South San Francisco, CA Drug & Alcohol Rehab Centers

There are two types of residential treatment programs. The most common is the short three- to six-week program that uses intense cognitive and behavioral therapy. Most facilities use a combination of individual counseling and group sessions. Individual therapy addresses your addictions and any underlying mental health conditions that may contribute to substance misuse, as well as strategies to cope with cravings. These are intense, highly restrictive hospitalizations, and patients attend several meetings per day during treatment. The other type of residential care is less restrictive, and in a community setting. Patients spend a minimum of six months in these programs. While in treatment, they take part in sobriety groups, attend individual therapy sessions and meet regularly with someone who oversees the patients’ progress and adjusts the program as necessary. Long-term residential treatment also includes skills training to help you ease into your home community with the tools you need to be successful in your recovery.

Some people in rehabilitation need longer to heal and find their way to sobriety. Partial hospitalization, also known as a day treatment program, helps patients transition slowly into their home communities. These facilities are less restrictive than either type of residential facility, but still offer the structure that many patients find helpful in their recovery.

The least restrictive programs are held in outpatient centers. You can enter this type of program if you have commitments to family or work that prevent you from committing to a full hospitalization or day treatment program. This is also a good choice if you are transitioning from a residential facility and need the extra support during your re-entry into the community. Here you will attend as many group and individual sessions as you need during the week until you are able to sustain sobriety on your own.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been helping men and women that have the desire to live their lives free of alcohol dependence since 1939. The loosely organized fellowship follows a 12-step program that combines faith, accepting responsibility for your actions and seeking forgiveness from those that you’ve hurt because of alcohol misuse. The only requirement to attend an AA meeting is the desire to stop drinking. Here are a few meetings in South San Francisco to help you continue your recovery.

South City Women’s Discussion Group
280 Country Club Dr.
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Grupo 29 de Mayo
405 Grand Ave. Ste. 205
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Stepping Stones Group
215 W. Orange Ave.
South San Francisco, CA 94080

After your discharge, it’s important to continue attending regular NA meetings. You may be able to attend outpatient meetings at the same rehab facility. If not, NA is a global, community-based, non-denominational, multilingual and multicultural global organization that sponsors regular daily meetings at multiple times and locations throughout the area. If you can’t make your regular meeting, check out online meetings. Founded in 1953, NA also offers educational literature to help men and women resist the temptation to misuse drugs and alcohol.

The Dry Dock
2118 Greenwich St.
San Francisco, CA 94123

Bernal Heights Community Center
515 Cortland Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94110

Polish Club
3040 22nd St.
San Francisco, CA 94110

The purpose of SMART Recovery is to offer support to people who want to stop addictive behaviors. SMART (or Self-Management and Recovery Training) helps members achieve this through a four-point program that promotes self-help, education and life changes.

SMART Recovery treats all addictive behaviors, and advocates the use of medicines and mental health treatment, along with education and open discussions, to empower individuals struggling with addiction. Below are a few meeting locations near South San Francisco. If you can’t fit those into your schedule, the group also offers online meetings.

Meeting #1398
969 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607

Saint Francisco Memorial Hospital Weyerhauser Room
900 Hyde St. Flr 2
San Francisco, CA 94109

Walden House
815 Buena Vista Ave. West
San Francisco, CA 94117

If your loved one is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. Whether they are still misusing alcohol or drugs, are in a treatment facility or are out on a daily treatment program and working on sober living, Al-Anon and Nar-Anon are there to help you through cope with their addiction. These groups understand that loving someone who misuses drugs or alcohol isn’t easy. The organizations host local and online meetings, offer literature to help guide and answer questions and are a good start when searching for additional resources. Below are a few locations where you can find a meeting in South San Francisco.

Al-Anon
Unity Lutheran Church
609 Southwood Dr.
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Nar-Anon
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
178 Clinton St.
Redwood City, CA 94062