El Monte, CA Detox and Rehab Centers

El Monte, California is a Los Angeles County city home to 106,907 residents.¹ It’s a small city often known as “The End of the Santa Fe Trail,” a historical trade route that connected Missouri with New Mexico.² The most prominent industries in El Monte, CA, are production, sales, serving, and office and administrative support.²

Unfortunately, El Monte is part of a county suffering from growing substance-related issues that mirror trends across the country.³ Between 2016 and 2021, fentanyl deaths increased by 1,280% in Los Angeles County.⁴ In the same period, fentanyl overdose emergency department visits increased by 308%, and fentanyl overdose hospitalizations increased by 98%.⁴

Over the last 10 years, Los Angeles County inhabitants have also suffered from other substance use disorders.⁵ Between 2012 and 2014, over 34% of Los Angeles County inhabitants between 18 and 25 suffered from alcoholism, 32% abused marijuana, and almost 23% had an illicit drug addiction.⁵ There were approximately 2,938 alcohol or drug-related deaths recorded in the county between 2013 and 2017.⁵ An estimated 740,000 Los Angeles County inhabitants suffered from substance use disorder from 2012 to 2014.⁶

Substance use statistics for small cities like El Monte, CA are harder to come by. However, as of 2018, 17% of El Monte adults smoked cigarettes, which is higher than the 13% average for the county.⁷ Also, 5% of El Monte adults are diagnosed with depression, which is lower than the 9% average for the county.⁷  Mental health conditions are known to significantly increase the risk of substance abuse.⁷

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) treatment locator tool, at least 285 facilities treat substance use disorder within 25 miles of El Monte, CA.⁸ The state of California as a whole has well over one thousand facilities that offer substance abuse treatment.⁸ These facilities provide a wide array of treatments, including:⁸

• Detox: Supervised withdrawal care from substance use.
• Outpatient treatment: Patients regularly visit a program site for treatment but live independently.
• Hospital inpatient: 24/7 access to medical care for drug abuse recovery.
• Residential treatment: Patients receive live-in care at a program site.
• Co-occurring mental health and substance use treatment: Treatment to simultaneously address addiction and mental health issues.

Drug and alcohol support groups provide nonclinical and nonprofessional assistance for people with similar conditions seeking long-term recovery from substance abuse.⁹ Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are well-known support groups dedicated to helping individuals abstain from alcohol and drugs.⁹ Their websites have locator tools to help people find meeting groups nearby.

According to the Alcoholics Anonymous locator tool, there are multiple meeting places in El Monte, CA.¹⁰ One is held by a group called Grupo Acercamiento, and it meets every day at 10,00 am, 7:00 pm, and 8:00 pm at 12234 E. Valley Blvd.¹⁰

According to the Narcotics Anonymous locator tool, there are about 369 NA meetings within 20 miles of El Monte, CA.¹¹ One of them is a group called “Los Amigos Group,” meeting at 2518 West Beverly Boulevard on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., both virtually and in person.¹¹

Sources:

1. U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: El Monte City, California.
2. Data USA. (n.d.). El Monte, CA.
3. Arwa, M., The Guardian. (2022, November 30). Fentanyl deaths in Los Angeles county rose 1,280% from 2016 to 2021 – report.
4. County of Los Angeles Public Health. (2022, November). Data report: Fentanyl overdoses in Los Angeles County.
5. County of Los Angeles Public Health. (2019, March). Cost of alcohol and other drug misuse/abuse.
6. Recover LA. (n.d.). Substance use in Los Angeles County.
7. County of Los Angeles Public Health. (2018, June). El Monte.
8. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Results.
9. Tracy, K., & Wallace, S. P. (2016). Benefits of peer support groups in the treatment of addiction.
10. Alcoholic Anonymous. (n.d.). Find A.A. meetings in El Monte, California.
11. Narcotics Anonymous. (n.d.). Narcotics Anonymous meeting search results.