New Dawn Treatment Centers has been helping thousands of individuals successfully recover from drug and alcohol addiction for over 25 years.

We offer sub-acute, medically monitored detox, gender separate 30-90 day residential treatment, and intensive outpatient services.

Our Whole Person approach to treatment combines evidence-based ACT, DBT, and CBT groups with exposure to experiential therapies such as Paddleboard Yoga, Equine-Assisted Therapy, Expressive Arts, Acupuncture, Dance/Movement, QiGong, and Mindfulness.

All of our programs are internationally accredited, and led by experienced and compassionate licensed Clinical Psychologists that are highly skilled in treating addiction and co-occurring disorders like depression, anxiety, and trauma.

Medical monitoring is also provided by our team of physicians, psychiatrists and registered nurses to ensure that our clients are receiving the best care 24/7.

Web pages:

• Home - https://www.newdawntreatmentcenters.com/

Your local American Cancer Society office is your source for the most relevant information to help guide you.

Services include:

• Cancer information
• Referral to resources including support groups and medical equipment
• Transportation to and from treatment (for people with Cancer who do not have a ride or are unable to drive)
• Lodging (when Cancer treatment is far from home)
• Advocacy
• Wig bank
• American Cancer Society events

American Cancer Society's National Cancer Information Specialists are available to help you with any patient services, resource requests, or cancer information questions 24/7 at 1-800-227-2345.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.cancer.org/about-us/local/california.html

The Health Education Council partners and collaborates with a wide range of individuals and organizations to provide access, education, advocacy and training to empower individuals towards a healthy life. Their programs are run largely by volunteers and geared to promote healthy eating and active living, as well as to promote safer communities by addressing violence as a public health issue.

As of 9/1/21, Kick It California is the new name for the California Smokers' Helpline. Kick It California is a free telephone-based, stop smoking/stop vaping program that doubles your chance of quitting for good. New website is https://kickitca.org/. 

For ENGLISH call 1-800-300-8086
For SPANISH call 1-800-600-8191

Partner program: Asian Smokers' Quitline (Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and Vietnamese) - https://www.asiansmokersquitline.org/

Major funding provided by the California Department of Public Health and First 5 California. 

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The Helpline offers telephone counseling to develop an individualized quitting plan for cessation of tobacco use. Services are available in multiple languages and special services are available for tobacco chewers, pregnant smokers, teens and e-cigarette users. Counselors are available Monday to Friday from 7am to 9pm and Saturday from 9am to 5pm.

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The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service (CIS) is a federally funded program that was established in 1975 as an essential part of NCI’s cancer education and information efforts. For over 35 years, NCI’s CIS has been providing scientifically based, unbiased information to patients, their families and friends, physicians and other health professionals, and the general public about all aspects of cancer including: cancer research and clinical trials, cancer prevention, risk factors, symptoms, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, living with cancer, quitting smoking, etc.

Talk with an information specialist from the NCI’s Cancer Information Service. NCI information specialists are available to help answer your cancer-related questions whether you are a patient, family member or friend, health care provider, or researcher.

Their information specialists are trained to answer cancer related questions by telephone (1 (800) 4-CANCER), LiveHelp instant messaging, and e-mail. I… [read more]

The US Food & Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of the nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.fda.gov/
• Contact - https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/contact-fda
• Consumer Warnings
  • Eye drops - 11/3/23

Start Your Recovery (SYI) is an online resource to help people with substance use disorder and mental health challenges. SYR aims to help people at any stage of their recovery and provide helpful information about substance use issues and information for their family members and friends. It’s a single source of reputable, objective information about signs, symptoms, conditions, treatment options. The resource locator offers a full breadth of recovery treatment options locally in California and across the US.

Websites:

• Main page: https://startyourrecovery.org/

Harm reduction is critical to keeping people who use drugs alive and as healthy as possible, and is a key pillar in  overdose prevention strategy. Harm reduction is a proactive and evidence-based approach to reduce the negative personal and public health impacts of behavior associated with alcohol and other substance use at both the individual and community levels.

Yuba Harm Reduction Collective’s mission is to offer low-barrier, person-centered, judgement-free resources, education, advocacy, and mutual support services in ways that reduce stigma, ensure dignity, maximize self-determination, decrease health risks, create open dialogues, and empower people who use drugs.

YHRC can provide NARCAN Naloxone and fentanyl test strips.

Web pages

• Yuba Harm Reduction Collective - https://yubaharmreduction.com/
• National Harm Reduction Coalition - https://harmreduction.org/

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About Naloxone & Fentanyl

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