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Who oversees treatment
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) licenses residential nonmedical alcohol and other drug treatment facilities and also certifies many of them under its AOD certification standards.
Prescription monitoring
California's prescription drug monitoring program is CURES (Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System), operated by the California Department of Justice. It tracks dispensed controlled substance prescriptions so prescribers, pharmacists and regulators can review them.
Public coverage for treatment
Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program. It covers substance use disorder treatment through the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System, a county opt-in continuum of care based on ASAM criteria.
Overdose Good Samaritan law
California Health and Safety Code section 11376.5 gives limited protection from charges for drug possession or being under the influence to people who seek medical help for an overdose in good faith, and to the person overdosing. It does not cover selling or giving drugs.
Court-ordered treatment
California's expanded definition of grave disability (SB 43) lets a severe substance use disorder, alone or with a mental health disorder, support involuntary holds and LPS conservatorship when a person cannot meet basic needs for safety or medical care. Source is a county government page describing the state law.
Sources
Featured IOP and day programs in California
Warner Park Recovery Center
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)IOP / PHPDrug treatmentDual diagnosisAll In Solutions California
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialIOP / PHPAlcohol treatmentCasa Recovery
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)IOP / PHPAlcohol treatmentDrug treatment449 Recovery
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)IOP / PHPDrug treatmentDual diagnosisTree House Recovery
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)IOP / PHPTrauma-informedWestwind Recovery
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)IOP / PHPAlcohol treatmentDrug treatmentLoma Linda University – Behavioral Medicine Center
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialIOP / PHPAlcohol treatmentBuckeye Recovery Network
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)IOP / PHPDrug treatmentTrauma-informedInland Valley Recovery Services – Upland Recovery Center
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)IOP / PHPTrauma-informedLa Jolla Healing Center
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)IOP / PHPFamily, rejection and recovery
Many LGBTQ people carry experiences of family rejection or strained relationships into treatment. Research on LGBTQ young people has linked family rejection with higher rates of substance use and depression, while family acceptance is protective.
Good programs make room for chosen family and offer family sessions when they help. Our guide on family rejection and recovery covers this in more depth.
How IOP and PHP work
Day and evening programs let you keep a job, school or caregiving while getting structured treatment. They are also the usual step down after residential care. Ask programs near California whether their LGBTQ group meets on the same days as the core program.
LGBTQ Addiction Treatment by city in California
