Downey, California

Introduction to Downey California

Incorporated in 1956, Downey is a city in Los Angeles County, in Southern California. Downey is approximately twenty minutes southeast of Los Angeles and twenty minutes northeast of Long Beach.

Downey was founded by, and is named after former California governor John Gately Downey. He founded Downey in the 1870s. Downey was home to the First Taco Bell restaurant, and is the home to the oldest surviving McDonald's restaurant in the world, the fourth McDonald's which was built in 1953. Karen and Richard Carpenter, of the singing group the Carpenters, attended Downey High School after their parents moved to Downey in 1963.

Downey received a "League of California Cities Helen Putnam Awards of Excellence" in 2001 for "Economic & Community Development". Downey has three schools recognized as "Distinguished Elementary Schools" by the "California School Recognition Program". The schools are the C.C. Carpenter Elementary school, the Edith Unsworth Elementary school, and the Rio Hondo Elementary school. In addition, three others received awards as "Honorable Mention Schools", including the Alameda Elementary school, the Ed C. Lewis Elementary school, and the Maude Price School. Downey's West Middle school also received an award in the "Distinguished Middle and High Schools" category.

Downey Arts, Culture, and Entertainment

Downey residents can take advantage of all of the arts and entertainment attractions of Los Angeles and surrounding Los Angeles County. Some of the attractions of note in and around Downey include:

  • The Carpenters Collection at the Downey City Library
  • The Civic Light Opera
  • The Downey Civic Theatre
  • The Downey History Center
  • The Downey Museum of Art
  • The Downey Symphony
  • The Krikorian Theatre
  • The Rio Hondo Golf Club
  • The World's Oldest McDonald's

Downey is conveniently located near many professional teams, including:

  • The Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL).
  • The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
  • Club Deportivo Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS).
  • The Lancaster JetHawks, and Inland Empire 66ers of Minor League Baseball (MiLB). The JetHawks are a Class A Advanced affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the 66ers are a Class A Advanced affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.
  • The Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
  • The Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
  • The Los Angeles Storm, and Southern California Seahorses who play in the United Soccer League's (USL) Premier Development League.
  • The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.

Downey is also only thirty minutes south of Pasadena, home to the Tournament of Roses Parade and the NCAA's Rose Bowl every January first.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Downey107,323$50,017
Bell Gardens44,054$30,419
Cudahy24,208$28,833
Norwalk103,298$47,524
Paramount55,266$37,276
Pico Rivera63,428$45,422
Santa Fe Springs17,438$49,867

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 9%Downey Racial Diversity


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

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



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If you or a loved one living in Downey has a drug or alcohol addiction problem, you may be overwhelmed and not know where to turn; but our mission is to support you and to let you know that you do not have to face this situation alone. We care about you and your loved ones in Downey, California; the good news is that you have identified that there is a drug or alcohol abuse problem, and are now looking for a positive solution. We will help you to assess the seriousness of your drug or alcohol abuse problem and to locate the Downey Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in Downey, CA. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Rehab Centers, Long-term Drug Treatment, Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation, Inpatient Drug Rehab Programs, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program that is needed will depend upon the degree of dependence, the individual's social situation, and the kind of substance which they have become addicted to.

The ultimate goal of all Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers should be to enable the individual from Downey, California to achieve lasting abstinence. Much research has indicated that in order for drug and alcohol addiction treatment to be effective, it must teach the individual how to change to their compulsive behaviors in order to remove the addiction and to be able to avoid a possible relapse. Overall, Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities need to address both the physical and psychological dependency of an addiction; the behavioral and social symptoms also need to be adequately addressed before an individual from Downey can have the tools that they will need to help sustain that recovery for the remainder of his or her life.

Drug detox is the first step in the Downey, CA. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Downey Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program is to rid the body of toxins that accumulate over the course of a long term drug or alcohol addiction. It is very common to see individuals from Downey, CA. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from Downey has sustained the use of any of these various kinds of drugs, it causes adaptations within their body that lessen the drug's original effects over time; this is a phenomenon that is known as drug tolerance. At this point, the individual from Downey, California has developed a physical dependency on the substance and withdrawal symptoms will be experienced upon discontinuation. The reason that it is imperative that an individual from Downey have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Facility can help to make this process much easier by administering elements of treatment that can help to alleviate some of the painful withdrawal symptoms.

Once the early stages of withdrawal have passed, an individual from Downey will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center that will begin to address aspects of the psychological dependency by teaching behavioral skills that will help them to function without the use of alcohol or drugs. This component in drug recovery treatment will usually involve some type of individual or group counseling. There may also be occupational and behavioral therapies that are utilized as components of treatment in order to help to teach the individual from Downey, CA. life and social skills that may have been lost while they were under the influence of addiction.

Before an addict is finally willing to surrender to the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Downey who have been experiencing the negative effects from the individual's drug or alcohol abuse; because of the way that these substances chemically alter the person's brain, these empty promises cannot be fulfilled. If loved ones in Downey, California continue to believe these empty promises, it could possible mean that the addicted person will then have time to overdose on drugs or have a serious car accident while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

In a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center, the individual from Downey will become educated about the ways that drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain; they will learn that it was these physiological changes that made it almost impossible for them to stop using on their own, and not personal integrity. As an individual from Downey, CA. learns more about how to deal with drug triggers and as they master to the tools that they will need to use in order to stay sober when they return home to Downey, they will become confident in their ability to do so.

