Pomona, California

Introduction to Pomona, California

Incorporated in 1888, Pomona is a city of over 150,000 people. Pomona is located in Los Angeles county and is part of the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana metropolitan area, which is the second largest metropolitan area in the United States with a population of over 12.9 million people.

Pomona is located in Southern California, about thirty minutes west of the City of Los Angeles. Pomona is named after the the ancient Roman goddess of fruit. Pomona is home to California State Polytechnic University, and the Los Angeles County fairgrounds.

Pomona receives the sunny dry weather for which Southern California is so famous. July and August are the warmest months of the year with average daily temperatures in the high eighties (degrees Fahrenheit). The winter months see average daily temperatures in the high sixties (degrees Fahrenheit).

Pomona Arts and Entertainment

Pomona's location close to the city of Los Angeles provide residents the opportunity to take advantage of all of the entertainment offerings of Los Angeles and Los Angeles county. Pomona does have entertainment offerings of its own. Some of the more notable include:

  • The KABOOM! 4th of July Celebration
  • The Fairplex Pomona Raceway
  • The Los Angeles County Fairgrounds and Annual Los Angeles County Fair
  • The Pomona Arts Colony
  • The Pomona Concert Band
  • The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum

For the sports enthusiast, Los Angeles county provides access to a plethora of professional sporting attractions, including the Arena Football League's (AFL) Los Angeles Avengers, Major League Baseball's (MLB) Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Soccer's (MLS) Club Deportivo Chivas USA and Los Angeles Galaxy, the National Basketball associations (NBA) Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers, the National Hockey League's (NHL) LA Kings, and the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks. College football's Rose Bowl is also played in Los Angeles County in Pasadena.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Pomona149,473$40,852
Chino67,168$59,638
Claremont33,998$78,389
Diamond Bar56,287$71,911
La Verne31,638$70,344
Montclair33,049$42,815
San Dimas34,980$72,124

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 17%Pomona Racial Diversity
Low Property Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 17%Pomona Low Property Crime
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 18%Pomona Public Transportation Use


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

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



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If you or a loved one in Pomona 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 Pomona drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Pomona, 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 Pomona Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. By the time an individual from Pomona, 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 Pomona 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 an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Pomona, California. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Pomona, 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 Pomona.

A quality Pomo an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Pomona 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 Pomona, California to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Center can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Pomo an 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 Pomona 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 Pomona, 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 Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility in Pomona, 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 Pomo an after completing the Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Program and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Pomona, 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 Pomona get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program, they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Pomona, 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. An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center will teach the individual from Pomona 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 Pomona, California that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Pomona finally succumbs to a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Center, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Pomo an 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 Pomona, California Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program 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 16 local Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Programs in Pomona, California. We have also provided 4 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Programs that are closest geographically to Pomona:

Aegis Medical Systems Inc Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Amicus Counseling Service Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Behavioral Health Services Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Ettie Lee Homes Inc Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab
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
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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
JJAK Psychotherapy Services Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
National Council on Alc and Drug Dep Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Pacific Clinic Center Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mental Health Services, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Pacific Clinics Subst Abuse MH Servs Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Pomona Alcohol and Drug Recovery Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Halfway House, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Pomona Alcohol and Drug Recovery Ctr Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Pomona Community Crisis Center Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Pomona Community Crisis Center Inc Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Prototypes Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Prototypes Outpatient Services Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Beds for Children, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Prototypes Womens Center Pomona, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Residential Beds for Children, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Lavelle Youth Homes Glendora, CA 7.1 miles from Pomona
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Pacific Clinic Glendora, CA 7.1 miles from Pomona
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
Hope and Grace Recovery Services Covina, CA 7.2 miles from Pomona
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
Santa Anita Family Service Covina, CA 7.2 miles from Pomona
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment

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

The main categories of prescription drug abuse and drug rehab addiction treatment are behavioral and pharmacological. Behavioral treatments teach individuals how to function without abusing prescription drugs , how to handle cravings, and how to avoid the situations that could lead to drug use in order to prevent a relapse, and how to handle a relapse should it occur. When delivered effectively, behavioral treatments - such as individual counseling, group or family counseling, and cognitive-behavioral therapies, they can help patients improve their personal relationships and ability to function successfully in their lives.

Good outcomes from therapeutic community treatment are strongly related to the length of the program. Individuals who complete at least 90 days of treatment in a quality drug rehab generally have significantly better long term outcomes on average than those who stay for shorter periods.

Many Ecstasy users use mentholated products while taking the drug for its cooling sensation while experiencing Ecstasy?s effects. This can have negative effects on the upper respiratory tract.

The reason that people that are addicted to Vicodin keep coming back for more of the drug even though they may no longer need it for physical pain is to experience the initial euphoria that they felt the first time that took it.

Early Morphine withdrawal symptoms can include: watery eyes, insomnia, diarrhea, runny nose, yawning, dysphoria, restlessness, loss of appetite, body aches, severe abdominal pain, nausea tremors, and an even stronger and more intense drug craving appear as the syndrome progresses. Severe depression and vomiting are also known to be very common in morphine withdrawal.

Marijuana also harms when it contributes to auto crashes or other incidents that injure or kill, a problem that is especially prevalent among young people. In a study reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, even a moderate dose of marijuana was shown to impair driving performance.


The following survey was completed by residents of Pomona, California as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Pomona, 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 Pomona, California.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
83%
9%
8%
Marijuana use in Pomona, California.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
83%
17%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
82%
18%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
16%
77%
7%
Perception of Alcohol in Pomona, California.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
2%
91%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
85%
15%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
82%
8%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
20%
49%
21%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Pomona, 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
3%
8%
0%
1%
2%
2%
71%
3%
3%
7%
Most common first drug experience in Pomona, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
21%
3%
3%
4%
3%
5%
15%
3%
11%
4%
19%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Pomona, California schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Pomona, California under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
79%
18%
Have you ever gone to school in Pomona, California under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
98%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Pomona, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
5%
2%
3%
2%
2%
15%
4%
12%
9%
14%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
10%
-3%
67%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
62%
38%
Surveys updated monthly.

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