Palmdale, California

Introduction to Palmdale, California

Incorporated in 1962, Palmdale is a city of of nearly 130,000 people located in northeast Los Angeles County, in Southern California. Palmdale is a little over an hour north of the City of Los Angeles, over the San Gabriel Mountains. It is near the Angeles National Forest. Palmdale is part of the Palmdale-Lancaster urbanized area, which has a population in excess of 480,000 people.

Palmdale has received "League of California Cities Helen Putnam Awards of Excellence" in nine categories since 1997, including one "Award for Excellence" and one "Grand Prize". Nearby Los Angeles was ranked in the top thirty "Most Fun U.S. Cities" in a study conducted by Cranium, Inc. in 2004.

Similar to most of Southern California, Palmdale experiences dry sunny weather. Average daily temperatures during the summer are in the high nineties (degrees Fahrenheit), and winters are in the upper fifties to low sixties (degrees Fahrenheit).

Palmdale Arts, Culture, and Entertainment

Palmdale residents can take advantage of all of the cultural and entertainment offerings of nearby Los Angeles and the greater LA metropolitan area. Some attractions of note in and around Palmdale include:

  • The Big Rock Creek Camp
  • The Devil's Punchbowl a natural hiking preserve
  • The Mulligan Funcenter
  • The Hammack Activity Center and Roller Hockey Rink
  • The Joshua Ranch Trail a natural preservation area
  • The Littlerock Dam and Recreation Area
  • The Los Angeles County Raceway
  • The Mountain High ski resort in nearby Wrightwood
  • The Palmdale Amphitheater
  • The Palmdale Civic Center
  • The Palmdale Fall Festival
  • The Palmdale Heritage Airpark and Blackbird Airpark
  • The Palmdale Playhouse and Art Gallery
  • The Rancho Vista Golf Course Palmdale’s only PGA class golf course
  • The Tippi Hedren’s Shambala Preserve

For sports minded individuals, this part of Southern California offers extensive offerings of professional sports, including:

  • 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) Lancaster JetHawks and Inland Empire 66ers. 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 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.

The Los Angeles Area is one of the few parts of the United States where an individual can go to the beach in the morning, and skiing in the afternoon.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Palmdale116,670$49,293
Lancaster118,718$44,681

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Palmdale Racial Diversity


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

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



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If you or a loved one in Palmdale has been struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction, chances are you feel helpless and do not even know where to begin to look for a viable solution. We know what you are going through and our compassionate staff can help you through every step in the process of finding a Palmdale drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Palmdale, CA., but you will need help in knowing exactly where to look for treatment. We will help you to know what questions to ask; the most important thing that you should inquire about is the long term success rate of the Palmdale Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility. By the time an individual from Palmdale, California is ready to get help for their drug or alcohol addiction, they may have already experienced many negative consequences in relation to this toxic lifestyle. Their relatives in Palmdale may have finally come to a place where they could no longer watch the addict self destruct because of their drug or alcohol addiction.

The reason it is so important to have assistance in choosing a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Palmdale, California. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Palmdale, California may include Long-term Drug Rehabilitation, Outpatient Drug Rehabs, Short-term Drug Rehabilitation, Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Programs, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. Our number one goal is to help you to sort through all of these drug and alcohol rehab options and to help you to find the perfect fit in treatment for you or your loved one in Palmdale.

A quality Palmdale Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Palmdale treatment program is the detox; this process will help to rid the body of the toxins that have accumulated during the drug or alcohol addiction. The reason it is so important for an individual from Palmdale, California to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Palmdale used drugs or alcohol consistently and the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time, an individual will have to increase the dosages in order to experience the same effects. This occurs as the individual from Palmdale develops a tolerance to alcohol or various types of drugs such as marijuana, heroin, or cocaine. Depending on the type of drug an individual from Palmdale, California has been addicted to and the length of the addiction, it could be a long time before the body is able to function normally in the absence of the substance.

