Union City, California

Introduction to Union City, California

Union City is a California city located in Alameda County, about 40 miles southeast of San Francisco, 25 miles southeast of Oakland, and 20 miles northwest of San Jose. The city is serviced by California State Highway 84, and is situated close to Interstate I-880. Nearby communities include Fremont and Newark (to the south) and Hayward (to the north).

Many of Union City's early settlers were former gold miners converted to growers of potatoes, fruit, and vegetables. Considered to be the most fertile agricultural land in the state, the area grew in concert with its bountiful produce. By the mid-nineteenth century, Union City had developed into a town claiming several hotels, boarding houses, livery stables, general stores, and gambling saloons. The 20th century saw the proliferation of major industries in the area, leading to the city's incorporation in 1959. Since that time, Union City has experienced steady growth, evolving into the well-rounded community that it is today.

Union City Places of Interest

In addition to having easy access to a wide variety of world class attractions in the San Francisco Bay area, residents and visitors to Union City can enjoy and look forward to some interesting attractions closer to home. The Union City Historical Museum is a repository of documents, research material, and artifacts chronicling the city's history as well as personal histories of notable former residents. Currently under construction in the city's Sugar Mill Landing Park is the San Francisco Bay Area Flight 93 Memorial. Scheduled for dedication in the spring of 2007, the memorial will be the only one in the state specifically devoted to honoring the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, bound for San Francisco before being hijacked and crashing in rural Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. Also currently under construction is the Union City Sports Center, a state-of-the-art 32,000 square-foot recreational facility scheduled to open in early 2007.

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPop.Median Family
Income (2000)
Union City66,869$74,910
Castro Valley57,292$73,060
Dublin29,973$83,123
East Palo Alto29,506$44,342
Fremont203,413$82,199
Hayward140,030$54,712
Newark42,471$71,351

High Points

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

CategoryTrophy
Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 5%Union City Racial Diversity
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)
Top 14%Union City Public Transportation Use
Median Family Income
(vs. Peers)
Top 16%Union City Median Family Income


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

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



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Do you or someone that you care about live in Union City, California and are seeking help for a drug or alcohol addiction? It does not matter what drugs have been used or how long the addiction has been going on, you are not alone, and help is readily available. We truly understand what you are going through and want to support you through ever single step in the process of finding a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center, so that you or your loved one can finally be free of your drug or alcohol addiction. You are not alone in this situation; we are here to hold your hand and guide you every step of the way.

The best possible option for the treatment of a drug or alcohol addiction is to find a quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Program in Union City. The most important goal of any Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center in Union City, CA. should be to help the individual that is in treatment to get to the place where they will be able to live their life successfully without using drugs and alcohol. By doing this, these individuals can avoid the dreadful consequences that are so often associated with addiction and alcoholism. An individual that is able to remain sober will not have to deal with all of the negative consequences are so often linked to a drug or alcohol addiction problem.

There are so many available treatment approaches that are in close proximity to Union City, including Short-term Drug Rehabs, Long-term Drug Treatment Facilities, Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities, Inpatient Drug Treatment Facilities, sober living, halfway houses, support group meetings and drug counseling. We are here to help you to figure out what drug rehab treatment approach would best serve you or your loved one in Union City, California that is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction.

A quality Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Union City, should make a point of focusing on both the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The physical aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction can be treated by the detoxification component of the Union City, California Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center; a treatment program will be able to assist the individual by helping to alleviate some of the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that accompany the detox process. The withdrawal symptoms occur because the brain has adapted to the consistent use of the substance; after a period of time, it will take more and more of the substance, in order to produce the same desired effects. It is at this point, that the individual from Union City has developed a physical tolerance to the drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, opiates, and alcohol, just to name a few. When an individual from Union City, California abruptly discontinues any type of substance that their body has become accustomed to having, serious withdrawal symptoms may occur; the body may take several weeks or even months to return to normal functioning, depending on what types of drugs have been abused. If an individual from Union City has been addicted to a drug such as heroin, the associated withdrawal symptoms may be much more severe.

A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility in Union City also needs to address the various psychological issues that are invariably associated with a drug or alcohol addiction; a comprehensive recovery program will utilize various treatment techniques in order to accomplish this. These components of the Union City, California Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program can include individual or group counseling, drug relapse prevention education and some form of aftercare treatment or follow up care. All of these elements of a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center will work in unison to help the individual from Union City to get to the root of the drug or alcohol addiction, so that they can maintain long term sobriety.

The best possible solution for an individual from Union City, CA. with a severe drug or alcohol addiction, is to locate an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Center that statistically has a high rate of long term success. A top notch Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Facility in Union City will ultimately be equipped to administer a comprehensive treatment program that will help the individual in every single aspect of their daily lives.

In order for an individual from Union City to experience a successful drug recovery, they have to relearn many of the skills that they will use in their daily lives. They will need to use these skills daily, when they return home to Union City, California, where they will encounter some of the reminders and triggers from their drug using days. A Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Program in Union City will have educated the recovering addict on how to successfully respond to these familiar triggers that can often produce a high amount of psychological stress.

