In Buena Park, California, many of the city’s nearly 83,000 residents may have felt the impact of substance abuse in their lives or the lives of people they know.¹ Orange County has a higher rate of substance abuse than the rest of the state,³ and this may be seen in the rates of emergency room admissions involving drugs and alcohol.

Adults between the ages of 25 and 64 in Orange County accounted for 72% of all substance-related emergency room admissions and hospitalizations.² In 2014, there were 9.1 opioid overdose ER admissions per 100,000 residents in Orange County, which represents a 127% increase in overdoses on opioids since 2006.³ Opioids act as a major contributing factor to overdose deaths in California and the rest of the country. In 2015, there were 517.4 prescriptions for opioid painkillers per 1,000 Orange County residents.³

Overdoses are not the only substance-related cause of hospitalizations in Orange County. Impaired driving puts people in Buena Park and surrounding cities at risk, too. Between 2010 and 2014, almost 29% of car crash deaths involved alcohol. There were 2,877 alcohol- or drug-related collisions in the Southern Californian county, which is 12.5% higher than the rate for the rest of the large state.³

Prescription opioids and alcohol are two of the most serious problems in Buena Park and neighboring cities.³ Making evidence-based detox and rehabilitation treatment more available, with less stigma, is crucial to get residents suffering from addiction the help that they need. Fortunately, this type of treatment is available; you can choose to find a program near Buena Park or look for a program in another city or state to escape the triggers of your everyday life and put your sole focus on recovery. Whether you wish to stay local or travel for rehab, you can scroll through our directory today to find the right rehab program for you.
[1] Data.io: Buena Park, CA
[2]. The Orange County Register. (2017). Orange County Drug, Alcohol Deaths Soar 82 Percent, with Accidental Opioid Overdoses the Primary Cause.
[3]. Orange County’s Healthier Together. Orange County Health Improvement Plan, 2017-2019

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