Jerrod Menz NEWS RELEASE
(800) 757- 9867
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT CLINIC GIVES ARIZONA FAMILIES A FRESH START
A Better Tomorrow, which opened two years ago in Murrieta, Calif., near San Diego, is drawing growing numbers of patients from Arizona
BUCKEYE, Ariz., October. 2006 – Ted Hamel can trace his 15-year addiction to drugs and alcohol all the way back to his sophomore year of high school.
But while he subsequently managed to complete school, get married, father two children and find work as an electrical contractor, his life became totally unmanageable last year and, fearing the breakup of his family, he finally sought help.
Hamel left Arizona to spend 28 days at A Better Tomorrow, a drug, alcohol and gambling treatment center in Murrieta, Calif., roughly an hour north of San Diego. It marked a turning point in his life.
The clinic not only gave him tools to control addictions, but information about some of the psychological factors that led him to pursue addictive behaviors in the first place.
“It was a good move, not only for him, but for our whole family,” said Hope Hamel, Ted’s wife. “They really made a big change in our lives.”
The Hamels’ story is not unique.
According to a recent national survey by USA Today, one in five Americans has a close family member who has suffered from addiction to drugs or alcohol. The greater Phoenix area, on the other hand, has a relative shortage of private clinics that specialize in drug and alcohol recovery.
The Hamels said they liked A Better Tomorrow because it provided drug and alcohol treatment in a tranquil, suburban setting. It was also far enough away from Arizona to ensure that Ted would stick to it and not feel the temptation to drive home on the rough days. “We were looking for a place far away because we wanted his focus on recovery to be a serious effort,” Hope Hamel said.
Jerrod Menz, A Better Tomorrow’s president, said A Better Tomorrow has treated more than 300 drug, alcohol and gambling addicts during the past two years. While the majority of the clinic’s patients are from Southern California, the clinic has also been drawing large numbers of patients from Arizona and Nevada, which lack comparable private facilities.
A Better Tomorrow provides treatment for individuals suffering from drug, alcohol and gambling addictions. The Murrieta-based clinic is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment clinics in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow or to arrange interviews with professional staffers and consenting patients, please contact Jerrod Menz at (800) 757-9867. Additional information is available on the company’s websites at www.aabettertomorrow.com and www.treatment4gambling.com.
Sunday, October 1, 2006
Monday, July 10, 2006
A BETTER TOMORROW TARGETS COUNTY’S METHAMPHETIMINE CRISIS
Jerrod Menz NEWS RELEASE
(800) 757- 9867
A BETTER TOMORROW TARGETS COUNTY’S METHAMPHETIMINE CRISIS
Half of the clinic’s patients are methamphetamine addicts
MURRIETA, July 10, 2006 ― Charles Anderson is living proof that methamphetamine addicts can be successfully rehabilitated and live happy, productive lives.
A former drug dealer, Anderson was arrested on methamphetamine charges at the age of 25 and spent two years in state prison, where he began to participate in a 12-step rehabilitation program.
But while some doubt the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs on methamphetamine addicts, the treatment worked. And with the help of going support group meetings, Anderson has not only stayed clean for the past 13 years, but has taken his life in a new direction by co-founding A Better Tomorrow, a Murrieta-based drug and alcohol treatment center that has helped place more than 150 Southern California methamphetamine addicts on the road to recovery.
“I feel very good about what we’re doing,” said Anderson, A Better Tomorrow’s CEO, adding, “We are effectively teaching people how to be happy and to live without drugs.” Overcoming methamphetamine addiction is challenging for addicts, Anderson said, because it requires them to live life differently.
“These people live in a world that is not our own,” Anderson said. “Speed addicts have their own social circle. They’re addicted to the scene and to a bizarre lifestyle. These are the people who are up at three in the morning running around. Methamphetamines create insanity. They make people paranoid and have delusional thoughts. It’s a difficult condition to treat because we not only have to get them off methamphetamines, but get them to change the way they live.”
Successful recovery, he added, not only requires self-discipline and the ability to follow the clinic’s rehabilitation guidelines, but a willingness to explore the psychological factors that fueled the patient’s interest in drug addiction to begin with.
But while some say it’s impossible to successfully treatment methamphetamine addicts, at least 60 percent of A Better Tomorrow’s methamphetamine clients succeed in conquering their addiction. “The longer we have them in treatment, the better,” said Jerrod Menz, A Better Tomorrow’s president.