Many individuals from Union City, CA. may try to overcome a drug or alcohol addiction without professional help. Because of the ways in which drugs alter the various functions in the brain, an individual from Union City with the strongest desire to overcome their drug or alcohol addiction on their own will only meet with failure. With all of the above mentioned challenges that are associated with overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction, it is no wonder that so many people from Union City each year enroll in an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program. There are so many important reasons why an individual should enroll in a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program in Union City, but the best reason is to be able to once again be close to family and loved ones.

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 Union City, California Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Rehab Center request form and a counselor will contact you shortly.

There are 1 local Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities in Union City, California. We have also provided 19 additional Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Centers that are closest geographically to Union City:

Kaiser Permanente Union City, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance
Successful Alternatives for Hayward, CA 1.4 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
Terra Firma Diversion Hayward, CA 1.4 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Solidarity Fellowship Inc Fremont, CA 1.7 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Horizon Services Hayward, CA 3.5 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Second Chance Hayward Recovery Center Hayward, CA 3.9 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, 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, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare
Seventh Step Foundation Inc Hayward, CA 3.9 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Males, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking
Women on the Way Recovery Center Hayward, CA 3.9 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Gay and Lesbian, Halfway House, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Access to Recovery
Carnales Unidos Reformando Adictos Fremont, CA 4.4 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab 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 4.4 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center
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 4.4 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction 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 4.4 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Halfway House
Community Counseling and Fremont, CA 5.6 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient
Fremont Hospital Fremont, CA 5.6 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Second Chance Newark Center Newark, CA 6.3 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
East Bay Community Recovery Project Hayward, CA 6.9 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Integrated Counseling and Hayward, CA 6.9 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation 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, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Project Eden Hayward, CA 6.9 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Women On The Way Hayward, CA 6.9 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
BHC Fremont Hospital Fremont, CA 7.8 miles from Union City
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab 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)

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

There are approximately 2.5 million opiate users over the age of 12 in the United States.

Ecstasy can interfere with the body's ability to regulate its temperature, which can cause dangerous overheating, called hyperthermia.

The rate of current illegal drug use in the combined 2007 2008 data was lower for pregnant women than for nonpregnant women among those aged 18 to 25 (7.1 vs. 16.2 percent, respectively) and among those aged 26 to 44 (3.0 vs. 6.7 percent). Among women aged 15 to 17, however, those who were pregnant had a higher rate of use than those who were not pregnant (21.6 vs. 12.9 percent).

An individual upon using opiates will typically experience an increase in body temperature, a rush of euphoria, a heavy feeling in the limbs and dry mouth.

In 2008, past month use of illegal drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol (including binge alcohol) was lower among teens aged 12 to 17 who reported that their parents always or sometimes engaged in monitoring behaviors than among teens whose parents "seldom" or "never" engaged in such behaviors. For example, the rate of past month use of any illegal drug was 7.7 percent for teens whose parents always or sometimes helped with homework compared with 15.6 percent among teens who indicated that their parents seldom or never helped. Rates of current cigarette smoking and past month binge alcohol use were also lower among teens whose parents always or sometimes helped with homework (7.7 and 7.3 percent, respectively) than among teens whose parents did not (15.3 and 15.9 percent, respectively).

Morphine has been marketed as a pharmaceutical under both generic and brand name products which include "MS-Contin?," Oramorph SR?,Roxanol?," Kadian?," and RMS?."


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 Union City:

A New Start
Kaiser Chem Dep #6a
3555 Whipple Rd.
Union City, California 94587

AA Meeting Days and Times
Thursday, 12:00 PM

First Class Group
Kaiser Hosp #c-2
3555 Whipple Rd
Union City, California 94587

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 8:00 PM

Living Sober
Kaiser Hosp #c-2
3555 Whipple Rd
Union City, California 94587

AA Meeting Days and Times
Friday, 12:00 PM

The Unknown Heroes
Kaiser Hosp #c-2
3555 Whipple Rd
Union City, California 94587

AA Meeting Days and Times
Tuesday, 7:00 AM
Drug Addiction doesn't just destroy the addict, it destroys everything around them. Families and friends that have been affected by a loved one using drugs and need help can attend Nar-Anon meetings to get help for dealing with someone else's addiction that is close to them. Nar-Anon meetings in Union City:

Kaiser Union City
3551 Whipple Rd Bldg C Room 9A
"Families and Friends of Addicts"
Union City, California

Meeting Days and Times
Mondays, 7:35 - 9:00PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Union City, California as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Union City, 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 Union City, California.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
78%
3%
19%
Marijuana use in Union City, California.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
85%
15%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
89%
11%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
93%
2%
Perception of Alcohol in Union City, California.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
3%
95%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
84%
16%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
93%
6%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
8%
-3%
69%
26%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Union City, 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
13%
20%
2%
9%
4%
1%
43%
7%
1%
0%
Most common first drug experience in Union City, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
5%
2%
7%
2%
5%
11%
5%
12%
5%
18%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Union City, California schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Union City, California under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
19%
78%
3%
Have you ever gone to school in Union City, California under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
8%
88%
4%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Union City, California?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
20%
3%
2%
3%
2%
2%
14%
2%
8%
4%
32%
8%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
5%
14%
61%
20%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
39%
61%
Surveys updated monthly.

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