Sunnyvale, California

Introduction to Sunnyvale, California

Sunnyvale was incorporated in 1912 and is the 34th largest city in California. The city is home to approximately 130,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area including San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara has a population of about 1.7 million people. Sunnyvale is located 40 miles southeast of San Francisco, in the heart of the Silicon Valley. It is 4 miles from San Francisco Bay and 25 miles from the Pacific Ocean.

When the Spanish first arrived in the late 1700's, Ohlone Indians populated the Santa Clara Valley, in which present day Sunnyvale is located. The valley is also now referred to as "Silicon Valley". In the 1870's, a wheat economy gave way to one based on fruit, aided by the innovation of refrigerated rail cars. In 1905, marine steam engines were produced here, the region's first non-agriculture product. The transition to high tech began during World War II. However, the term Silicon Valley was not used to describe the area until 1971.

In 2002 Sunnyvale was one of the "Finalist Communities" for the "All-America City Award" given by the National Civic League.

In July the average daily high is 79 degrees Fahrenheit while the average daily low temperature is 57 degrees. In January the average daily high temperature is 58 degrees Fahrenheit. The January average daily low is 40 degrees.

Sunnyvale, being one of the larger cities in the Silicon Valley, is where the following Fortune 500 companies have their headquarters:

  • Advanced Micro Devices
  • Yahoo
  • SanDisk
  • Spansion
  • Maxim
  • Network Appliance
Arts and Leisure

Leisure opportunities include not only cultural and historical ones, but also, after travelling a short distance, spectator sports as well:

  • The Asian Art Museum
  • The Sunnyvale Community Players
  • The Sunnyvale Singers
  • The Sands Mechanical Museum
  • The Lace Museum
  • The Sunnyvale Historical Museum
  • The Iron Man Museum
  • Many cultural institutions in the greater San Francisco metropolitan area
  • Sports teams in greater San Francisco
  • Minor league baseball, arena football, and other sports in nearby San Jose

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Sunnyvale131,760$81,634
Cupertino50,546$109,455
East Palo Alto29,506$44,342
Los Altos27,693$148,201
Los Altos Hills7,902$181,865
Mountain View70,708$80,379
Santa Clara102,361$77,189

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Low Violent Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 1%Sunnyvale Low Violent Crime
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 1%Sunnyvale Well-Paid Single Men
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Sunnyvale Median Family Income
Low Rate of Poverty
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Sunnyvale Low Rate of Poverty
Well-Paid Single Women
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Sunnyvale Well-Paid Single Women
People in Middle Class or Better
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Sunnyvale People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Sunnyvale College Educated Adults
Low Property Crime
(vs. Peers)
Top 4%Sunnyvale Low Property Crime
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 12%Sunnyvale Racial Diversity


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

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



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If you or someone that you care about live in Sunnyvale, California and are seeking help for any type of a drug or alcohol addiction, no matter how long the duration, we will help you to find a quality Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program. We understand what you are going through and we will support you through every step in the process of locating a treatment center that has a proven track record, so that you or your loved one can have the best possible chance of finally being free from you drug or alcohol abuse problem.

The best solution that is available for a drug or alcohol abuse problem is to find an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program that is located in or around Sunnyvale. The most important goal of any Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Sunnyvale, CA. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they can steadily maintain a sober lifestyle, which will allow them to avoid the negative consequences that are so often directly related to a drug or alcohol addiction.

There are so many different types of drug and alcohol treatment that is available to individuals that live in Sunnyvale, that it can be confusing. These treatment options in Sunnyvale, California may include Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, Long-term Drug Rehabilitation Programs, Outpatient Addiction Recovery Programs, Short-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. We are here to help individuals from Sunnyvale to make sense of all of these different drug or alcohol rehabilitation treatment options.

An Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Sunnyvale, CA. should focus on the physical and the psychological elements of the drug or alcohol abuse problem. The physical side of the drug or alcohol addiction is treated during the detox portion of the Sunnyvale, California treatment program; an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Center will be able to support the individual during the detoxification process by helping to alleviate some of painful withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to presence of the substance; after a period of time, an addict will have to use more of the drug in order to produce the same effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Sunnyvale, CA. has developed a tolerance to the drugs that they are using such as pain pills, tranquilizers, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol, just to name a few. Withdrawal symptoms that are associated with illicit drugs such as heroin can often produce symptoms that are severe and prolonged. When an individual from Sunnyvale, California attempts to abruptly discontinue a drug that their body has consistently been provided, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; it may take a couple of weeks or even several months in some instances for the body to finally be able to return to normal functioning.

A quality Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center in Sunnyvale, California will also address the psychological issues related to the addiction. The Sunnyvale, CA. Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility may use treatment techniques such as counseling and relapse prevention education. The combination of these elements of treatment can help the individual from Sunnyvale to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction; this provide them with the best chance of being able to get sober and to remain that way.

