Covina, California

Covina, California, in Los Angeles county, is 3 miles NE of West Covina, California (center to center) and 17 miles N of Anaheim, California. The city is included in the Los Angeles - Long Beach metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 46,837 people lived in Covina.

The People and Families of Covina

In Covina, about 49% of adults are married. Large families and residences are common here.

Approximately 38% of Covina is non-white. A diverse population is one of the features of the city.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Covina had a median family income of $55,111.

Political Inclinations

Covina residents donated more money ($41,530) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.

Covina Housing

An estimated 59% of living spaces in Covina are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Living alone is quite feasible in the city, with the choice of small rental properties there.

Commuting

In Covina, 91% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Covina46,837$55,111
Azusa44,712$40,918
Baldwin Park75,837$41,256
Glendora49,415$66,674
San Dimas34,980$72,124
Walnut30,004$82,977
West Covina105,080$57,614

High Points

Covina strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

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Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)		Top 8%Covina Racial Diversity

The listings in Covina, California and surrounding areas provide the following services:

(7) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(1) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(18) Outpatient
(6) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(1) Hospital Inpatient
(4) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(10) Teens and Adolescents
(2) Persons with HIV/AIDS
(3) Gay and Lesbian
(2) Seniors/Older Adults
(2) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(7) Females
(5) Males
(3) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(6) Clients With Legal Issues
(14) Spanish Speaking
(2) Halfway House
(1) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(1) Methadone Maintenance
(1) Mental Health Services



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Do you live in Covina, California and have an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Is someone you know or care about battling drug or alcohol addiction and needs help? Drug and alcohol addiction exists everywhere in society today, and when an individual is caught up in addiction it can seem that there is no way out. There is in fact a way out, and it can be found at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Covina.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Covina treats drug addiction and alcoholism by teaching the individual how to overcome problems in life with real solutions, and that drugs and alcohol are not the answer. This can empower the individual, and put them in a position to start winning and achieving their goals. The end result of treatment at an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center in Covina would be the individual being able to work their way through life and its obstacles, without the need or desire to use drugs or alcohol.

Due to the varying needs of individuals seeking treatment, there are a number of treatment programs available in Covina to care for someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. There are Short-term Addiction Treatment Facilities, Inpatient Addiction Treatment Centers, Long-term Addiction Treatment Facilities, Outpatient Addiction Treatment Centers, support group meetings, drug counseling, halfway houses and sober living.

Treatment at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Covina will hone in on the two main causes of addiction, physical and psychological. Over time, the individual's brain adapts to the use of a psychoactive substance, lessening the effect of the drug. Physical tolerance develops as a result. The person ends up having to take more and more drugs or alcohol to try and get back to that first initial high that got them hooked.

Upon commencing treatment, an individual will address the physical aspect of addiction by taking part in a detoxification program in Covina, California, which will get him through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are caused by abrupt cessation of a substance. Withdrawal symptoms can typically last for days, weeks or months depending on the type of substance you're dealing with. Heroin withdrawal for example may take quite some time to get through, and is particularly painful. Detoxification along with psychological counseling will get the individual in the right frame of mind to start addressing the psychological issues that are involved with the addiction to drugs or alcohol. This method greatly increases the individual's chances of a successful recovery and prevents relapse.

An Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program in Covina, CA. offers a sane environment that is conducive to a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The individual will be taught how to properly handle life situations and control their own behavior in response to their environment. When the individual returns home following treatment, he will do so with a new mindset on how to engage with friends, family etc. The influences which may have triggered addiction in the individual will not have the same power over him. As part of treatment the individual will have addressed these psychological stressors as a priority and they will no longer have an effect on him.

Studies have shown that an individual who is addicted to drugs and alcohol shows changes in their brain, specifically the way it functions and responds to situations. This is an important reason that professional help at an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center in Covina, CA. is the best option to try and beat addiction.

Someone who is caught up in the destructive cycle of addiction is up against a lot, the odds may seem against him. But they aren't if he pursues treatment at a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program in Covina, CA. Treatment exists so that the addict is given the best chance at a successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. There is hope for you or someone you care about. Addiction has a cure, and treatment at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Covi an is that cure. Don't wait another minute to get the help you deserve.

Getting Help

Call toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) and speak to a professional Registered Addiction Specialist or simply fill out the Covina, California Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center request form and counselor will contact you shortly.