Smaller towns are covered on the page for their nearest larger city.
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco
- San Diego
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Jose
- Fresno
- Concord
- Mission Viejo
- Bakersfield
- Murrieta
- Long Beach
- Oakland
- Indio
- Stockton
- Oxnard
- Modesto
- Anaheim
- Victorville
- Lancaster
- Santa Ana
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Clarita
- Antioch
- Irvine
- Chula Vista
- Fremont
- Visalia
- San Bernardino
- Thousand Oaks
- Fontana
- Moreno Valley
- Santa Barbara
- Glendale
- Huntington Beach
- Salinas
- Ontario
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Hemet
- Santa Cruz
- Oceanside
- Elk Grove
- Vallejo
- Garden Grove
- Corona
- Hayward
- Palmdale
- Sunnyvale
- Pomona
- Escondido
- Fairfield
- Merced
- Torrance
- Roseville
- Pasadena
- Santa Maria
- Orange
- Fullerton
- Santa Clara
- Simi Valley
- Berkeley
- Redding
- East Los Angeles
- Yuba City
- Gilroy
- Chico
- Seaside
- El Monte
- Carlsbad
- Temecula
- Clovis
- Costa Mesa
- El Centro
- Downey
- Richmond
- Jurupa Valley
- San Buenaventura
- Inglewood
- Turlock
- Daly City
- West Covina
- San Mateo
- Norwalk
- Rialto
- Manteca
- Arden-Arcade
- El Cajon
- Burbank
- Vista
- Vacaville
- Tracy
- San Marcos
- Hesperia
- Compton
- Menifee
- Chino
- Hanford
- South Gate
- Carson
- Livermore
- Westminster
- Santa Monica
- San Leandro
- Citrus Heights
- Hawthorne
- Redwood City
- Lake Forest
- Napa
- Whittier
- Newport Beach
- Milpitas
- Madera
- Chino Hills
- Alhambra
- Mountain View
- Buena Park
- Pleasanton
- Folsom
- Tustin
- Lakewood
- Perris
- Alameda
- Watsonville
- Porterville
- Upland
- Davis
- Camarillo
- Bellflower
- San Ramon
- Baldwin Park
- Rancho Cordova
- Lodi
- Union City
- Apple Valley
- Pittsburg
- Redlands
- El Paso de Robles
- Walnut Creek
- Lynwood
- Lake Elsinore
- Rocklin
- South San Francisco
- Yorba Linda
- Petaluma
- Redondo Beach
- Laguna Niguel
- Florence-Graham
- Tulare
- Palo Alto
- Dublin
- San Clemente
- Brentwood
- Carmichael
- Eastvale
- Castro Valley
- Encinitas
- San Luis Obispo
- Pico Rivera
- Montebello
- National City
- Woodland
- La Habra
- South Whittier
- Monterey Park
- Gardena
- Cupertino
- La Mesa
- San Rafael
- Santee
- Arcadia
- Huntington Park
- Diamond Bar
- Novato
- Highland
- Fountain Valley
- Hacienda Heights
- Cathedral City
- Delano
- Colton
- Arroyo Grande
- Rosemead
- Paramount
- Yucaipa
- West Sacramento
- Palm Desert
- Lompoc
- Glendora
- Placentia
- Beaumont
- Aliso Viejo
- Rowland Heights
- Azusa
- Cerritos
- Oroville
- Poway
- San Jacinto
- Newark
- Reedley
- Cypress
- Hollister
- Ceres
- Palm Springs
- Antelope
- Lincoln
- La Mirada
- Rancho Santa Margarita
- North Highlands
- Florin
- Covina
- El Dorado Hills
- Morgan Hill
- Coachella
- Altadena
- Selma
- Danville
- Eureka
- Desert Hot Springs
- Rohnert Park
- Brea
- San Bruno
- Oakley
- Bell Gardens
- Campbell
- La Quinta
- Rancho Palos Verdes
- Los Banos
- Montclair
- San Gabriel
- Calexico
- La Puente
- Culver City
- Pacifica
- Martinez
- La Presa
- Stanton
- Wildomar
- West Hollywood
- Moorpark
- Monrovia
- Claremont
- French Valley
- San Juan Capistrano
- Foothill Farms
- Temple City
- Bell
- Auburn
- Westmont
- Manhattan Beach
- Pleasant Hill
- Orangevale
- Oildale
- Menlo Park
- Arcata
- Grass Valley
- Adelanto
- Foster City
- Sonoma
- Beverly Hills
- San Dimas
- Dana Point
- Ridgecrest
- Lawndale
- La Verne
- Placerville
- Fallbrook
- Spring Valley
