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Santa Maria, CaliforniaIntroduction to Santa Maria, California
Located in the center of California's Central Coast in Santa Barbara County, the city of Santa Maria lies 270 miles south of San Francisco and 170 miles north of Los Angeles. It is one of three communities comprising the Santa Maria Valley, the others being the city of Guadalupe (9 miles to the west) and the unincorporated community of Orcutt (7 miles to the south). U.S. Route 101 runs through the city, and California State Highway 1 runs along the coastline to the west of the city. State Highway 166 provides the principal route eastward, eventually intersecting Interstate-5 in Bakersfield.
Incorporated in 1905, the city was originally called Grangerville (named after the town's first store, the Grange), then Central City. But in 1885, after it was discovered that local mail was mistakenly being routed to a city in Colorado with the same name, the city's name was changed (for the final time) to Santa Maria. In 1904, oil was discovered in the valley when an exploratory drilling a few miles south of the city of Santa Maria produced a huge gusher that was affectionately christened "Old Maud". For the next 80 years, the oil industry flourished but recent decades have seen a return to agriculture as the predominant natural force in the valley. Over the past 30 years, the Santa Maria Valley wine country has flourished as a major attraction, driving local tourism while attracting investment from Kendall-Jackson, Robert Mondavi, and other giants of the industry. The "Santa Maria Style Barbecue", whose origins go back 150 years to the early ranchos, has also become a signature attraction during this time. Other industries which have become predominant in recent years include aerospace (aided by the presence of nearby Vandenberg Air Force Base), communications, and high-tech research and development.
Santa Maria Arts & Culture
The Santa Maria Valley is noted for its rich soil, but its richness is also reflected in the variety and quality of its cultural offerings, a few of which are listed here:
- Santa Maria Museum of Flight: displays of aircraft and artifacts from World War II to the present.
- The Natural History Museum: rock/fossil exhibits, native bird displays, an extensive shell collection, and more.
- Santa Maria Valley Historical Society Museum
- Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum
- Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Museum
- Santa Maria Museum of Flight
- Motorcycle Museum
- Chapel San Ramon: a century old church and cemetery.
- Broadway Gallery: exhibits from local artists including watercolor, oil paintings, stained glass, pottery, and garden art.
- The David Ryan Gallery: one of the largest fine art galleries on the Central Coast.
- Allan Hancock College Art Gallery
- Dunes Center (Guadalupe)
- Guadalupe Cultural Arts and Education Center
- The Loading Dock (Orcutt): a funky furniture/antique shop which doubles as a contemporary art gallery and espresso cafe.
- Culture Corner Gallery (located at the Town Center Mall in Santa Maria)
- Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (PCPA) Theaterfest: nationally acclaimed world-class performances year round.
- Santa Maria Civic Theater: oldest theater group in the region.
- The Great American Melodrama & Vaudeville: stages authentic turn-of-the-century style shows.
- Santa Maria Philharmonic Orchestra
- Coastal Voices
Pro sports fans willing to take a two-hour drive eastward along highway 166 to Bakersfield can see the Bakersfield Blaze (a Minor League Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers) or the Bakersfield Condors of the East Coast Hockey League. Los Angeles is about a three-hour drive away (south on US Highway 101), but hosts a number of pro teams, including the Dodgers (baseball), Clippers and Lakers (NBA basketball), Kings (NHL hockey), Riptide (lacrosse), Galaxy (soccer), and Avengers (Arena football).
More locally, fans of semi-pro baseball can watch the Santa Maria Indians Baseball Club, California’s oldest semi-pro club with more than 53 years of continuous service. Sports fans may also be interested to learn that famed NFL commentator John Madden started out as head coach for Santa Maria’s Allan Hancock College football team in 1962-1963. Nearby Cities and Towns| Location | Pop. | Median Family
Income (2000) |
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| Santa Maria | 77,423 | $39,277 | | Arroyo Grande | 15,851 | $55,494 | | Grover Beach | 13,067 | $41,859 | | Guadalupe | 5,659 | $31,042 | | Lompoc | 41,103 | $42,199 | | Pismo Beach | 8,551 | $61,036 |
High PointsSanta Maria strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California): | Category | Trophy | |
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Short Commute Times
(vs. State) | Top 14% |  | Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers) | Top 16% | |
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The listings in Santa Maria, California and surrounding areas provide the following services:
(4) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(3) Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
(1) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(11) Clients With Legal Issues
(1) Methadone Maintenance
(1) Methadone Detoxification
(16) Outpatient
(3) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(6) Females
(6) Males
(11) Spanish Speaking
(1) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(1) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(2) Seniors/Older Adults
(8) Teens and Adolescents
(6) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(1) American Sign Language
(5) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(1) Mental Health Services
(1) Halfway House
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If you or a loved one living in Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria, 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 Santa Maria Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.