There are 8 local Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Programs in Covina, California. We have also provided 12 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Centers that are closest geographically to Covina:

Aurora Behavioral Healthcare Covina, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Hope and Grace Recovery Services Covina, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), Access to Recovery
National Council on Alc and Drug Dep Covina, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Puente House Covina, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House
Santa Anita Family Service Covina, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Santa Anita Family Services Covina, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Social Model Recovery Systems Covina, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Stepping Stones Home Covina, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lavelle Youth Homes Glendora, CA 3.5 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Pacific Clinic Glendora, CA 3.5 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
BAART Bay Area Addict Research Trt La Puente, CA 5.9 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Ettie Lee Homes Inc Pomona, CA 7.2 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Ideal Care and Health Services Inc Pomona, CA 7.2 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Access to Recovery
Pacific Clinic Center Pomona, CA 7.2 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mental Health Services, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Pomona Alcohol and Drug Recovery Ctr Pomona, CA 7.2 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Pomona Community Crisis Center Inc Pomona, CA 7.2 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Prototypes Pomona, CA 7.2 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Santa Anita Family Service Monrovia, CA 8.1 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
ADAPT Aware Zone Inc Whittier, CA 11.7 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
LUNA Recovery Inc Whittier, CA 11.7 miles from Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

Some users of cocaine report feelings of restlessness, irritability, and anxiety.

The rate of past month alcohol use for people aged 12 or older in 2005 was lower in the South (47.8 percent) than in the Northeast (55.0 percent), Midwest (55.0 percent), or West (52.5 percent). This pattern has remained unchanged since 2002, but the gap between the South and the other regions may be closing because the South was the only region to show a significant increase in its current alcohol use rate between 2004 and 2005. The rate of past month alcohol use in the South in 2004 was 45.1 percent.

The definition of a person needing but not receiving treatment for an alcohol problem is that he or she meets the criteria for abuse of or dependence on alcohol according to the DSM-IV, but has not received specialty treatment for an alcohol problem in the past year. The percentage of persons aged 12 or older needing but not receiving treatment for alcohol problems (7.2 percent) in 2002.2003 was almost 3 times larger than the corresponding percentage for persons with illegal drug problems (2.7 percent).

Alcoholism and drug addiction are both treatable. Through drug rehab treatment that is tailored to individual needs, an individual can learn to control their condition and live normal, productive lives.

An extensive amount of animal and human research has shown that most inhalants are extremely toxic and that "huffing" can often have fatal consequences.

In 81.7 percent of the instances in 2007-2008 where nonmedical users of prescription pain relievers aged 12 or older obtained the drugs from a friend or relative for free, the individuals indicated that their friend or relative had obtained the drugs from just one doctor. Only 1.6 percent reported that the friend or relative had bought the drugs from a drug dealer or other stranger.


Strong support groups and sober friends are very helpful for recovering Alcoholics after rehab. Alcoholics Anonymous provides meetings that recovering alcoholics can attend to help stay focused on their sobriety. You can find AA meetings at the following locations in Covina:

Alano Club
The Other Club
442 N. Barranca Ave
Covina, California 91722

AA Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, 11:00 AM

Big Book Study
San Gabriel Valley Alano Club (502 Club)
510 S. 2nd St
Covina, California 91723

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 6:30 PM
Tuesday, 6:30 PM

Charter Oak Participation
Aurora Charter Oak Hospital
1161 E. Covina Blvd.
Covina, California 91724

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 8:00 PM

The Other Club
Covina,ca
442 N, Barranca Ave
Covina, California 91722

AA Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, 11:00 AM
The following survey was completed by residents of Covina, California as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Covina, California. We cannot guarantee complete accuracy, but our monitoring team uses the highest standards for survey compilation.
You do not have to answer all of the survey questions, you should only answer questions that are relevant to your thoughts and experiences.
Survey results as of May 1, 2012
Perception of marijuana in Covina, California.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
79%
14%
7%
Marijuana use in Covina, California.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
95%
5%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
84%
11%
Perception of Alcohol in Covina, California.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
5%
95%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
94%
3%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
8%
55%
28%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Covina, California?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
8%
19%
0%
6%
8%
3%
51%
4%
1%
0%
Most common first drug experience in Covina, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
2%
3%
8%
3%
3%
14%
3%
12%
10%
16%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Covina, California schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Covina, California under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
87%
8%
Have you ever gone to school in Covina, California under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
97%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Covina, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
6%
3%
4%
2%
5%
14%
4%
10%
6%
20%
7%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
15%
57%
28%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
63%
37%
Surveys updated monthly.

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