Drug rehab in Santa Clarita can fit around your job and your family, with the first step as soon as today. Your daily life keeps going while you recover: treatment runs through telehealth for many sessions and in-person visits to our Thousand Oaks office, with therapy, medication, and sober living support on one plan.
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Drug Rehab That Fits Your Life in Santa Clarita
Drug rehab in Santa Clarita works as outpatient care, so you receive real treatment and still sleep in your own bed each night. It combines telehealth sessions, available for many parts of your plan, with in-person visits to our Thousand Oaks office. The program is part of our outpatient rehab in Thousand Oaks, so the same team and standards carry through your whole plan. You choose the level of structure that fits where you are, and you can start where you feel ready.
Recovery here is built around your week, not the other way around. Santa Clarita drug rehab on this plan means sessions scheduled for daytime or evening, a plan that moves with you as you grow stronger, and telehealth for many sessions that makes care easy to fit into a full week. The goal is steady progress you can sustain in Santa Clarita, right alongside the life you are already building.
The Addictions and Substances We Help You Recover From
We provide addiction treatment in Santa Clarita for alcohol and a range of drugs, with a plan shaped around the substance and the person. Treatment covers:
- Alcohol use, from heavy weekend drinking to daily dependence
- Stimulants, including cocaine, methamphetamine, and prescription stimulants such as Adderall
- Opioids, from prescription painkillers to fentanyl, supported by medication when it helps
- Cannabis, when use has grown past your control
- Nicotine, tobacco, and vaping, often alongside other recovery goals
Many people arrive using more than one substance, or using one to take the edge off another. We treat the full picture together, so progress in one area is not undone by another.
Matching Your Recovery to a Level of Care: PHP, IOP, and Outpatient
Rehab in Santa Clarita runs at three outpatient levels, and the right one depends on how much structure supports you best right now. You step between them as recovery grows, keeping momentum without an all-at-once stop.
PHP, IOP, and Outpatient Rehab Compared
| Level of care | What the week involves | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|
| PHP | The most hours, five days a week, Monday to Friday | Those who want the most structure early in recovery |
| IOP | Fewer hours than PHP, up to five days a week | Those balancing recovery with work or family |
| Outpatient | Around three days a week, with an evening option | Those who are steady and protecting their progress |
Your exact schedule is set at your assessment, and daytime and evening sessions both run, so recovery fits before or after a Santa Clarita workday.
Medication-Assisted Treatment and a Safe, Supported Start
Medication-assisted treatment makes early recovery steadier and more comfortable, especially with opioids. For opioid use disorder, we use MAT with Suboxone and Vivitrol, paired with counseling, so cravings are eased while the real work of recovery takes hold.
Because this medication side runs through outpatient care, you stay in your own routine while it works, keeping up with a job in the valley or family at home in Santa Clarita. The medication steadies the early weeks so your daily life keeps moving right alongside your progress.
If a medically supervised detox is the right first step for you, we help you connect with safe detox care and stay in touch throughout. When that step is done, you move into outpatient rehab here. Detox is often the first stage of recovery, handled with medical supervision, and we manage the hand-off so the start feels guided rather than left to you to arrange.
What a Week of Recovery Looks Like
A week of outpatient rehab blends individual therapy, group sessions, and skills work, with the hours set by your level of care and built to fit around a Santa Clarita work or school week. One-to-one time with a therapist gives you a private space to work through what is driving the use, while group sessions put you alongside others from around the valley who understand the road, so progress feels shared rather than solitary.
The therapy itself draws on approaches with strong track records, including cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, paired with relapse-prevention planning and, when it helps, family sessions that bring the people closest to you into your recovery. Each plan is shaped to your goals and reviewed as you grow stronger, so the week keeps pace with your progress rather than staying fixed.
Alcohol Rehab and Sober Living in Santa Clarita
Alcohol rehab in Santa Clarita runs on the same outpatient plan as drug rehab, with therapy, medical support, and relapse-prevention skills built around your goals. Whether drinking has crept up over the years or taken hold quickly, alcohol treatment here meets you without judgment and focuses on a life you want to stay sober for.
Sober living adds a stable, supportive home base when that helps recovery hold. Our sober and supportive housing gives you structure, accountability, and the company of people on the same path, so the gains you make in treatment have a steady place to grow.
Care for Addiction and Mental Health, Together
When addiction comes with depression, anxiety, or trauma, we treat both together on one plan. Substance use and mental health so often travel as a pair, each feeding the other, and treating only one tends to leave the other to pull progress back.
Our dual diagnosis model puts one team on the whole picture, so your recovery and your mental health move forward together. A psychiatrist reviews the medication side while your therapist works through what is driving the use, and the two stay in step rather than pulling in different directions. That coordinated approach is a big part of what makes progress last, because the feelings that once led back to a drink or a pill are being treated in the same place, at the same time, as the addiction itself.
Telehealth and In-Person Care, However You Prefer
Recovery reaches you through a mix of telehealth and in-person care, so care is always within easy reach. Telehealth is available for many sessions, which makes fitting treatment into a busy week simple, while in-person time at our Thousand Oaks office is there whenever you prefer to be face to face.
Telehealth sessions need only a laptop or phone and a quiet room to join from Valencia, Newhall, Saugus, Canyon Country, or elsewhere in the valley, and our admissions team will tell you which sessions can be held by telehealth for your plan. Your plan flexes with your week, moving between telehealth and in person whenever that helps. A licensed California program is ready whenever you want to take the first step.
