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Chico, CaliforniaIntroduction to Chico, California
Chico, California is a city located in Butte County, at the northeast edge of the Sacramento Valley approximately 90 miles north of the state capital of Sacramento. Serviced principally by California State Highways 32 and 99, Chico is also accessible to State Highways 45, 70, 162; and Interstate I-5. The Sierra Nevada Mountains lie to the east of the city and the Sacramento River borders the city to the west.
Originally inhabited by the Mechoopda Maidu Indians, Chico was founded in 1860 by early California pioneer General John Bidwell. Before the end of the 19th century, Chico became the northern terminus of the Sacramento Northern Railroad and was also chosen as the site for the Northern Branch of the State Normal School of California, later to become California State University, Chico. Incorporated in 1872 with a population of approximately 1,000 in an area of 6.6 square miles, Chico has since grown enormously in both size and population. The city today is the economic, cultural, and educational hub of the northern Sacramento Valley.
Things to See and Do in Chico
Chico's 3,670-acre Bidwell Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the nation, caters to many outdoor recreational tastes, including swimming, mountain biking, horseback riding, and hiking. The Stansbury Home, an 1883 symbol of Victorian heritage, offers visitors a taste of Chico's history. The Chico Creek Nature Center is a kid-friendly museum offering interactive displays of the area`s plants, animals and natural history. The Chico Museum, housed in a 1904 library edifice, offers visitors exhibits of varied historical interest. The Chico Air Museum, the city's newest attraction, houses historic aircraft and a wealth of aerial exhibits. Other local sites of interest include the Chico Art Center, the Chico Community Observatory, the Silver Dollar Speedway, and the Coleman Historical Museum. Annual events in town include January's Annual Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway, the Chico AirFest and "Taste of Chico" events (both held in September), and the Farm City Celebration (November). The city also boasts two professional sports teams: the Chico Outlaws are an independent baseball team which plays in the Golden Baseball League (GBL). The Chico Force is a basketball team which plays in the newly-formed International Basketball League (IBL), a summer league which features teams from the West Coast and the Midwest. Nearby Cities and Towns| Location | Pop. | Median Family
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| Chico | 59,954 | $43,077 | | Corning | 6,741 | $32,151 | | Orland | 6,281 | $32,792 | | Oroville | 13,004 | $27,666 | | Paradise | 26,408 | $41,228 | | Willows | 6,220 | $35,856 |
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The listings in Chico, California and surrounding areas provide the following services:
(3) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(1) Methadone Maintenance
(1) Methadone Detoxification
(17) Outpatient
(9) Females
(5) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(8) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(1) Seniors/Older Adults
(7) Males
(6) American Sign Language
(7) Spanish Speaking
(5) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(1) Mental Health Services
(3) Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
(3) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(2) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(5) Clients With Legal Issues
(1) Persons with HIV/AIDS
(1) Gay and Lesbian
(3) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(1) Teens and Adolescents
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If you or a loved one living in Chico has a drug or alcohol addiction problem, you may be overwhelmed and not know where to turn; but our mission is to support you and to let you know that you do not have to face this situation alone. We care about you and your loved ones in Chico, California; the good news is that you have identified that there is a drug or alcohol abuse problem, and are now looking for a positive solution. We will help you to assess the seriousness of your drug or alcohol abuse problem and to locate the Chico Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.
The different types of drug treatment in Chico, CA. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Programs, Outpatient Addiction Recovery Programs, Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program that is needed will depend upon the degree of dependence, the individual's social situation, and the kind of substance which they have become addicted to.
The ultimate goal of all Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers should be to enable the individual from Chico, California to achieve lasting abstinence. Much research has indicated that in order for drug and alcohol addiction treatment to be effective, it must teach the individual how to change to their compulsive behaviors in order to remove the addiction and to be able to avoid a possible relapse. Overall, Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities need to address both the physical and psychological dependency of an addiction; the behavioral and social symptoms also need to be adequately addressed before an individual from Chico can have the tools that they will need to help sustain that recovery for the remainder of his or her life.
Drug detox is the first step in the Chico, CA. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Chico Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center is to rid the body of toxins that accumulate over the course of a long term drug or alcohol addiction. It is very common to see individuals from Chico, CA. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.
When an individual from Chico has sustained the use of any of these various kinds of drugs, it causes adaptations within their body that lessen the drug's original effects over time; this is a phenomenon that is known as drug tolerance. At this point, the individual from Chico, California has developed a physical dependency on the substance and withdrawal symptoms will be experienced upon discontinuation. The reason that it is imperative that an individual from Chico have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program can help to make this process much easier by administering elements of treatment that can help to alleviate some of the painful withdrawal symptoms.
