California Detox Clinics

We Level Up California provides residential detox and dual-diagnosis addiction treatment in Lake Elsinore, California. The facility is licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services (license 330191AP) and Joint Commission-accredited. The program treats substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions. We Level Up accepts TRICARE and private health insurance.

Pacific Sands Recovery Center is a boutique detox and residential addiction treatment facility in Santa Ana, Orange County, offering just six beds — four in private rooms — for individualized care. The program treats drug and alcohol addiction, dual diagnosis, and complex medical conditions, with services including medically supervised detox, residential treatment, medication-assisted treatment, and 12-step programming. Licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services and JCAHO accredited, Pacific Sands also offers a dedicated rehab track for veterans. The facility accepts major insurance plans including Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, TRICARE, TriWest, GEHA, Magellan, and Carelon.

Oro House Recovery Centers provides residential inpatient treatment in Malibu and Los Angeles, California, with program lengths of 30, 60, or 90+ days. Its non-12-step Compassionate Care Model has been developed over more than ten years and is Joint Commission-accredited. The program offers specialized tracks for veterans and active-duty military, young adults, and working professionals, and accepts TriCare and TriWest.

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The Desert Treatment Clinic provides cutting-edge outpatient drug treatment programs, including methadone, Suboxone and Vivitrol treatment for opiate addiction.

California Detox is a drug and alcohol rehab and detox center in Laguna Beach, California, founded by people in recovery. It offers medically supervised detox, inpatient rehab, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programs, alongside CBT, DBT, EMDR, and medication-assisted treatment. The facility accepts private insurance.

Akua Behavioral Health is a licensed addiction and mental health treatment center in Costa Mesa, California, serving adults 18 and over with gender-specific programs. Its continuum of care spans detox (average stay 5–7 days), residential treatment (average 30 days), partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and virtual programming. Akua combines evidence-based medication-assisted treatment with holistic approaches and accepts private insurance including Aetna, Humana, Health Net, Magellan, and TRICARE.

Desert Willow Wellness is a residential addiction treatment center in Palm Springs, California, providing medical detox, residential care, and dual-diagnosis treatment. The Joint Commission–accredited program accepts many PPO insurance plans but states it does not accept Medi-Cal, IEHP, Kaiser, or HMO plans.

Pathways provides residential drug and alcohol treatment in Marysville, California, serving adults 18 and older from the greater Northern California region. The structured program offers residential care, intensive outpatient treatment, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT), with typical stays of 30 to 90 days. Licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services, Pathways accepts private insurance and military insurance, with individualized treatment planning and both individual and group counseling.

Diablo Valley Drug and Alcohol Services is a physician-led addiction treatment practice in San Ramon and Walnut Creek, California, directed by Daniel Smeester, MD, who is board-certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine and the American Board of Emergency Medicine. The practice offers both inpatient and outpatient detoxification and substance use treatment with a medical approach to withdrawal management. In addition to addiction treatment for alcohol, opioids, and other substances, Diablo Valley treats co-occurring depression and anxiety through ketamine infusion therapy. The practice accepts most major insurance plans including Medicare and private insurance, and offers telehealth appointments.

Present Moments Recovery is a CARF-accredited, DHCS-licensed provider whose detox and residential programs run at its San Marcos location, with PHP, IOP and medication-assisted treatment continuing at a Carlsbad clinic under what it describes as one connected clinical team. The provider reports more than ten years in practice, treats opioid and fentanyl use alongside co-occurring conditions, and uses naltrexone or Vivitrol where clinically appropriate. Private insurance is accepted, including Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Anthem, TRICARE and TriWest; the center states on its own site that it does not accept Medicare or Medi-Cal.

Rancho Recovery is a six-bed residential drug and alcohol treatment program in the foothills above Rancho Cucamonga, California. The small size gives a high staff-to-client ratio across medically monitored detox, residential care, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient treatment, and dual-diagnosis care is available for clients with co-occurring mental health conditions. The program is licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services (license 360158AP) and certified by The Joint Commission. Medicare, private insurance, military coverage, state funding and self-pay are accepted.

Absolute Control Treatment Center in Burbank, California offers a full continuum of care spanning residential treatment, medically supervised detoxification, outpatient programming, and sober living. The program treats substance use disorders alongside co-occurring mental health conditions. Absolute Control accepts private insurance, military insurance, and state-financed health plans.

Sober Solutions is a Joint Commission–accredited drug detox and rehab center in Garden Grove, California, offering inpatient and outpatient care, medically supervised detox, dual-diagnosis treatment, and aftercare. Its holistic approach combines clinical care with daily fitness, nutritious meals, and spiritual growth. The program accepts private insurance.

Everlast Recovery Center is a residential addiction treatment campus on Sandy Lane in Riverside, California, running its own medical detox with on-call nursing cover before residential treatment begins. Dual-diagnosis care is part of the model rather than a referral, and alongside individual and group therapy the program uses yoga, hiking and other holistic work — the campus is set up for it. Family programming and aftercare planning are included. Private and military insurance are accepted, with a sliding scale available, and the center works with commercial carriers including Aetna, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente and Meritain.

Anaheim Lighthouse provides residential drug and alcohol detox and treatment in Anaheim, California. The program offers a full continuum including medically supervised detox, residential treatment, partial hospitalization (PHP), an intensive outpatient program (IOP), and sober living. Specialized tracks include a couples program, veterans treatment, a Christian track, and trauma and PTSD-focused care.

McAlister Institute's San Marcos location on Rancheros Drive provides intensive outpatient, outpatient, and detoxification services for substance use disorders. Founded in 1977, the nonprofit institute operates 24 programs across San Diego County with most locations accepting Medi-Cal (Medicaid). The San Marcos program also accepts Medicare and military insurance.

SoCal Detox provides medically supervised drug and alcohol detoxification in Laguna Beach, California, offering a safe withdrawal management program in a coastal residential setting. The facility treats withdrawal from alcohol, amphetamines, benzodiazepines, and opioids. SoCal Detox accepts private insurance.

Spencer Recovery Centers operates Laguna Beach House, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Laguna Beach, California. The facility offers residential addiction treatment and provides specialized programming for veterans, with 100% of treatment covered for eligible veterans through their benefits. Private insurance is also accepted.

McAlister Institute provides residential substance use treatment in Lemon Grove, California. Founded in 1977, McAlister Institute has grown into one of San Diego County’s largest alcohol and drug treatment providers, operating 24 programs across a full continuum of care and serving more than 13,000 individuals annually. McAlister Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering prevention, education, outreach, outpatient, short-term and long-term residential care, aftercare, and sober living. The organization serves men, women, teens, and children and accepts military insurance and state-financed health plans.