The best way for an individual from Sunnyvale, CA. to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Facility that consistently maintains a high rate of long term success. A quality Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Sunnyvale will offer a comprehensive treatment program that can aid the individual in all of the various aspects of their life.

In order for an individual from Sunnyvale to have the best opportunity to recover from their drug or alcohol addiction, they need to be open to learning new skills. They will need to put these skills to use daily, as they return home to Sunnyvale where they will eventually come into contact with some of the familiar triggers that were connected to their drug using days. An Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center in Sunnyvale, CA. will teach the recovering addict how to respond to these stress producing triggers without using drugs or alcohol. Very few people in Sunnyvale can overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without the assistance of professional help. Because of the different ways that these substances affect the functions of the brain, an individual from Sunnyvale, California is at a huge disadvantage in trying to stop using drugs or alcohol without rehabilitation assistance. The reason that so many individuals from Sunnyvale choose to go to a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction, is because they have failed over and over again when they tried to quit using on their own. They are often tired of dealing with all of the problems that are associated with their drug or alcohol addiction, including feeling alienated from their loved ones in Sunnyvale.

Getting Help

Getting help is easy, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378) in order to speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Sunnyvale, California Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Facility request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. This call could be the first step on your journey to finally becoming free of your drug or alcohol addiction. Don't wait, call right now.

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

Recovery Connections Trt Servs LLC Santa Clara, CA 3.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: 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, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Our Common Ground Inc East Palo Alto, CA 7.2 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery 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 7.2 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Support Systems Homes (SSH) Campbell, CA 8.0 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Halfway House
Second Chance Newark Center Newark, CA 8.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Daytop Village Inc Palo Alto, CA 8.5 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
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
Free at Last Palo Alto, CA 8.5 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
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
Kaiser Milpitas Chem Dependency Servs Milpitas, CA 8.8 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
BHC Fremont Hospital Fremont, CA 9.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Kaiser Milpitas Milpitas, CA 9.5 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Carnales Unidos Reformando Adictos Fremont, CA 10.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Second Chance Cabrillo Center Fremont, CA 10.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
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 10.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
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
Countywide Alcohol and Drug Services San Leandro, CA 10.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Center
Services Offered: Halfway House
Asian Americans for San Jose, CA 10.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
Gardner Family Care Corporation San Jose, CA 10.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid, Medicare
Kaiser San Jose San Jose, CA 10.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicare, Private health insurance
New Life Recovery Centers Inc San Jose, CA 10.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, 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
Positive Progression Inc San Jose, CA 10.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Halfway House, 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, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Santa Clara Cnty Dept of A D Programs San Jose, CA 10.3 miles from Sunnyvale
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance

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

In 2004, 19.1 million Americans, or 7.9 percent of the population aged 12 or older, were current illegal drug users. Current drug use means use of an illegal drug during the month prior to the survey interview.

Amphetamines were first introduced in the United States during the early 1930's. Abuse of amphetamine sulfate and Dexedrine became widely available for use during the 1950's and 1960's.

Between 2% ? 3% of all high school seniors surveyed state that they will have used heroin at least once by the time they graduate the 12th grade.

Your physical and psychological health can be negatively affected when you use opiates like methadone on a daily basis; because these medications are synthetic, the body has a difficult time processing these types of drugs.

Of the 598,000 teens who received inpatient or residential specialty mental health services in the past 12 months, about one third (36.0 percent) reported staying overnight 1 night, 31.4 percent reported staying 2 to 6 nights, 19.6 percent reported staying 7 to 24 nights, and 13.0 percent reported staying 25 or more nights.

In the U.S.A the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act was passed in 1914 to control the sale and distribution of heroin and other opiates. The law did allow heroin to be prescribed and sold for medical purposes. In particular, recreational users could often still be legally supplied with heroin and use it. In 1924, the United States Congress passed additional legislation banning the sale, importation or manufacture of heroin in the United States. It is now a Schedule I substance, and is thus illegal in the United States.


The following survey was completed by residents of Sunnyvale, California as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Sunnyvale, 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 Sunnyvale, California.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
76%
7%
17%
Marijuana use in Sunnyvale, California.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
90%
10%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
77%
23%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
89%
5%
Perception of Alcohol in Sunnyvale, California.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
9%
85%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
78%
22%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
0%
93%
7%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
2%
8%
67%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Sunnyvale, 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
15%
15%
0%
9%
8%
2%
46%
0%
1%
4%
Most common first drug experience in Sunnyvale, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
17%
6%
3%
6%
2%
5%
14%
3%
9%
8%
18%
9%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Sunnyvale, California schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Sunnyvale, California under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
84%
10%
Have you ever gone to school in Sunnyvale, California under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
10%
82%
8%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Sunnyvale, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
3%
2%
3%
3%
4%
12%
4%
9%
5%
28%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
4%
27%
43%
26%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
26%
74%
Surveys updated monthly.

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