East Los Angeles, California

Introduction to East Las Angeles, California

East Los Angeles (East L.A.) is an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County that lies ten minutes to the southeast of Los Angeles. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, East L.A. has a population of approximately 124,000 people. East L.A. is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan area, which has a population of over twelve million people.

Nearby Los Angeles was ranked in the top thirty "Most Fun U.S. Cities" in a study conducted by Cranium, Inc. in 2004.

East L.A. experiences the dry sunny weather for which Southern California is so famous. Average daily temperatures in the summer are in the mid-eighties. Winter average daily temperatures are in the high sixties and low seventies (degrees Fahrenheit)

East Los Angeles Arts, and Entertainment

East L.A. residents have very easy access to all of the arts, cultural, and entertainment offerings of nearby Los Angeles to the east, and the Inland Empire to the west.

Nearby Los Angeles and surrounding communities provide East L.A. residents with a plethora of professional sports offerings. Major sports franchises near East Los Angeles include:

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

L.A. County is also one of the few regions in the United States where an individual can go to the beach in the morning, and skiing or snow boarding in the afternoon.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
East Los Angeles124,283$29,755
Bell36,664$30,504
Bell Gardens44,054$30,419
Commerce12,568$36,572
Maywood28,083$30,361
Montebello62,150$41,257
Monterey Park60,051$43,507

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%East Los Angeles Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 10%East Los Angeles Walking and Biking to Work


The listings in East Los Angeles, California and surrounding areas provide the following services:

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



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If you or a loved one living in East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles, 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 East Los Angeles Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in East Los Angeles, CA. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Treatment Facilities, Long-term Drug Rehabs, Outpatient Treatment Centers, Inpatient Rehab Centers, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Alcohol Treatment or Drug 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 East Los Angeles, 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 East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles, CA. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the East Los Angeles Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol 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 East Los Angeles, CA. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles, 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 East Los Angeles have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol 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 East Los Angeles will then be able to begin a directed, Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation 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 East Los Angeles, 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 East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles, 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 Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program, the individual from East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles, 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 East Los Angeles, 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 East Los Angeles, California Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

There are no listings in East Los Angeles, CA. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from East Los Angeles, California:

Do It Now Foundation of Los Angeles, CA 3.1 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Hollywood Clinic BAART Los Angeles, CA 3.1 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
LA Gay and Lesbian Center Los Angeles, CA 3.1 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Narconon Florida Inc Clearwater, FL 3.1 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
East Los Angeles Health Task Force Bell, CA 3.2 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
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)
Salvation Army Bell Shelter Bell, CA 3.7 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug 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
Absolute Rehabilitation Center Inc Huntington Park, CA 4.0 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Avalon Carver Community Center Los Angeles, CA 5.0 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare
South East Clinic BAART Los Angeles, CA 5.0 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Eastside Health Services Pico Rivera, CA 5.2 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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
Twin Palms Recovery Center City of Industry, CA 5.5 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Med Ctr Downey, CA 6.2 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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 Anaheim, CA 6.4 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
CRC Inc Whittier, CA 6.4 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug 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
Canon Human Services Center Los Angeles, CA 6.5 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Charles R Drew Univ of Med and Science Los Angeles, CA 6.5 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
New Insights Programs San Gabriel, CA 7.0 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient
Action Rehab Center Inc Los Angeles, CA 7.4 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
A Home for Us Foundation Los Angeles, CA 7.4 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Access to Recovery
Alcoholism Center for Women Inc Los Angeles, CA 7.4 miles from East Los Angeles
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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The following survey was completed by residents of East Los Angeles, California as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in East Los Angeles, 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 February 1, 2012
Perception of marijuana in East Los Angeles, California.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
86%
3%
11%
Marijuana use in East Los Angeles, California.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
93%
7%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
83%
12%
Perception of Alcohol in East Los Angeles, California.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
8%
91%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
87%
8%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
7%
24%
41%
28%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in East Los Angeles, 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
14%
1%
3%
4%
2%
0%
60%
6%
3%
7%
Most common first drug experience in East Los Angeles, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
3%
3%
5%
3%
2%
14%
5%
10%
8%
23%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in East Los Angeles, California schools.
Have you ever gone to school in East Los Angeles, California under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
85%
8%
Have you ever gone to school in East Los Angeles, California under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in East Los Angeles, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
19%
2%
2%
5%
2%
4%
12%
4%
10%
5%
27%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
17%
53%
29%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
19%
81%
Surveys updated monthly.

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