Once the early stages of withdrawal have passed, an individual from Chico will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility that will begin to address aspects of the psychological dependency by teaching behavioral skills that will help them to function without the use of alcohol or drugs. This component in drug recovery treatment will usually involve some type of individual or group counseling. There may also be occupational and behavioral therapies that are utilized as components of treatment in order to help to teach the individual from Chico, CA. life and social skills that may have been lost while they were under the influence of addiction.
Before an addict is finally willing to surrender to the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Chico who have been experiencing the negative effects from the individual's drug or alcohol abuse; because of the way that these substances chemically alter the person's brain, these empty promises cannot be fulfilled. If loved ones in Chico, California continue to believe these empty promises, it could possible mean that the addicted person will then have time to overdose on drugs or have a serious car accident while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
In an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center, the individual from Chico will become educated about the ways that drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain; they will learn that it was these physiological changes that made it almost impossible for them to stop using on their own, and not personal integrity. As an individual from Chico, CA. learns more about how to deal with drug triggers and as they master to the tools that they will need to use in order to stay sober when they return home to Chico, they will become confident in their ability to do so.
Getting Help
Because we will hold your hand and guide you through this process, getting help is easy - just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or just fill out the Chico, California Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.
There are 8 local Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Programs in Chico, California. We have also provided 12 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Centers that are closest geographically to Chico:Aegis Medical Systems Inc Chico, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Butte County Dept of Behavioral Health Chico, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Chico Recovery Center Chico, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
| Parent Education Network Chico, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Skyway House Chico, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Solutions for Positive Choices Chico, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Solutions FPC Inc Chico, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Touchstone Models for Change Chico, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance
| Butte County Alcohol and Drug Services Gridley, CA 2.1 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Right Road Recovery Programs Inc Anderson, CA 6.5 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
| Shasta Recovery Center Anderson, CA 6.5 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
| Butte County Behavioral Health Servs Oroville, CA 19.4 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Cherokee Restoration Fellowship Oroville, CA 19.4 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
| North Valley Parent Education Network Oroville, CA 19.4 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Glenn County Perinatal Program Orland, CA 24.5 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Butte County Dept of Behavioral Health Oroville, CA 24.6 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Tri County Treatment Oroville, CA 24.6 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Access to Recovery
| Glenn County Health Services Orland, CA 27.7 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Skyway House Oroville, CA 31.3 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Tri-County Outpatient Treatment Oroville, CA 31.3 miles from Chico
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
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Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:
Rates of binge alcohol use in 2008 were 1.5 percent among 12 or 13 year olds, 6.9 percent among 14 or 15 year olds, 17.2 percent among 16 or 17 year olds, 33.7 percent among persons aged 18 to 20, and peaked among those aged 21 to 25 at 46.0 percent. The 2008 binge drinking rate for 16 or 17 year olds showed a decrease from 2007, when it was 19.4 percent.
Smoking freebase cocaine produces a more powerful effect more rapidly, but it is also more dangerous because the safe dose can easily be exceeded.
In addition to stopping drug use, the goal of a quality drug rehab addiction treatment program should be to return the individual to productive functioning within the family, workplace, and community.
Slightly more than half of Americans aged 12 or older reported being current drinkers of alcohol in the 2007 survey (51.1 percent). This translates to an estimated 126.8 million people, which was similar to the 2006 estimate of 125.3 million people (50.9 percent).
The percentage of the population with dependence on or abuse of illegal drugs increased from 2000 to 2001 (1.9 to 2.5 percent). There were significant increases from 2000 to 2001 in the rates for illegal drug abuse (0.7 to 0.9 percent) as well in the rates for illegal drug dependence (1.2 to 1.6 percent). There were significant increases in the percentage of the population with dependence on or abuse of marijuana and hashish (1.3 to 1.5 percent) and the percentage of the population with dependence on or abuse of pain relievers (0.3 to 0.4 percent).
Marijuana was the illegal drug with the highest rate of past year dependence or abuse in 2008, followed by pain relievers and cocaine. Of the 7.0 million persons aged 12 or older classified with dependence on or abuse of illegal drugs in 2008, 4.2 million were dependent on or abused marijuana or hashish (representing 1.7 percent of the total population aged 12 or older, and 60.1 percent of all those classified with illegal drug dependence or abuse), 1.7 million persons were classified with dependence on or abuse of pain relievers, and 1.4 million persons were classified with dependence on or abuse of cocaine. None of these estimates changed significantly between 2007 and 2008 or between 2002 and 2008.
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