Choices in Recovery Center
OutpatientDual diagnosisSelf-pay
About Choices in Recovery Center
Choices in Recovery is a nonprofit facility dedicated to assisting adults facing challenges with substance use disorder, including both drug and alcohol dependencies. The center provides a comprehensive array of services, which encompasses detoxification, residential programs, outpatient care, and sober living arrangements. With more than three decades of experience, Choices is devoted to guiding individuals and their families at every stage of the recovery process.
The center utilizes a blend of evidence-based treatment methods along with a 12-step approach to foster sustainable recovery. Each client receives personalized care that is sensitive to trauma and cultural backgrounds, catering to their specific requirements. Therapy options encompass group sessions, strategies for relapse prevention, and training in life skills, enabling clients to cultivate positive habits and self-assurance as they progress.
In the residential program, clients reside in organized, supportive environments that offer much more than mere accommodation—they provide structure, daily responsibilities, group activities, and avenues for personal development through community service, job assistance, and educational opportunities. This holistic approach facilitates clients in reconstructing their lives within a secure and nurturing atmosphere.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Medications used
- Medications for HIV treatment · Medications for Hepatitis C treatment · Nicotine replacement
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Community reinforcement plus vouchers · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling · Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
- Special programs
- Adult women · Pregnant/postpartum women · Adult men · Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Active duty military · Members of military families · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs · Cash or self-payment
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State department of health
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Early intervention for HIV · Mental health services · Social skills development
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Detox · Residential Rehab · Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Benzodiazepines · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Heroin · Methamphetamine · Opioids · Prescription Drugs · Synthetic Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Medication-Assisted Treatment · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Gender-Specific · Trauma Informed · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Employment Counseling · Outpatient Treatment · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Choices in Recovery Center
- What does treatment cost without insurance, and do you offer a payment plan or sliding fee?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by California. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Choices in Recovery Center
Choices in Recovery Center reports accepting Self-pay. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your California Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Choices in Recovery Center offer?
Choices in Recovery Center reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Choices in Recovery Center accept insurance?
It reports accepting Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Choices in Recovery Center located?
733 South Santa Fe Avenue, Vista, CA 92083.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Vista?
From the center of San Diego County, the closest program offering medical detox is in San Diego, about 3.9 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.