Consequently, while initial drug rehabilitation programs typically last 28 days, follow up treatment is often needed. “These people didn’t get to where they were overnight,” Menz said, “so they’re not going to recover overnight. That’s why we recommend they continue with outpatient services, either with us or with a clinic close to their home.”
Menz added that even a 60 percent success rate for methamphetamine addicts is laudable, considering the alternative. “Even if we are only successful treating two out of three methamphetamine addicts,” he said, “that’s two out of three addicts that are now being responsible parents and productive members of our society rather than a burden to our society.”
Statistics underscore the value of drug rehabilitation counseling and treatment. According to Children’s Advocate newsmagazine, criminal activity drops 72 percent after offenders receive substance abuse treatment. Moreover, every dollar invested in substance abuse treatment saves taxpayer’s $7.46, the magazine said.
A Better Tomorrow provides methamphetamine treatment for residents of Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Orange counties. The Murrieta-based clinic, which provides a broad range of treatment services for drug, alcohol and gambling addicts, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment clinics in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow or to arrange interviews with consenting patients, please contact Jerrod Menz at (800) 757-9867.
(800) 757- 9867
A BETTER TOMORROW TARGETS COUNTY’S METHAMPHETIMINE CRISIS
Half of the clinic’s patients are methamphetamine addicts
MURRIETA, July 10, 2006 ― Charles Anderson is living proof that methamphetamine addicts can be successfully rehabilitated and live happy, productive lives.
A former drug dealer, Anderson was arrested on methamphetamine charges at the age of 25 and spent two years in state prison, where he began to participate in a 12-step rehabilitation program.
But while some doubt the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs on methamphetamine addicts, the treatment worked. And with the help of going support group meetings, Anderson has not only stayed clean for the past 13 years, but has taken his life in a new direction by co-founding A Better Tomorrow, a Murrieta-based drug and alcohol treatment center that has helped place more than 150 Southern California methamphetamine addicts on the road to recovery.
“I feel very good about what we’re doing,” said Anderson, A Better Tomorrow’s CEO, adding, “We are effectively teaching people how to be happy and to live without drugs.” Overcoming methamphetamine addiction is challenging for addicts, Anderson said, because it requires them to live life differently.
“These people live in a world that is not our own,” Anderson said. “Speed addicts have their own social circle. They’re addicted to the scene and to a bizarre lifestyle. These are the people who are up at three in the morning running around. Methamphetamines create insanity. They make people paranoid and have delusional thoughts. It’s a difficult condition to treat because we not only have to get them off methamphetamines, but get them to change the way they live.”
Successful recovery, he added, not only requires self-discipline and the ability to follow the clinic’s rehabilitation guidelines, but a willingness to explore the psychological factors that fueled the patient’s interest in drug addiction to begin with.
But while some say it’s impossible to successfully treatment methamphetamine addicts, at least 60 percent of A Better Tomorrow’s methamphetamine clients succeed in conquering their addiction. “The longer we have them in treatment, the better,” said Jerrod Menz, A Better Tomorrow’s president.
Consequently, while initial drug rehabilitation programs typically last 28 days, follow up treatment is often needed. “These people didn’t get to where they were overnight,” Menz said, “so they’re not going to recover overnight. That’s why we recommend they continue with outpatient services, either with us or with a clinic close to their home.”
Menz added that even a 60 percent success rate for methamphetamine addicts is laudable, considering the alternative. “Even if we are only successful treating two out of three methamphetamine addicts,” he said, “that’s two out of three addicts that are now being responsible parents and productive members of our society rather than a burden to our society.”
Statistics underscore the value of drug rehabilitation counseling and treatment. According to Children’s Advocate newsmagazine, criminal activity drops 72 percent after offenders receive substance abuse treatment. Moreover, every dollar invested in substance abuse treatment saves taxpayer’s $7.46, the magazine said.
A Better Tomorrow provides methamphetamine treatment for residents of Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Orange counties. The Murrieta-based clinic, which provides a broad range of treatment services for drug, alcohol and gambling addicts, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment clinics in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow or to arrange interviews with consenting patients, please contact Jerrod Menz at (800) 757-9867.
A BETTER TOMORROW TARGETS COUNTY’S METHAMPHETIMINE CRISIS
Jerrod Menz NEWS RELEASE
(800) 757- 9867
Half of the clinic’s patients are methamphetamine addicts
MURRIETA, July 10, 2006 ― Charles Anderson is living proof that methamphetamine addicts can be successfully rehabilitated and live happy, productive lives.
