Drug & Alcohol Rehab Centers near Bell Gardens, CA

I went to "Redgate" in mid 90s at the height of my heroin addiction. My friend/guide, an Irish-Cherokee USMC Marine in program, gave me a ride from OC. I was in really bad shape, sucked up & dopesick. Near the treatment in Long Beach, he stopped at a convenience store near treatment center. He went in, & I waited in car, & I was so sick was slumped down in car. So LBPD cops wheeled up, thinking an AR was in progress, & jacked us up. Friend came out, they had guns trained on him, but he explained en route to treatment. Once in Redgate, the compassionate counselors/nurses got me on medical detox, helped immensely with kicking. I started feeling a bit better after a few days, but drugs/heroin still embedded in bones, causing me anxiety/jonesing, so I was pacing the halls in the middle of the night. Night counselor, reframed my complaint of red/demerit marks on progress, was nothing in perspective, from where we came from. Also I said I was gonna leave treatment, he ''played the tape through" "Yeah and you'll be standing on the street corner, repeatedly reaching deep in your pockets, but you'll still have only 75 cents." When Redgate was renovating, they put us all at American Hospital in Tarzana, with a big pool in summertime. The counselors at Redgate there were all very helpful & professional, my case worker/counselor was Yvette, a very kind & patient lady. I went out a couple more times after that, but I was even worse, and using durations became shorter. I now have been clean & sober coming up on 27 years now. I got a commercial CDL license in 2001, and traveled 46 of 48 states repeatedly. Seeing Indy 500 time trials, parking tractor-trailer at Daytona Beach, going in Atlantic for the first time. Another time at beach near Miami, Coral Springs? Going to church services in several states incl ND, NC(I played drums & harmonica), NJ, Alabama, TX, AZ, WA, CA. The idea of freedom from active addiction for me, materialized in being able to get out of 10 mile radius of Santa Ana, i.e. Chuey's house.

- Duncan

5 out of 5

Long Beach, CA

Above It All Treatment Center

I really loved going to treatment here! Everyone was so nice and genuinely cared about my needs. Thanks to the great start I found at Above It All, I now have 14 months sober and I'm on my way to a brighter future.

- Amanda

5 out of 5

Lake Arrowhead, CA

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Explore Bell Gardens Drug Addiction Treatment and Detox Services Marijuana is a commonly used drug in California. In 2009, statistics show it was used by more than 3.3 million people, and most commonly used by those ages 18 to 25.The Los Angeles area, including the city of Bell Gardens, has an annual use rate of 10 percent. Drug use is prevalent in Southern California, especially in the areas close to the Mexico border.

With many adolescents starting marijuana use at early ages, it is important that school children receive education about drug use and its effects.

Signs Your Loved One Needs Professional Help

Step in and get professional help for your loved one before it is too late.

The earlier you can get help for your loved one, the better. Once a drug addict has reached a high from a small amount of drugs, they can develop a tolerance to that amount. This means that after time, they often need larger and larger amounts of drugs to reach the same high. This can lead addicts to lose control over their drug use. Taking higher quantities of a drug can lead to an overdose, which can result in a coma, brain damage or even death.

Most Commonly Abused Substances

Although there are a variety of substances that could possibly be abused, the following are more commonly abused than others:

Alcohol

Prescription drugs

Marijuana

Meth

Researching Drug Detox Centers in Bell Gardens

There are a couple rehabilitation facilities in Bell Gardens, with many more in the greater Los Angeles area. The help you need to overcome your addiction is out there if you are willing to make the first move. Don't let addiction stop you from achieving your goals in life.

Call us today and we can help you get your life back on track. Recovery is just a phone call away.