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Drug and Alcohol Intervention in Newport Beach, California

When someone you love in Newport Beach will not accept help, a professionally led intervention gives your family a calm, prepared way to ask.

Local intervention

How does an interventionist help families in Newport Beach?

A drug and alcohol interventionist prepares the family, arranges treatment in advance and leads the conversation that asks a loved one to accept help. We do this for families in Newport Beach, from Corona del Mar to Laguna Beach, traveling in through John Wayne Airport (SNA).

We work with families across the area, including:

Corona del MarBalboa IslandBalboa PeninsulaNewport CoastLido IsleCosta MesaHuntington BeachLaguna Beach

If your son or daughter studies at Orange Coast College or Vanguard University, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.

Newport Beach at a glance

Flying in. John Wayne Airport (SNA).

Local crisis and access line. OC Links (Orange County Health Care Agency, 24/7 phone and chat): (855) 625-4657.

County services. Covered on our Orange County interventionist page.

Family support. NAMI Orange County and Orange County Al-Anon Information Service (Districts 60, 63, 66).

Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.

The process

How does an intervention come together in Newport Beach?

1

Planning by phone or video

Who is in the room, what each person says, which program holds a bed. See the full steps.

2

Your interventionist arrives

Your interventionist flies into John Wayne Airport (SNA) and meets the family before the intervention.

3

Safe arrival at treatment

Sober transport to a program near Newport Beach or out of state.

Local resources

Which local resources serve families in Newport Beach?

County services

County services, the adult drug court and public treatment options are covered on our Orange County interventionist page.

Also worth knowing

Hoag opened SolMar in 2015 on its Newport Beach hospital campus, described as Orange County's first hospital-based residential addiction treatment program (source).

Naloxone nearby

The Newport Beach Fire Department gives free naloxone kits and training to local bars, restaurants and hotels. Call 949-644-3355 to request them (source).

Support for the family

NAMI Orange County and Orange County Al-Anon Information Service (Districts 60, 63, 66) offer meetings and education for relatives.

State law and safety

Can you force someone into treatment in California?

The law

Court options in California

In limited cases. California's LPS Act (as amended by SB 43; Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5008 and § 5200 et seq.) can order treatment when strict legal conditions are met. More detail: alcohol intervention in California and drug intervention in California.

Safety

Overdose and crisis

Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.

For Newport Beach, OC Links (Orange County Health Care Agency, 24/7 phone and chat) answers at (855) 625-4657, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.

Nearby

Nearby areas we serve

See every community on our California interventionists page.

Frequently asked questions

Do you have an interventionist who serves Newport Beach?

Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Newport Beach and Orange County, usually through John Wayne Airport (SNA). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.

Who can families in Newport Beach call in a crisis?

Call 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. For Newport Beach, OC Links (Orange County Health Care Agency, 24/7 phone and chat) answers at (855) 625-4657, and 988 takes calls and texts nationwide.

Where can relatives in Newport Beach find support for themselves?

NAMI Orange County and Orange County Al-Anon Information Service (Districts 60, 63, 66) offer meetings and education for relatives.

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The next step

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