Los Angeles Alcohol Rehab Launches New Program Toward Reduction in …
Los Angeles Alcohol Rehab Launches New Program Toward Reduction in Underage Drinking. A Los Angeles alcohol rehab and addiction treatment center is making immediate help for those in need available. Call (213) 908-1571 to make an appointment at …
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Teens could betray themselves by telling too much
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Flu death toll climbing
The pediatric deaths occurred in Los Angeles and San Mateo counties. The spread of the flu virus has caused a few local hospitals and clinics to change some of their regular procedures and rules. Emanuel Medical Center is restricting visitors who are …
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Ke$ ha enters rehab for eating disorder: report
Here, the singer onstage during a Los Angeles performance in December 2012. RELATED: … Ke$ ha strips down in her video for 'Dirty Love,' which premiered on New Year's Eve, just days before she entered a treatment center for an eating disorder. Ke$ ha …
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Amanda Bynes Agrees to Therapy for Marijuana Case
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Petition Aims to Build First Federally Funded Mesothelioma Program
If the efforts to become the first federally funded mesothelioma program are successful, the Elmo Zumwalt Treatment & Research Center in Los Angeles is expected to blossom and become a premier destination for veterans battling this disease.
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TMJ Center of Los Angeles is Offering Consultations for TMJ Disorders
… Center of Los Angeles is now offering consultations for patients with TMJ Disorders. The Los Angeles TMJ doctor at the center works closely with patients who are struggling with TMJ symptoms to create a personalized TMJ disorder treatment for each one.
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La Peer Health Systems Opens a New Center, Hernia Surgery Los Angeles
La Peer Health Systems has officially opened Hernia Surgery Los Angeles. La Peer Health Systems, a provider known for their top facilities and superior level of care, has expanded their services to now offer hernia patients the best available treatment …
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Technology and Addictions Expert from Elements Behavioral Health Speaks at …
Promises Treatment Centers in Malibu, CA, West Los Angeles, CA, and Austin, Texas are among the premier addiction treatment centers. Led by some of the country's leading addiction specialists, Promises has built an international reputation for …
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2014 Mazda 6 i Touring review notes
Get over it — I'm old. The chassis is the best front-driver on the market. Ride/handling is taut with flat cornering and excellent body control, the steering mostly accurate (wanders a bit on center, but not much). The harder you drive it, the more …
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Paul Goldberger on Starchitect-Designed Company Headquarters in Silicon Valley
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Spirit Lodge rebrands to become Promises Austin
Although it may have come as a surprise to some, David Sack, CEO of Elements Behavioral Health, says that the plan to rename the high-end treatment center Spirit Lodge (Austin, Texas) has been lingering for quite some time. The program, which has a …
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Question by Sugarbaby: Are there any free or discount drug rehabilitation out there?
A close friend of mine is addicted to Heroine, and Cocaine, and wants to get clean. she’s tried on her own, but continues to fall into that lifestyle. She wants to get professional help, but can’t afford it. We live in Los angeles. She’s trying to get MediCal, but even then it will be hard foe her to find a program she can afford. Anyone know of any free or discount re-hab programs or psycologists or something who coudl help her in California?

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Answer by mdbpdac
Here are a few links that I found. Below are some links that I found when doing a search for “low-cost drug rehab in California” The first two links have prices listed for various treatments. The last link, you have to call them and they will give you prices for treatment. I hope these links help. I wish you the best of luck in finding an affordable treatment.

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California is one of the largest and most populated states in the country. Located on the western part of the United States, against the Pacific Ocean, it borders Oregon on the north and Mexico on the south. It has a diverse population and many parts of the state, such as Los Angeles, are overcrowded. There is heavy use of drugs, as well as alcohol in the state, as a result of which there are over 1000 California Rehab Centers, more than anywhere else in the country, with Orange Country having the majority.
Experience has shown that long term’ treatment is much more effective than ‘short term’ (less than 30 days) with California Rehabilitation programs. Following treatment at the center, there is extended care, followed by weekly checkups and group therapy. It has been found that continued reinforcement is needed for the program, whether drugs or alcohol, if it is to be successful.
This treatment is obtained at a tremendous cost, not only to the government and the individual, but to society as well. Many break-ins, robberies, family abuse’ and other problems of society, are directly attributed to this problem. Federal, state and local governments, alone, spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each week with arrests, trials and imprisonment of these people. Records for 2005 show that almost half a trillion dollars was spent on substance abuse and addiction problems in the United States. It is reported that only two percent went toward rehabilitation.
Treatment at the centers can vary, however the majority of long-term programs (30-45 days) have intense, cognitive behavioral therapy, either individually or in a group, working up to life skills and a return to normal life. There are centers that are specifically for a particular gender, such as one for women, in Costa Mesa, California, which is a private pay facility. There are also county-funded programs, with managed care options.
Because of the frequency of the problem of overcrowding, in the prison system, by alcohol and drug abuse people, the legislation introduced Proposition 36, which sends many people with this problem into rehabilitation, rather than prison. This has caused a dramatic increase in the number of rehabilitation centers in the state. In addition, because it is acknowledged that it is difficult for addicts to remain drug or alcohol free, in some cases there is monitoring and inpatient residential programs after treatment.
Among the many rehab centers in California, there are a number that are sponsored by religious organizations. One of the most successful of this type of rehab center has a program is directed toward young teens with alcohol and drug problems. It offers housing, treatment, training and other guidance not only to teens but to children and adults as well.
This program, as well as similar ones, has been very successful and has been copied by other cities throughout the United States. It is felt that, by treating people, the younger the better, lives can be improved by being free of alcohol or drug abuse. When completing a program, reinforcement must be continued for a long time if it is to be successful.
Alcohol and drug abuse affects everyone in the country, and every level of life. In California, alone, it takes hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight the problem, that could better be used for things such as education. California rehab centers are at the front in treatment of people with this problem but there is still a long way to go.