Getting Help

Because we will hold your hand and guide you through this process, getting help is easy - just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or just fill out the Downey, California Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

There are 2 local Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Downey, California. We have also provided 18 additional Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Programs that are closest geographically to Downey:

Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Med Ctr Downey, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance
Southern CA Alcohol and Drug Progs Inc Downey, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
CRC Inc Whittier, CA 0.2 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Salvation Army Bell Shelter Bell, CA 3.1 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
East Los Angeles Health Task Force Bell, CA 3.3 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Caring Residential Care Inc Los Angeles, CA 3.5 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Little House Inc Bellflower, CA 3.5 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Pacific Clinics Santa Fe Springs, CA 3.8 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Bienvenidos Childrens Center Inc Los Angeles, CA 3.9 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Latino Family Alcohol and Los Angeles, CA 3.9 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
MELA Counseling Services Center Los Angeles, CA 3.9 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Narcotics Prevention Project Methadone Los Angeles, CA 3.9 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
New Millennium Counseling Services Inc Los Angeles, CA 3.9 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
LA Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Santa Fe Springs, CA 3.9 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Halfway House, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Phoenix Houses of California Santa Fe Springs, CA 3.9 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Clients With Legal Issues, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Eastside Health Services Pico Rivera, CA 4.1 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Absolute Rehabilitation Center Inc Huntington Park, CA 5.6 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Alternative Options Counseling and Cerritos, CA 6.1 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
ADAPT Aware Zone Inc Whittier, CA 6.2 miles from Downey
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

As of 2009, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 16.7 million people age 12 or older were current marijuana users, meaning they used the drug during the month prior to taking the survey

In 2007, there were 2.1 million current cocaine users aged 12 or older, comprising 0.8 percent of the population. These estimates were similar to the number and rate in 2006 (2.4 million or 1.0 percent).

Marijuana was the most commonly used illegal drug (14.8 million past month users). In 2006, marijuana was used by 72.8 percent of current illegal drug users and was the only drug used by 52.8 percent of them. Illegal drugs other than marijuana were used by 9.6 million persons or 47.2 percent of illegal drug users aged 12 or older. Current use of other drugs but not marijuana was reported by 27.2 percent of illegal drug users, and 20.0 percent used both marijuana and other drugs.

Current use of smokeless tobacco increased from 3.6 percent in 2004 to 8.6 percent in 2005 among American Indians or Alaska Natives aged 18 or older. In the same age group, past month smokeless tobacco use remained stable among persons in all other racial/ethnic groups.

From January through June 2009, federal law enforcement officers seized 678 items/exhibits identified as oxycodone products, including OxyContin, and 19,343 oxycodone items/exhibits were submitted to state and local laboratories.

In 2001, the rates of current illegal drug use were similar for white (4.0 percent), black (3.7 percent), and Hispanic (3.3 percent) pregnant women.


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 Downey:

Downey 12 And 12 Study
8441 E Florence Ave
Downey, California 90240

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 7:30 PM

Downey Beginners
Hospital
9449 Imperial Hwy. Orchard Bldg
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 7:00 PM
Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Sunday, 11:00 AM

Downey Fri Night
Church
10801 Downey Ave.
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 7:30 PM

Downey Mens Stag
Church
10337 Old River School Rd
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Wednesday, 7:30 PM

Downey Partic
Church
10801 Downey Ave
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Wednesday, 7:30 PM

Downey Real A A
Church
10337 Old River School Rd
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 8:00 PM

Downey Real Aa
Moravian Church
10337 Old River School Rd.
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 8:00 PM

Downey Rocky Timers
Church
10801 S Downey Ave
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 7:30 PM

Downey Sat Night
Church
10801 S Downey Ave
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 7:30 PM

Downey Second Chance
Church
7707 Florence Ave
Downey, California 90240

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 7:30 PM

Downey Thursday Night
Club
9813 Paramount & Lubec
Downey, California 90240

AA Meeting Days and Times
Thursday, 8:00 PM

Happy Days Book Study
Church
10544 Downey Ave
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 10:00 AM

Keep It Simple
Church
10544 Downey Ave
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 12:00 AM
Tuesday, 12:00 AM
Wednesday, 12:00 AM
Friday, 12:00 AM
Thursday, 12:00 AM

Saturday Big Booky
Hospital
9449 Imperial Hwy Orch Bldg
Downey, California 90242

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 8:15 AM

Sink Or Swim Big Book Study
Church
10801 Downey Ave
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Thursday, 6:00 PM

Thursday Night Speakers
Womens Club
9813 Paramount Bl.
Downey, California 90240

AA Meeting Days and Times
Thursday, 8:00 PM

Tuesday Closed Womens
10801 New St
Downey, California 90241

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 7:30 PM

Tuesday Night Big Book
Church
8441 Florence Ave
Downey, California 90240

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 7:30 PM

Wed Night Disc
Downey 12 And 12 Study
8441 E Florence Ave
Downey, California 90240

AA Meeting Days and Times
Wednesday, 7:30 PM

Women Achieving Serenity
Hospital
9449 E Imperial Hwy
Downey, California 90242

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 7:00 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Downey, California as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Downey, 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 Downey, California.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
88%
3%
9%
Marijuana use in Downey, California.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
98%
2%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
79%
21%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
14%
79%
7%
Perception of Alcohol in Downey, California.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
19%
79%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
91%
9%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
8%
53%
29%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Downey, 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
9%
0%
0%
0%
5%
1%
68%
6%
2%
9%
Most common first drug experience in Downey, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
4%
3%
5%
3%
3%
11%
5%
11%
8%
22%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Downey, California schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Downey, California under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
84%
14%
Have you ever gone to school in Downey, California under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Downey, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
2%
4%
3%
2%
12%
3%
11%
4%
27%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
-2%
66%
27%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
48%
52%
Surveys updated monthly.

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