program reports offering housing services, help finding or keeping a stable place to live.

Treatment doesn't just stop when your program ends. Riverside County Substance Use Program reports offering: discharge planning, a concrete plan made with you before you leave; aftercare and continuing care, ongoing support after your main program ends; follow-up after discharge, check-ins to see how you're doing; peer mentoring, support from people who have been through recovery themselves.

Yes. Riverside County Substance Use Program reports offering naloxone and overdose education. Naloxone is a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose.

Yes, in designated areas. Riverside County Substance Use Program allows smoking in set areas, not everywhere on site. Vaping is allowed in designated areas.

Riverside County Substance Use Program reports serving women and men. If you're not sure whether a program is the right fit for you, call and ask. It's a normal question and they hear it every day.

Riverside County Substance Use Program reports serving children and teens.

Yes. Riverside County Substance Use Program reports offering telehealth, which means treatment by video or phone from wherever you are.