The different types of drug treatment in Santa Maria, CA. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug Treatment Programs, Long-term Addiction Treatment Programs, Outpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, Inpatient Addiction Treatment Facilities, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment 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 Santa Maria, 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 Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria, CA. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Santa Maria Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility 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 Santa Maria, CA. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.
When an individual from Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria, 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 Santa Maria have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation 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 Santa Maria will then be able to begin a directed, Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab 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 Santa Maria, 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 Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Facility process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria, 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 Program, the individual from Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria, 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 Santa Maria, 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 Santa Maria, California Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.
There are 15 local Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers in Santa Maria, California. We have also provided 5 additional Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facilities that are closest geographically to Santa Maria:A Spiritual Abode Inc Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Aegis Medical Systems Inc Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
| Central Coast Headway Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
| Charles Glodner Counseling Group Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Coast Valley Worship Center Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
| Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Family Life Counseling Services Inc Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, 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)
| Family Treatment Center Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Good Samaratin Shelter Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Good Samaritan Services Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Lucila Camacho Craft Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Mental Health Systems Inc Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Right Detour Inc Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Santa Maria Valley Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
| Sharon L Elam MFT Santa Maria, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Vandenberg AFB Life Skills Support Ctr Lompoc, CA 14.0 miles from Santa Maria
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
| Coast Valley Worship Center Lompoc, CA 16.3 miles from Santa Maria
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
| Dorothy Groce MFT Lompoc, CA 16.3 miles from Santa Maria
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Good Samaritan Services Lompoc, CA 16.3 miles from Santa Maria
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Casa Solana Grover Beach, CA 19.6 miles from Santa Maria
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House
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Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:
Slang words for MDMA are ecstasy, E, XTC, X, Adam, hug, beans, clarity, lover's speed, and love drug.
Young adults aged 18 to 22 enrolled full time in college were more likely than their peers not enrolled full time (i.e., part-time college students and persons not currently enrolled in college) to use alcohol in the past month, binge drink, and drink heavily. Past month alcohol use was reported by 64.4 percent of full-time college students compared with 53.2 percent of persons aged 18 to 22 who were not enrolled full time. Binge and heavy use rates for college students were 44.8 and 19.5 percent, respectively, compared with 38.3 and 13.0 percent, respectively, for 18 to 22 year olds not enrolled full time in college.
The average age of those admitted to treatment for heroin during 2007 was 36 years.
In 2006, rates of current alcohol use were 3.9 percent among persons aged 12 or 13, 15.6 percent of persons aged 14 or 15, 29.7 percent of 16 or 17 year olds, 51.6 percent of those aged 18 to 20, and 68.6 percent of 21 to 25 year olds. Among older age groups, the prevalence of alcohol use decreased with increasing age, from 63.5 percent among 26 to 29 year olds to 48.0 percent among 60 to 64 year olds and 38.4 percent among people aged 65 or older.
Driving under the influence of alcohol was associated with age in 2005. An estimated 8.3 percent of 16 or 17 year olds, 19.8 percent of 18 to 20 year olds, and 27.9 percent of 21 to 25 year olds reported driving under the influence of alcohol in the past year . Beyond age 25, these rates showed a general decline with increasing age.
In 2005, 23.4 percent of teens aged 12 to 17 reported that, in the past year, they had gotten into a serious fight at school or at work; 16.8 percent had taken part in a group-against-group fight; 3.2 percent had carried a handgun at least once; 3.3 percent had sold illegal drugs (down from 3.8 percent in 2004); 4.2 percent had, at least once, stolen or tried to steal something worth more than $50; and 7.4 percent had, in at least one instance, attacked others with intent to seriously hurt them (down from 8.2 percent in 2004).
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