A former drug dealer, Anderson was arrested on methamphetamine charges at the age of 25 and spent two years in state prison, where he began to participate in a 12-step rehabilitation program.
But while some doubt the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs on methamphetamine addicts, the treatment worked. And with the help of going support group meetings, Anderson has not only stayed clean for the past 13 years, but has taken his life in a new direction by co-founding A Better Tomorrow, a Murrieta-based drug and alcohol treatment center that has helped place more than 150 Southern California methamphetamine addicts on the road to recovery.
“I feel very good about what we’re doing,” said Anderson, A Better Tomorrow’s CEO, adding, “We are effectively teaching people how to be happy and to live without drugs.”
Overcoming methamphetamine addiction is challenging for addicts, Anderson said, because it requires them to live life differently.
“These people live in a world that is not our own,” Anderson said. “Speed addicts have their own social circle. They’re addicted to the scene and to a bizarre lifestyle. These are the people who are up at three in the morning running around. Methamphetamines create insanity. They make people paranoid and have delusional thoughts. It’s a difficult condition to treat because we not only have to get them off methamphetamines, but get them to change the way they live.”
Successful recovery, he added, not only requires self-discipline and the ability to follow the clinic’s rehabilitation guidelines, but a willingness to explore the psychological factors that fueled the patient’s interest in drug addiction to begin with.
But while some say it’s impossible to successfully treatment methamphetamine addicts, at least 60 percent of A Better Tomorrow’s methamphetamine clients succeed in conquering their addiction. “The longer we have them in treatment, the better,” said Jerrod Menz, A Better Tomorrow’s president.
Consequently, while initial drug rehabilitation programs typically last 28 days, follow up treatment is often needed. “These people didn’t get to where they were overnight,” Menz said, “so they’re not going to recover overnight. That’s why we recommend they continue with outpatient services, either with us or with a clinic close to their home.”
Menz added that even a 60 percent success rate for methamphetamine addicts is laudable, considering the alternative. “Even if we are only successful treating two out of three methamphetamine addicts,” he said, “that’s two out of three addicts that are now being responsible parents and productive members of our society rather than a burden to our society.”
Statistics underscore the value of drug rehabilitation counseling and treatment. According to Children’s Advocate newsmagazine, criminal activity drops 72 percent after offenders receive substance abuse treatment. Moreover, every dollar invested in substance abuse treatment saves taxpayer’s $7.46, the magazine said.
A Better Tomorrow provides methamphetamine treatment for residents of Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Orange counties. The Murrieta-based clinic, which provides a broad range of treatment services for drug, alcohol and gambling addicts, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment clinics in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow or to arrange interviews with consenting patients, please contact Jerrod Menz at (800) 757-9867.
(800) 757- 9867
Half of the clinic’s patients are methamphetamine addicts
MURRIETA, July 10, 2006 ― Charles Anderson is living proof that methamphetamine addicts can be successfully rehabilitated and live happy, productive lives.
A former drug dealer, Anderson was arrested on methamphetamine charges at the age of 25 and spent two years in state prison, where he began to participate in a 12-step rehabilitation program.
But while some doubt the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs on methamphetamine addicts, the treatment worked. And with the help of going support group meetings, Anderson has not only stayed clean for the past 13 years, but has taken his life in a new direction by co-founding A Better Tomorrow, a Murrieta-based drug and alcohol treatment center that has helped place more than 150 Southern California methamphetamine addicts on the road to recovery.
“I feel very good about what we’re doing,” said Anderson, A Better Tomorrow’s CEO, adding, “We are effectively teaching people how to be happy and to live without drugs.”
Overcoming methamphetamine addiction is challenging for addicts, Anderson said, because it requires them to live life differently.
“These people live in a world that is not our own,” Anderson said. “Speed addicts have their own social circle. They’re addicted to the scene and to a bizarre lifestyle. These are the people who are up at three in the morning running around. Methamphetamines create insanity. They make people paranoid and have delusional thoughts. It’s a difficult condition to treat because we not only have to get them off methamphetamines, but get them to change the way they live.”
Successful recovery, he added, not only requires self-discipline and the ability to follow the clinic’s rehabilitation guidelines, but a willingness to explore the psychological factors that fueled the patient’s interest in drug addiction to begin with.
