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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Lynwood, CA

Lynwood was named for Lynn Wood Sessions, the wife of a dairy owner, when the town was laid out around his creamery in 1913.

The city incorporated in 1921 and was a white working-class suburb until the 1970s. It is now around nine tenths Latino, one of the sharpest demographic transformations in Los Angeles County.

St. Francis Medical Center on Imperial Highway is one of the busiest emergency departments in the region, serving a large area of southeast Los Angeles County with limited alternatives.

Plaza Mexico on Long Beach Boulevard was rebuilt in the 2000s as a commercial center explicitly modeled on Mexican civic architecture.

The 105 and 710 cross here, with South Gate north and Compton south.

Los Angeles County recorded 2,298 accidental drug overdose and poisoning deaths in 2025, a 6 percent fall from the previous year and the third consecutive annual decline, according to the county Department of Public Health. Deaths are down nearly 30 percent from the 2022 peak of 3,220, driven by a more than 40 percent reduction in fentanyl-related deaths.

The county’s own analysis found fentanyl overdose death rates nearly four times higher in its least affluent areas — those where more than 30 percent of families live below the federal poverty level — than in its most affluent, at 39.1 against 10.0 per 100,000 in 2024. Lynwood sits firmly in the first of those categories.

Which Level of Care Do You Need

Lynwood carries around seven listed programs, all outpatient, including a licensed opioid treatment program. Counts come from the federal SAMHSA treatment locator.

Medically Supervised Detox

Detox manages withdrawal under clinical observation across several days. None operate in Lynwood; around four sit in Downey and 26 across the city of Los Angeles within twenty minutes.

Inpatient Residential Treatment

Residential care means living on site for weeks or months. None are listed locally — around nine sit in Downey, of roughly 222 across the county.

Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment

Outpatient care is Lynwood’s entire provision. Around seven outpatient and two intensive outpatient programs operate here, with a licensed opioid treatment program putting methadone in the city.

Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment

Dual diagnosis care treats a substance use disorder and a mental health condition together rather than one after the other. One local program treats co-occurring serious mental illness, with seven more in Downey.

Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living

Sober living homes provide substance-free housing after formal treatment ends. Certification of California recovery residences is by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals rather than the state.

Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage

All seven Lynwood programs provide services in Spanish, and four accept Medi-Cal.

How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost in Lynwood

Medi-Cal covers medication for opioid use disorder with no premium and no copay, and Lynwood’s licensed opioid treatment program is one of only 35 across Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County provides no-cost substance use treatment at any provider in its network for anyone who meets the criteria, regardless of immigration status, and an intake appointment should be scheduled within ten calendar days of a screening.

Does Insurance Cover Rehab in Lynwood

Medi-Cal in California is open to income-eligible adults regardless of immigration status, and applying does not affect immigration proceedings or a future green card application.

Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in Lynwood, CA

Los Angeles County delivers publicly funded treatment through its Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System, administered by the Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Abuse Prevention and Control.

Treatment through the county network is provided at no cost to anyone meeting the criteria, regardless of immigration status.

The LA County Help Line on 800-854-7771 is free, confidential and staffed 24 hours a day, with translation available.

Around 181 county programs run sliding fee scales, and naloxone distribution has expanded substantially across the county.

More Help and Recovery Support

St. Francis Medical Center is in Lynwood with a busy emergency department, and Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital is around ten minutes west.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily across Lynwood, South Gate and Compton through the Los Angeles Central Office, with Spanish-language groups widely available. Narcotics Anonymous operates through the Southern California Region, and federally qualified health centers in the city provide primary care on a sliding scale.

Rehab Seekers is a directory. The information on this page is for general reference and is not medical advice. Decisions about treatment should be made with a licensed clinician who knows your history. If you or someone you care about is in immediate danger, call 911.

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