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Palo Alto, CaliforniaIntroduction to Palo Alto, California
Incorporated in 1894, Palo Alto derived its name from a majestic coastal redwood tree (called "El Palo Alto") found along San Francisquito Creek, a settlement spot of early Spanish explorers. Known as the "Birthplace of the Silicon Valley", Palo Alto is home to the garage that housed the launch of the Hewlett Packard Corporation. Today Palo Alto boasts more than 6,000 businesses including several innovative technological firms residing in the Stanford Research Park. However, Palo Alto is perhaps best known as the home of Stanford University, although technically the school is not located within the city limits.
Palo Alto is located 15 miles north west of San Jose and 35 miles south east of San Francisco. It is bordered by Menlo Park to the west, East Palo Alto to the north, Mountain View to the east and Stanford (site of Stanford University) to the south. The city is served by two major freeways, U.S. Highway 101 and Interstate 280, and is also traversed by California State Highways 82 (El Camino Real) and 84.
Palo Alto Events and Attractions
Palo Alto is home to a number of annual events, including: the May Fete Parade, an 80+ year old event and Northern California's oldest children's parade; the Annual Summer Festival, held around the 4th of July holiday and featuring a Chili Cook-Off; and the Palo Alto Black and White Ball, offering live bands, theatrical performances, and food from top Bay Area restaurants.
Museums in Palo Alto include the Museum of American Heritage, the Palo Alto Art Center, and the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo. Art galleries located within the city limits include ART21, ArtsIndia West, the Bryant Street Gallery, and the Chelsea Art Gallery. Nearby cultural attractions include:
- Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University (Stanford)
- Computer History Museum (Mountain View)
- Coyote Point Museum (San Mateo)
- Hiller Aviation Museum (San Carlos)
- Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace (Stanford)
- Los Altos History Museum (Los Altos)
- San Mateo County History Museum (Redwood City)
- Tech Museum of Innovation (San Jose)
Located only about a half-hour away is the city of San Francisco, home to many popular attractions including Fisherman's Wharf, Ghirardelli Square, Nob Hill, the Museum of Modern Art, the Embarcadero Center, Alcatraz, the Wells Fargo History Museum, Chinatown, the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco Zoo, and the Cable Car Museum
Professional sports teams residing in San Francisco include: MLB's San Francisco Giants, the NFL's San Francisco 49'ers, pro basketball's Golden State Warriors, and the San Francisco Dragons of Major League Lacrosse.
San Jose is even closer, only about a 15-minute drive away. Pro sports teams there include: the San Jose Giants (Minor League baseball affiliate of the San Francisco Giants), hockey's San Jose Sharks (NHL), and the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League. Nearby Cities and Towns| Location | Pop. | Median Family
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| Palo Alto | 58,598 | $117,574 | | Atherton | 7,194 | $200,001 | | East Palo Alto | 29,506 | $44,342 | | Los Altos | 27,693 | $148,201 | | Los Altos Hills | 7,902 | $181,865 | | Menlo Park | 30,785 | $105,550 | | Mountain View | 70,708 | $80,379 |
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The listings in Palo Alto, California and surrounding areas provide the following services:
(15) Outpatient
(4) Teens and Adolescents
(13) Spanish Speaking
(5) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(10) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(8) Males
(4) Clients With Legal Issues
(6) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(8) Females
(2) Halfway House
(4) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(4) Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
(8) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(2) Persons with HIV/AIDS
(1) Gay and Lesbian
(1) American Sign Language
(1) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(2) Residential Beds for Children
(3) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
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If you or a loved one living in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.
The different types of drug treatment in Palo Alto, CA. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Addiction Treatment Facilities, Long-term Treatment Centers, Outpatient Addiction Treatment Centers, Inpatient Treatment Centers, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center 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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto, CA. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Palo Alto Alcohol Treatment 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 Palo Alto, CA. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.
When an individual from Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program 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 Palo Alto will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility 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 Palo Alto, 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 Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto, 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 an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center, the individual from Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, California Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.
There are 5 local Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs in Palo Alto, California. We have also provided 15 additional Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Centers that are closest geographically to Palo Alto:Adolescent Counseling Services Palo Alto, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Daytop Village Inc Palo Alto, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
| Family and Children Services Palo Alto, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Free at Last Palo Alto, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| North County Palo Alto, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
| Free at Last East Palo Alto, CA 2.6 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Our Common Ground Inc East Palo Alto, CA 2.6 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Access to Recovery
| Williams House 1and 2 East Palo Alto, CA 2.6 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
| Daytop Village Inc Redwood City, CA 5.5 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment 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, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
| Second Chance Newark Center Newark, CA 8.1 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
| El Centro de Libertad Half Moon Bay, CA 8.3 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Redwood Center Redwood City, CA 8.3 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Youth and Family Enrichment Servs San Carlos, CA 8.3 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
| Carnales Unidos Reformando Adictos Fremont, CA 9.8 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Second Chance Cabrillo Center Fremont, CA 9.8 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Magnolia Womens Recovery Program Newark, CA 9.8 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
| Chemical Data Services Corporation Redwood City, CA 9.8 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, 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, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Redwood City, CA 9.8 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance
| Service League of San Mateo County Redwood City, CA 9.8 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| First Chance Program San Carlos, CA 9.8 miles from Palo Alto
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
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Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:
The term "amphetamine" refers to a group of chemically related stimulants.
In 2005, 9.9 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 were current illegal drug users: 6.8 percent used marijuana, 3.3 percent used prescription-type drugs nonmedically, 1.2 percent used inhalants, 0.8 percent used hallucinogens, and 0.6 percent used cocaine.
Ambien should not be shared with another person, especially someone who has been known to have a history of substance abuse or drug addiction. Ambien should be kept in a secure place to be taken by the person for whom it has been prescribed.
Among the 9.8 million adults with SMI in 2008, 5.7 million (58.7 percent) used mental health services in the past year. Among all adults with SMI, 52.6 percent received a prescription medication, 40.5 percent received outpatient services, and 7.5 percent received inpatient services for a mental health problem in the past year.
ABC news recently reported that bath salts were found in the blood of a man who killed a sheriff's deputy in Mississippi.
In 2008, adults aged 26 or older were less likely to be current drug users than teens aged 12 to 17 or young adults aged 18 to 25 (5.9 vs. 9.3 and 19.6 percent, respectively). However, there were more drug users aged 26 or older (11.3 million) than users in the 12 to 17 year age group (2.3 million) and 18 to 25 year age group (6.5 million) combined.
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Living Sober
1796 Bay Road
Palo Alto, California 94303
AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 12:00 PM
Thursday, 12:00 PM
Oportunidad De Vivir
928 O'conner
Palo Alto, California 94301
AA Meeting Days and Times
Sunday, 6:00 PM
Monday, 6:00 PM
Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Wednesday, 7:00 PM
Thursday, 7:00 PM
Friday, 7:00 PM
Saturday, 7:00 PM
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