- Banning
- Laguna Hills
- Orcutt
- Fair Oaks
- San Pablo
- Goleta
- Burlingame
- Barstow
- Santa Paula
- Los Gatos
- South Lake Tahoe
- San Carlos
- Saratoga
- Los Altos
- Atascadero
- Walnut
- Suisun City
- Ukiah
- Atwater
- East Palo Alto
- Wasco
- Vineyard
- Benicia
- Monterey
- Sonora
- Galt
- Sanger
- Isla Vista
- Temescal Valley
- Imperial Beach
- Ladera Ranch
- Windsor
- Maywood
- Belmont
- Lemon Grove
- Lemoore
- West Whittier-Los Nietos
- Lafayette
- Norco
- Brawley
- Hercules
- Soledad
- Twentynine Palms
- Bay Point
- San Lorenzo
- El Cerrito
- South Pasadena
- Yucca Valley
- Riverbank
- North Tustin
- Lathrop
- Loma Linda
- Dinuba
- Ashland
- San Fernando
- Seal Beach
- Calabasas
- Coronado
- Valinda
- Half Moon Bay
- Rosemont
- Oakdale
- Cudahy
- Winter Gardens
- West Puente Valley
- Granite Bay
- Patterson
- West Rancho Dominguez
- Laguna Beach
- Willowbrook
- Marina
- Corcoran
- Millbrae
- Arvin
- West Carson
- Port Hueneme
- Lakeside
- Bloomington
- Lennox
- Rancho San Diego
- Shafter
- Ramona
- Duarte
- Rosamond
- Dixon
- South El Monte
- American Canyon
- Prunedale
- Lomita
- Linda
- Agoura Hills
- East Hemet
- Mead Valley
- La Cañada Flintridge
- South San Jose Hills
- Orinda
- Casa de Oro-Mount Helix
- Albany
- La Crescenta-Montrose
- Blythe
- Castaic
- Hermosa Beach
- Pinole
- Stevenson Ranch
- Cameron Park
- Red Bluff
- Rancho Mirage
- Chowchilla
- Imperial
- Mountain House
- Woodcrest
- Moraga
- Valle Vista
- Greenfield
- Santa Fe Springs
- Nipomo
- Lakeport
- McKinleyville
- Coalinga
- Crescent City
- Live Oak
- Rosedale
- Truckee
- Lindsay
- El Segundo
- Bostonia
- Artesia
- Solvang
- Los Osos
- Ripon
- Rio Linda
- Stanford
- East San Gabriel
- Vincent
- Discovery Bay
- Cherryland
- Phelan
- Clearlake
- Fillmore
- Walnut Park
- King City
- Laguna Woods
- Parkway
- East Rancho Dominguez
- McFarland
- Parlier
- La Palma
- Avocado Heights
- Pacific Grove
- Kerman
- Coto de Caza
- Susanville
- Tehachapi
- Alamo
- Taft
- Livingston
- Alpine
- Lamont
- Lemon Hill
- North Fair Oaks
- North Auburn
- Mill Valley
- Salida
- California City
- Hawaiian Gardens
- El Sobrante
- Oak Park
- Sun Village
- Avenal
- Olivehurst
- Big Bear City
- Grover Beach
- Fortuna
- Carpinteria
- Solana Beach
- Palos Verdes Estates
- San Marino
- Lakeland Village
- Bonita
- Commerce
- Grand Terrace
- Muscoy
- San Anselmo
- Marysville
- Delhi
- Clayton
- Larkspur
- Home Gardens
- Kingsburg
- Emeryville
- Camp Pendleton South
- Healdsburg
- Malibu
- Newman
- Scotts Valley
- View Park-Windsor Hills
- Lake Los Angeles
- Diamond Springs
- Mendota
- Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
- Alum Rock
- Magalia
- Signal Hill
- Los Alamitos
- Hillsborough
- Winton
- Canyon Lake
- Piedmont
- Rossmoor
- Valley Center
- Orange Cove
- Soquel
- La Riviera
- Sierra Madre
- Farmersville
- Anderson
- Morro Bay
- Fairview
- San Diego Country Estates
- Exeter
- Oak Hills
- Shasta Lake
- Rodeo
- Fort Bragg
- East Whittier
- Citrus
- Charter Oak
- Capitola
- Quartz Hill
- Bishop
- Topanga
- Ojai
- Sausalito
- Loomis
- Aptos
- Jamul
Paying for treatment
Most private health insurance plans cover addiction treatment, including detox, residential care and outpatient programs, though coverage depends on your plan and whether the program is in network. Ask about prior authorization before you go, and see our insurance guides.
Other treatment in California
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