The way that an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility in Palmdale, CA. addresses the psychological aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction is generally through some type of counseling or group sessions; relapse prevention is also addressed during treatment. The main objective in utilizing all of these different elements of treatment is to help the individual to return home to Palmdale after completing the Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Palmdale, California that wants to recover from a drug or alcohol addiction, will need to relearn many of the skills that came naturally to them before they started to abuse drugs or alcohol. By the time many individuals from Palmdale get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Palmdale, CA. that attends treatment should be educated in drug relapse prevention techniques; they will learn how to deal with the familiar triggers that they may come into contact with upon returning home. A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility will teach the individual from Palmdale how to respond to these triggers without using drugs or alcohol.

Because of the way drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain, most people from Palmdale, California that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Palmdale finally succumbs to an Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Palmdale is able to recognize that they need professional help.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easiest part, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378), so that you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Palmdale, California Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. Don't wait, call right now, you will be so glad that you did.

There are 6 local Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Programs in Palmdale, California. We have also provided 14 additional Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Programs that are closest geographically to Palmdale:

American Health Services Palmdale, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, 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
Antelope Valley Council on Alcoholism Palmdale, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Armenian American Christian Palmdale, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Atlantic Recovery Services Palmdale, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Kings Care Palmdale, CA
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Midway Ranch Sober Living Center Palmdale, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
LA County Department Public Health Acton, CA 10.8 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Antelope Valley Council on Alcoholism Lancaster, CA 11.8 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Design for Living Recovery Services Lancaster, CA 11.8 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Los Angeles County DPH AVRCs Lancaster, CA 11.8 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
Live Again Recovery Homes Saugus, CA 21.8 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Allied Drug and Alcohol Tujunga, CA 22.5 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Gay and Lesbian, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Access to Recovery
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Programs Altadena, CA 26.8 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Ridgeview Ranch Altadena, CA 26.8 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
MaClay Rehabilitation Center Sylmar, CA 26.9 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Narcotic Addiction Trt Agency Inc Sun Valley, CA 29.2 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
New Horizon Advancement Center Sun Valley, CA 29.2 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare
Casa Maria Pasadena, CA 29.7 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Eaton Canyon Recovery Services Inc Pasadena, CA 29.7 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Gay and Lesbian, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Gooden Center Pasadena, CA 29.7 miles from Palmdale
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance

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

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Opiates effects and sensations can last up to a few hours.

The overall rate of current illegal drug use among persons aged 12 or older in 2006 (8.3 percent) was similar to the rate in 2005 (8.1 percent) and has remained stable since 2002 (8.3 percent).

When individuals snort methamphetamine, the nose often becomes irritated. The chronic smoking of methamphetamine can cause severe damage to the throat and the lungs.

In 2008, 78.0 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 reported having seen or heard drug or alcohol prevention messages in the past year from sources outside of school, which was similar to the 77.9 percent reported in 2007, but was lower than the 83.2 percent reported in 2002. The prevalence of past month use of illegal drugs was lower among those who reported having such exposure (8.9 percent) than among those who reported having no such exposure (10.2 percent).


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 Palmdale:

Palmdale Group Speaker Meeting
Palmdale Group Meeting Hall
1817 E Avenue Q
Palmdale, California 93550

AA Meeting Days and Times
Saturday, 7:00 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Palmdale, California as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Palmdale, 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 Palmdale, California.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
93%
3%
4%
Marijuana use in Palmdale, California.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
92%
8%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
87%
5%
Perception of Alcohol in Palmdale, California.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
5%
88%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
85%
14%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
28%
47%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Palmdale, 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
1%
18%
0%
3%
0%
1%
58%
8%
1%
10%
Most common first drug experience in Palmdale, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
23%
4%
3%
4%
3%
2%
11%
5%
10%
5%
22%
8%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Palmdale, California schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Palmdale, California under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
95%
4%
Have you ever gone to school in Palmdale, California under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
87%
9%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Palmdale, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
4%
2%
4%
3%
3%
12%
2%
9%
6%
25%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
1%
22%
55%
22%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
86%
14%
Surveys updated monthly.

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