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West Covina, CaliforniaIntroduction to West Covina California
Incorporated in 1923, West Covina is a city in eastern Los Angeles County, in Southern California. West Covina is approximately twenty minutes east of Los Angeles. It is also near the Angeles National Forest and the San Bernardino National Forest.
The city of West Covina had an interesting beginning. It was incorporated in 1923 to prevent the City of Covina from establishing a sewage farm within the current city limits.
West Covina has access to two nearby airports, the Ontario International Airport which is located 20 miles east of the city , and Los Angeles International Airport which is located 40 miles west of the City. A freeway, Interstate 10 (the San Bernardino Freeway) runs through the northern part of the West Covina. Other freeways that West Covina residents have easy access to include State Highway 60 (Pomona Freeway), Interstate 605 (San Gabriel Valley River Freeway), and State Highway 57 (Orange Freeway).
West Covina has received six "League of California Cities Helen Putnam Awards of Excellence" between 1997 and 2005, the most recent of which were in 2003 for "Community Services & Economic Development" and "Public Safety". West Covina's Monte Vista Elementary was recognized as a "Distinguished Elementary School" by the "California School Recognition Program". Two other schools, the Merced Elementary school, and the Vine Elementary were recognized as "Honorable Mention Schools". West Covina High School also received a "Distinguished Middle and High Schools" award.
West Covina Arts, Culture, and Entertainment
West Covina residents have easy access to all of the cultural and entertainment attractions of Los Angeles and surrounding Los Angeles County. Some of the items of note in and around West Covina include:
- The Lakes Entertainment Center
- Movies in the Park in the Civic Center Courtyard
- The Summer Concert Series at the Lakes Entertainment Center
- The West Covina Street Festival and Farmers' Market every Saturday at the West Covina Parkway Plaza
West Covina's location provides residents with easy access to many professional teams, including:
- The Arena Football League's (AFL) Los Angeles Avengers.
- Major League Baseball's (MLB) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Major League Lacrosse's (MLL) Los Angeles Riptide.
- Major League Soccer's (MLS) Club Deportivo Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
- Minor League Baseball's (MiLB) Lancaster JetHawks, and Inland Empire 66ers. The JetHawks are a Class A Advanced affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the 66ers are a Class A Advanced affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.
- The NBA's Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers.
- The National Hockey League's (NHL) Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings.
- The United Soccer League's (USL) Los Angeles Storm, and Southern California Seahorses who play in the USL Premier Development League.
- The WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.
Nearby Cities and Towns| Location | Pop. | Median Family
Income (2000) |
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| West Covina | 105,080 | $57,614 | | Azusa | 44,712 | $40,918 | | Baldwin Park | 75,837 | $41,256 | | Covina | 46,837 | $55,111 | | El Monte | 115,965 | $32,402 | | La Puente | 41,063 | $41,079 | | Walnut | 30,004 | $82,977 |
High PointsWest Covina strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California): | Category | Trophy | |
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Racial Diversity
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The listings in West Covina, California and surrounding areas provide the following services:
(4) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(2) Methadone Maintenance
(1) Methadone Detoxification
(20) Outpatient
(6) Clients With Legal Issues
(16) Spanish Speaking
(7) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(2) Hospital Inpatient
(5) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(3) Seniors/Older Adults
(8) Females
(7) Males
(3) American Sign Language
(5) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(9) Teens and Adolescents
(3) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(2) Persons with HIV/AIDS
(2) Gay and Lesbian
(2) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(2) Mental Health Services
(1) Halfway House
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If you or a loved one living in West Covina 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 West Covina, 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 West Covi
an Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Facility that will best be suited to your individual needs.
The different types of drug treatment in West Covina, CA. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Addiction Treatment Facilities, Long-term Addiction Treatment Facilities, Outpatient Addiction Treatment Centers, Inpatient Addiction Treatment Centers, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program 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 West Covina, 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 West Covina 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 West Covina, CA. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the West Covina Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation 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 West Covina, CA. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.
When an individual from West Covina 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 West Covina, 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 West Covina 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 West Covina will then be able to begin a directed, Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Center 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 West Covina, 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 Treatment Center process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in West Covina 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 West Covina, 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 Rehabilitation Center, the individual from West Covina 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 West Covina, 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 West Covina, 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 West Covina, California Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehabilitation Program request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.
There are 5 local Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehab Programs in West Covina, California. We have also provided 15 additional Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Centers that are closest geographically to West Covina:Aegis Medical Systems Inc West Covina, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Doctors Hospital West Covina, CA
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Seniors/Older Adults, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Doctors Hospital of West Covina Inc West Covina, CA
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
| Kaiser Permanente West Covina, CA
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance
| Safety Education Center West Covina, CA
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Hope and Grace Recovery Services Covina, CA 2.9 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Facility
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 2.9 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| BAART Bay Area Addict Research Trt La Puente, CA 3.2 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Lavelle Youth Homes Glendora, CA 6.5 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
| Pacific Clinic Glendora, CA 6.5 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
| Ettie Lee Homes Inc Pomona, CA 8.6 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab 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, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
| Ideal Care and Health Services Inc Pomona, CA 8.6 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery 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
| Pacific Clinic Center Pomona, CA 8.6 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Mental Health Services, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Medicaid
| Pomona Alcohol and Drug Recovery Ctr Pomona, CA 8.6 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Males, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicare
| Pomona Community Crisis Center Inc Pomona, CA 8.6 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| Prototypes Pomona, CA 8.6 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| ADAPT Aware Zone Inc Whittier, CA 8.9 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| LUNA Recovery Inc Whittier, CA 8.9 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid
| Family Counseling Services El Monte, CA 9.6 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
| SPIRITT Family Services El Monte, CA 9.6 miles from West Covina
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Halfway House, Males, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
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Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:
In 2005, among teens aged 12 to 17 with MDE in the past year who received prescription medication for depression, 28.7 percent believed that the prescription medication helped "not at all" or "a little." Nearly half of teens with MDE in the past year (47.2 percent) who received prescription medication for depression in the past year reported the medication was "a lot of help" or "extremely helpful."
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Taking Ecstasy in combination with LSD is calling "candy flipping".
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, during 2009, Vicodin use was related to a percentage of car crashes that involved drivers who were under the influence of drugs.
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