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Present Moments Recovery

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Overview

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This home-like residential addiction rehab supports adults in a quiet San Marcos suburb, with withdrawal management (detox), day treatment, and outpatient services. Clients stay with one consistent team while addressing substance use and co-occurring mental health needs, with options for medications for addiction treatment (MAT). Amenities like shared rooms, comfortable common areas, and internet access support daily stability, alongside family involvement and transitional housing options.

Address

1809 Windriver Street
San Marcos, CA 92078

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Ages Served

  • Adults (Ages 26-64)
  • Young Adults (Ages 18-25)

Genders Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Languages Served

  • English

Treatment

  • Hospital inpatient detoxification
  • Hospital inpatient treatment
  • Long-term residential
  • Residential detoxification
  • Short-term residential

Special Programs

  • Service members
  • Adult men
  • Adult women
  • Court referrals
  • Military families
  • Past domestic violence
  • Past sexual abuse
  • Past trauma
  • Mental health disorders
  • Pregnant/postpartum
  • Veterans
  • Pain management
  • Seniors
  • Young adults

Step-Down Treatment With One Team from Detox Through Outpatient Care

Present Moments Recovery offers a structured continuum that starts with withdrawal management (detox), including outpatient detox for people who can safely stabilize while living at home. Clients can then step into residential treatment, day treatment, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care, without having to restart with a new provider at each stage. This continuity supports steadier progress as clients move from early stabilization to rebuilding routines at work, school, and home.

A Home-Like Residential Setting

Care is delivered in a residential environment designed for comfort and day-to-day living. The setting includes shared bedrooms, multiple common areas for groups and downtime, and a full kitchen and dining space that supports community meals. Rooms and amenities like internet access, housekeeping, and comfortable common spaces help clients stay grounded while focusing on treatment. The San Marcos location also keeps clients connected to North County San Diego resources, including recovery meetings and community support.

Integrated Care for Substance Use and Co-Occurring Mental Health Needs

The program treats substance use alongside co-occurring mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma-related concerns, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), self-harm, burnout, and chronic pain. Medications for addiction treatment (MAT) are part of care when appropriate, including medication support for opioid and alcohol use disorders, along with medication support for mental health conditions. Counseling and recovery education are paired with skills-building to help clients manage cravings, triggers, and everyday stressors.

Recovery Skills, Family Support, and Sober Living Step-Down Options

Treatment includes individual and group counseling, family and couples support, and relapse prevention planning that continues into discharge planning and follow-up. Holistic and experiential options such as mindfulness, fitness, yoga, acupuncture, and expressive activities like art and music, round out the clinical work and give clients practical tools for regulating stress. For clients who need added structure during the transition back to daily life, the program also connects care to sober living options within its continuum.

Cost and Insurance

Insurance Accepted


Cost

$$$ - High-end Facility

Cost ratings are our best estimates to help guide you, not guarantees. Actual costs may vary with treatment, insurance, and other factors. While we aim for accuracy, details may change.

Financial Assistance

  • Does not offer Free
  • Does not offer Payment assistance
  • Does not offer Sliding fee scale

Treatment

Treatment Setting

  • Hospital inpatient detoxification
  • Hospital inpatient treatment
  • Long-term residential
  • Residential detoxification
  • Short-term residential

Treatment Approaches

  • 12-step program support
  • Anger control support
  • Brief intervention
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Incentive-based therapy
  • Matrix Model program
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Relapse prevention support
  • Substance use counseling
  • Trauma-focused counseling

Additional Support and Services

  • Acupuncture therapy
  • Case management support
  • Mental health support
  • Social skills training

Counseling and Education

  • Couples counseling
  • Family therapy
  • Group therapy
  • One-on-one counseling
  • Substance use education
  • Tobacco and vaping cessation counseling

Transition Support

  • Discharge and next steps planning
  • Ongoing recovery care
  • Overdose prevention and naloxone education
  • Post-discharge follow-up

Testing & Pre-Treatment

  • Breathalyzer testing for alcohol
  • Community outreach and support
  • Comprehensive health checkup
  • Intervention and education support
  • Mental health assessment
  • Mental health screening
  • Monitoring for metabolic syndrome
  • Oral fluid testing for drugs or alcohol
  • Substance use assessment
  • Temporary support for clients
  • Tobacco use assessment
  • Tuberculosis screening
  • Urine testing for drugs or alcohol
  • Substance use screening

Amenities and Experiences

Amenities

  • Access to nature
  • Airport pickup & drop-off
  • Equine therapy

Room Amenities

  • Air conditioned rooms
  • Bathroom essentials
  • Coffee maker & tea
  • Desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Internet access
  • Outdoor space
  • Private bathroom
  • Private rooms
  • Sofa
  • TV
  • Shared room options

Activities

  • Art therapy
  • Music therapy
  • Secular meetings
  • Yoga
  • Beach walks
  • Fitness activities
  • Hiking
  • Life skills workshops
  • Offsite outings
  • Spiritual or faith-based services

Settings

  • City
  • Coastal

Policies

  • Allows cell phones
  • Allows internet access
  • Smoking allowed in designated areas
  • Vaping allowed in designated areas

Ownership Type

  • For-profit

Quality and Trust

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Trust Score

A simple A–E grade that offers a quick view of how much confidence you might place in a facility. It’s not a guarantee of quality or outcomes, but a data-informed tool to help guide your search. More on our methodology.

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

CARF reviews rehab programs to make sure they provide respectful, effective, and personalized care. For addiction treatment, CARF uses standards developed with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), so this accreditation shows the program follows trusted, evidence-based guidelines for treating substance use.

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SAMHSA-certified Opioid Treatment Program

This is a federal certification for programs that offer medication like methadone or buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction. It means the center is legally approved to provide this care, follows strict safety rules, and combines medication with counseling to support long-term recovery.

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How we research treatment facilities

Across the site, our team has conducted over 1,000 pre-admissions calls to better understand the patient experience, interviewed facility clinical leaders, performed facility background checks, and compared our information against trusted public data sources.

Our research process begins with data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), accrediting bodies including The Joint Commission and CARF, government licensing agencies, and other trusted sources. From there, our team conducts significant original research, including:

- Pre-admissions calls: We speak with admissions staff to get a candid picture of patient experience.

- Background checks: We review complaints from past clients, media reports, actions taken by accrediting bodies, and positive recognition from notable organizations.

- Clinical interviews: We have in-depth conversations with clinical leadership, often lasting up to one hour, that give us a better understanding of clinical care.

- Data partnerships: We ingest and analyze exclusive data that provides information about in-network insurance status, cost, and more.

Research varies by facility. Each facility profile shows which research steps we completed and when each step was last performed. Learn more about our research process and background checks.

How we evaluate treatment facilities

These data help us develop a Trust Score for each facility—a simple letter grade that helps you assess how much confidence to place in a facility based on the information available to us. Trust Score considers accreditation, operating history, notable recognition, and concerns identified during our background check. Our Trust Score is an objective rating that is never influenced by advertiser payment. Learn more about our Trust Score methodology.

Important disclaimer

We cannot guarantee the quality of treatment at any facility. We cannot independently confirm the accuracy of every data point, and some information may become outdated or change over time. A Trust Score is a starting point, not a guarantee of treatment quality or outcomes. Please contact us if you would like to update or correct facility information.