Using Your Insurance for Drug and Alcohol Rehab
For most Santa Clarita households, a commercial plan carries a real share of outpatient drug and alcohol rehab, and the open question is usually the size of the deductible or copay rather than whether treatment is covered. The carriers we work with include Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, UMR, Anthem, Blue Shield of California, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente, and GEHA.
Since the details shift from one policy to the next, we read your specific benefits before treatment begins and explain what your plan expects, so nothing lands as a surprise later. The insurance check is quick and asks only for your plan details. Veterans and active-duty service members have a dedicated track, with care shaped around military experience.
Recovery Is Working in Los Angeles County
Recovery is gaining ground where you live. The L.A. County Department of Public Health reported a 22 percent drop in drug-related overdose deaths in 2024, from 3,137 the year before to 2,438, with fentanyl-related deaths down 37 percent. Numbers like that move when people reach treatment. Outpatient care and telehealth are exactly what make reaching it easier across the Santa Clarita Valley.
The people this care is built for are parents, students, professionals, and service members who are ready for a change and want it to fit the life they are already living. We start from the shape of your week in Santa Clarita and build the plan around you.
Physician-Led Care Behind Every Plan
Medically reviewed by Codie Vassar, MD
Board-Certified Adult Psychiatrist · Medical Director · Written by Shelley Woodman, LCSW, Clinical Program Supervisor
The medical side of your recovery is guided by Codie Vassar, MD, our Medical Director and a board-certified adult psychiatrist whose full bio covers his training and background. That same physician oversight holds whether you are seen by telehealth from Santa Clarita or in person in Thousand Oaks, so medication and treatment decisions are set and reviewed by a doctor.
Our program holds a California Department of Health Care Services license (DHCS 560078AP) and accreditation from The Joint Commission. For you, that means a named physician behind your plan, state licensing, and ongoing review that keeps your care on track as you progress. Connect with Dr. Vassar on LinkedIn.
Building a Sober Network Close to Home
Local recovery support runs deep in the Santa Clarita area, and we help you plug into it alongside your treatment plan. From AA and NA meetings held throughout Valencia, Newhall, Saugus, and Canyon Country to SMART Recovery and family support groups, we connect you with the community that keeps momentum going between sessions. Your counselor can help you find meetings that fit your schedule and connect your progress in treatment to the support waiting right in your own community.
This is one of the advantages of recovering where you live. You build your sober network among people in your own valley, the connections you make in treatment carry into everyday life, and support is close by on the days you want it most. We weave these local resources into your plan so recovery feels rooted in Santa Clarita, not separate from it.
Reaching Our Office From Santa Clarita
Our office is at 290 Conejo Ridge Avenue, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361. From Santa Clarita, take I-5 south and connect to US-101, which runs west to the central Thousand Oaks exits, roughly a 35-to-45-minute drive depending on traffic. Many of your sessions can be held by telehealth, so you can start from home in Valencia, Newhall, Saugus, or Canyon Country and come in person whenever you would rather be face to face. The office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm, and admissions answer at any hour, day or night.
The map below plots turn-by-turn directions from wherever you start in Santa Clarita.
Common Questions About Drug Rehab in Santa Clarita
Is Telehealth Available for Drug Rehab in Santa Clarita?
Yes, for much of it. Telehealth is available for many outpatient sessions, so a good part of your rehab fits right into your day at home, and our admissions team will tell you which sessions telehealth covers for your plan. In-person visits at our Thousand Oaks office are there whenever you prefer to be face to face.
What Does Outpatient Drug Rehab Include?
Outpatient drug rehab combines individual therapy, group sessions, and medical support, with the hours set by your level of care. You take part during the day and sleep in your own bed each night, so recovery grows alongside your real life rather than apart from it.
Can I Keep Working or Going to School During Rehab?
Yes. Outpatient care is built around the hours you already keep, with daytime and evening sessions and telehealth for many of them. That lets Santa Clarita adults hold a job, stay in class, or keep caregiving going while treatment runs in the gaps.
How Long Does Outpatient Drug Rehab Take?
Most people spend a few months in outpatient rehab, stepping down through the levels as they grow stronger. Your length of care is set to your progress rather than a fixed clock, so you move forward at a pace that keeps your recovery solid.
Do I Need Detox Before Starting Outpatient Rehab?
Sometimes a short, medically supervised detox is the best first step, and it is a safe, comfortable one. If that is right for you, we help you connect with detox care, then bring you into outpatient rehab here as soon as you are ready. Many people move straight into outpatient care without it.
Is Medication Part of Drug and Alcohol Recovery?
It can be, and for opioids it often makes early recovery much steadier. We use Suboxone and Vivitrol for opioid use disorder alongside counseling, easing cravings so you can focus on building a lasting recovery.
Can You Treat Alcohol and Drug Use at the Same Time?
Yes, and we often do. Many people are working through both, and treating them on one coordinated plan is more effective than handling them separately. Your team keeps the full picture in view from the start.
Does Insurance Cover Drug and Alcohol Rehab?
Often, yes. We accept most major insurance plans and verify your benefits before you begin, so you know what your policy covers first. Coverage depends on your specific plan, which is why we check it up front.
Begin Your Recovery From Santa Clarita
You can begin outpatient drug rehab from Santa Clarita with one call, with telehealth for many sessions or a visit to our Thousand Oaks office. Your first call is confidential. We talk through what is happening, check your insurance, and recommend a level of care. You leave the call with a clear next step.