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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.
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Featured drug treatment programs in California
All In Solutions Detox
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialDrug treatmentAlcohol treatmentSouth Coast Behavioral Health
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialDrug treatmentAlcohol treatmentWarner Park Recovery Center
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Drug treatmentIOP / PHPDual diagnosisAll In Solutions California
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialDrug treatmentIOP / PHPCliffside Malibu
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialDrug treatmentAlcohol treatmentHotel California by the Sea
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialDrug treatmentAlcohol treatmentCasa Recovery
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Drug treatmentIOP / PHPAlcohol treatment449 Recovery
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Drug treatmentIOP / PHPDual diagnosisWestwind Recovery
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Drug treatmentIOP / PHPAlcohol treatmentLoma Linda University – Behavioral Medicine Center
LGBTQ program (SAMHSA)Inpatient / residentialDrug treatmentIOP / PHPBeing able to be yourself in treatment
Treatment works best when you can talk honestly about your life: your partner, your family, your gender, where and why you use. In a program that runs an LGBTQ group, those conversations are expected rather than awkward. Ask any program how staff are trained and how they handle names, pronouns and rooming.
See questions to ask an LGBTQ rehab before you commit.
How drug rehab works
Drug rehab usually starts with an assessment and detox if needed, then moves into residential or intensive outpatient therapy. For opioid use disorder, medications such as buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone are the standard of care. For meth and cocaine, there's no approved medication, so behavioral therapies like contingency management do most of the work.
The programs on this page report drug detox or medication treatment along with an LGBTQ program or group.
LGBTQ Drug Rehab 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
Insurance and cost
Federal parity rules generally require health plans that cover substance use treatment to cover it on terms comparable to other medical care. Your cost depends on your plan, deductible and the program's network status, so verify benefits first. Our insurance guides explain how major carriers handle rehab.
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