Skip to content

Options that fit your needs and accept your insurance.

  • Real-time help available 24/7.
  • Instantly check rehab coverage.
  • Personalized admissions guidance.
(888) 674-0062

Confidential Admissions Guidance

Get Help Now

El Centro de Ayuda

El Centro de Ayuda

Drug Rehab Center in Los Angeles, California

  • Opioid Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

El Centro de Ayuda is a drug rehab located in Los Angeles, California, offering a variety of treatment options for addiction to alcohol, opioids, and drugs, including individual and group counseling, educational lectures, 12-step meetings, relapse prevention planning, and post-treatment support.

About This California Facility

El Centro de Ayuda, an addiction treatment facility, was established in Los Angeles, California in 1981. This center caters to individuals struggling with various forms of substance abuse, including alcoholism, opioid addiction, dual diagnosis, and drug addiction. El Centro de Ayuda offers multiple levels of care to suit the specific needs of their clients. Their range of services includes aftercare support, residential treatment programs, outpatient counseling, and drug rehabilitation.

El Centro de Ayuda provides a comprehensive set of treatment methods to help individuals recover from addiction and substance abuse issues. They employ a holistic approach that focuses on addressing the physical, mental, emotional, and social aspects of addiction. Their treatment plans incorporate evidence-based therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), aiming to modify harmful behaviors and thought patterns while equipping patients with healthy coping mechanisms. Alongside individual counseling sessions, El Centro de Ayuda places great emphasis on support groups and relapse prevention education to foster long-term recovery success.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    Opioid addiction treatment helps people addicted to opioids in California curb their drug use. The selection of a treatment setting depends on the severity of the addiction. Mild cases are usually treated in outpatient facilities; severe cases need hospitalization or treatment in a residential facility. Doctors use medicines along with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat the addiction. The treatment includes medication, counseling and therapy. It can also include group counseling, individual counseling and family counseling.

    Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Opioid Addiction 

    Levels of Care Offered at El Centro de Ayuda

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Outpatient treatment plans cover diagnosis, detoxification, management, and counseling. They are a popular option for those who have graduated from inpatient facilities. Services in California include medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and individual and group therapy.

    Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.

    After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by El Centro de Ayuda is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around California, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individual professional counseling or individual therapy refers to the one-on-one interaction between a patient and his or her counselor at El Centro de Ayuda in Los Angeles, California. Individual therapy allows for more privacy, one that group interactions can’t provide. It makes it easier for the counselor and the patient to deal with the central issues, which are likely the culprits of substance addiction.

    Family therapy is a set of therapeutic approaches that assumes that the entire family is a system. It utilizes the strengths and resources of the family to help the patient refrain from resorting to substance abuse. The impact of substance abuse is not just on the patient but on the entire family. Family therapy ensures that the patient gets adequate support from the family members after the treatment making the recovery process sustainable

    • Family therapy guides all the members of the family to help the patient.
    • It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
    • It helps to keep the patient engaged and motivated throughout the treatment.

    Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Finding a peer group in Los Angeles, CA and others who relate to your situation is a fundamental tool for recovery at El Centro de Ayuda. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. The accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. This is generally introduced early in recovery and is recommended as a lifetime treatment habit.

    Rehabilitation is not just limited to bringing an individual out of addiction and achieving sobriety. It is considered complete only when an individual starts leading a normal and balanced life. Life skill therapy focuses on the various skills that help an individual to lead a normal life. Patients often do not take care of themselves, struggle professionally, and withdraw from social interaction due to addiction’s physical and emotional disturbances.

    Life skills therapy helps people in California improve various personal, professional, and social skills such as cooking healthy meals, maintaining proper hygiene, budgeting, decision-making, time management, regulation of emotions, and effectively resolving interpersonal conflicts.

    Aftercare, Drug Rehab, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Life Skills, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Recreational Therapy, Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Sober-Living / Half-Way

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
  • Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    El Centro de Ayuda Location and Directions
    Address Information2130 E 1st St
    Los Angeles, California 90033 Phone Number(323) 526-9301 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
    Staff Verified

    Patient Reviews

    There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write one.

    Los Angeles, California Addiction Information

    More than 3 million of California's citizens are addicted to illegal drugs. Almost 800,000 people use hard drugs, almost 5 million use marijuana, and another 2.1 million abuse alcohol every year. Other substance abuse issues such as binge drinking and teen drug use are also common. Many illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana are smuggled into the state from Mexico.

    10% of adults in Los Angeles have used illicit drugs or abused prescription drugs within the past year. Heroin, marijuana, prescription pain relievers and cocaine are widely abused in Los Angeles. Over 130,000 people in the city struggle with addiction to drugs or alcohol. Many residential rehab facilities in the area can provide long-term care. The best way to find the right treatment option is to speak with a professional.

    Treatment in Nearby Cities
    Centers near El Centro de Ayuda
    AltaMed Health Services
    1701 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
    470 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90013
    BHS - Boyle Heights Family Recovery Center
    3421 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023
    448 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
    1125 West 6th street, Los Angeles, CA, 90017
    360 South Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90057
    942 South Atlantic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90022
    American Health Services - Hill Street Medical & Mental Health Services
    2330 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90057


    The facility name, logo and brand are the property and registered trademarks of El Centro de Ayuda, and are being used for identification and informational purposes only. Use of these names, logos and brands shall not imply endorsement. RehabNow.org is not affiliated with or sponsored by El Centro de Ayuda.