But while some say it’s impossible to successfully treatment methamphetamine addicts, at least 60 percent of A Better Tomorrow’s methamphetamine clients succeed in conquering their addiction. “The longer we have them in treatment, the better,” said Jerrod Menz, A Better Tomorrow’s president.
Consequently, while initial drug rehabilitation programs typically last 28 days, follow up treatment is often needed. “These people didn’t get to where they were overnight,” Menz said, “so they’re not going to recover overnight. That’s why we recommend they continue with outpatient services, either with us or with a clinic close to their home.”
Menz added that even a 60 percent success rate for methamphetamine addicts is laudable, considering the alternative. “Even if we are only successful treating two out of three methamphetamine addicts,” he said, “that’s two out of three addicts that are now being responsible parents and productive members of our society rather than a burden to our society.”
Statistics underscore the value of drug rehabilitation counseling and treatment. According to Children’s Advocate newsmagazine, criminal activity drops 72 percent after offenders receive substance abuse treatment. Moreover, every dollar invested in substance abuse treatment saves taxpayer’s $7.46, the magazine said.
A Better Tomorrow provides methamphetamine treatment for residents of Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Orange counties. The Murrieta-based clinic, which provides a broad range of treatment services for drug, alcohol and gambling addicts, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment clinics in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow or to arrange interviews with consenting patients, please contact Jerrod Menz at (800) 757-9867.
Friday, June 2, 2006
A BETTER TOMORROW SECURES NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
Jerrod Menz: (800) 757-9867 NEWS RELEASE
A BETTER TOMORROW SECURES NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
Certification from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) puts the Murrieta-based clinic in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment centers in California
MURRIETA, June 2, 2006 ─ A Better Tomorrow, a Murrieta-based clinic that provides treatment for drug, alcohol and gambling addiction, has obtained certification from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
“This is national recognition of high standards, of high quality of care,” said Thom Montgomery, a Los Angeles-based certification consultant who guided A Better Tomorrow through the CARF accreditation process. “CARF accreditation puts A Better Tomorrow in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol clinics in California. Their staff and facilities meet the highest national standards.”
Until now, A Better Tomorrow has been operating solely with a license from the state Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. But now that A Better Tomorrow has CARF accreditation, its programs can be readily covered by medical insurance providers.
Montgomery, who has been helping drug and alcohol clinics obtain CARF accreditation since 1979, said CARF accreditation is an unusual accomplishment for a clinic that is only two years old. “A Better Tomorrow represents one of the best clinics I’ve worked with,” he said.
In a letter to A Better Tomorrow, CARF cited number of the clinic’s strengths, including “a highly qualified staff that is motivated, responsive, enthusiastic and passionate.” CARF also referenced the high quality of A Better Tomorrow’s post-discharge care.
A Better Tomorrow is a two-year old private clinic that has provided treatment services for drug, alcohol and gambling addicts from throughout Southern California as well as Arizona and Nevada. For more information, contact Jerrod Menz at (800) 757-9867 or visit the clinic’s website at www.abttc.com.
A BETTER TOMORROW SECURES NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
Certification from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) puts the Murrieta-based clinic in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment centers in California
MURRIETA, June 2, 2006 ─ A Better Tomorrow, a Murrieta-based clinic that provides treatment for drug, alcohol and gambling addiction, has obtained certification from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
“This is national recognition of high standards, of high quality of care,” said Thom Montgomery, a Los Angeles-based certification consultant who guided A Better Tomorrow through the CARF accreditation process. “CARF accreditation puts A Better Tomorrow in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol clinics in California. Their staff and facilities meet the highest national standards.”
Until now, A Better Tomorrow has been operating solely with a license from the state Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. But now that A Better Tomorrow has CARF accreditation, its programs can be readily covered by medical insurance providers.
Montgomery, who has been helping drug and alcohol clinics obtain CARF accreditation since 1979, said CARF accreditation is an unusual accomplishment for a clinic that is only two years old. “A Better Tomorrow represents one of the best clinics I’ve worked with,” he said.
In a letter to A Better Tomorrow, CARF cited number of the clinic’s strengths, including “a highly qualified staff that is motivated, responsive, enthusiastic and passionate.” CARF also referenced the high quality of A Better Tomorrow’s post-discharge care.
A Better Tomorrow is a two-year old private clinic that has provided treatment services for drug, alcohol and gambling addicts from throughout Southern California as well as Arizona and Nevada. For more information, contact Jerrod Menz at (800) 757-9867 or visit the clinic’s website at www.abttc.com.
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