Drug and Alcohol Rehab in Westwood, CA

Annandale Behavioral Health serves Westwood residents from our private six-bed estate in Pasadena — roughly 25 miles east, typically a 40 to 55 minute drive via the 405 and 10 East and the 110/134 North. Westwood concentrates UCLA students, faculty, healthcare workers, and a dense professional and young-family corridor along Wilshire Boulevard. For Westwood clients — particularly UCLA Medical Center physicians and nurses, faculty, students, and the surrounding Westside professional population — we provide private residential addiction treatment with strong privacy, daily individual therapy, and coordination with the UCLA outpatient ecosystem that Westwood clients already know.

If you or a loved one in Westwood needs addiction treatment, call (855) 778-8668 for a confidential clinical assessment. PPO accepted. Same-day admission often available.

Who we treat from Westwood

Westwood’s demographic mix — UCLA students, faculty, and Medical Center workforce; young Wilshire-corridor professionals; established Westside professional families — produces a distinctive clinical caseload.

Healthcare workers from UCLA Medical Center are a meaningful share of our Westwood caseload. Healthcare worker substance use carries specific licensing dimensions — Physician Recovery Program (PHP) coordination, nurse alternative-to-discipline programs, and the residual implications of medical leave. We address these openly. Many of our healthcare worker clients return to practice successfully after treatment.

Alcohol use disorder in mid- to late-career professionals is the second pattern — UCLA faculty, attorneys, finance professionals, executives who arrive after years of high-functioning use, typically after a medical event, a DUI, or a family ultimatum forced the conversation.

Prescription stimulant misuse — Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin — is common among UCLA graduate students, post-docs, and faculty managing extreme workloads, and among young Westside professionals where the medication has been part of life since college.

Benzodiazepine dependence — Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan — is the fourth pattern, often iatrogenic from anxiety or sleep prescriptions managed by UCLA psychiatry or surrounding Westwood providers over many years.

Polysubstance presentations — alcohol plus benzodiazepines plus stimulants — are common in our high-functioning Westwood professional caseload. The interplay requires careful sequenced detox under 24-hour medical supervision.

UCLA graduate students and young Westside professionals form another distinct segment. The pressures of high-stakes academic or professional work, combined with the social drinking culture of Westwood Village and broader Westside life, produce alcohol and stimulant use patterns that escalate over time.

Drive from Westwood to our Pasadena estate

Annandale’s six-bed estate is roughly 25 miles east of central Westwood — a 40 to 55 minute drive depending on traffic. The most common route is east on Wilshire to the 405 North, east on the 10, north on the 110, and east on the 134 into a quiet residential part of Pasadena.

For UCLA healthcare worker clients considering treatment, this proximity solves several specific problems. The 45-minute distance means PHP and nurse alternative-to-discipline coordination happens within the same regional structure. Continuity with UCLA outpatient providers — psychiatrists, pain specialists, primary care — remains practical because no one is traveling out of state.

For Westwood families, the proximity preserves family involvement. A spouse, partner, adult child, or trusted family member can be at the estate for family therapy within the work day. Admission can happen within hours of a family decision.

The geographic separation still creates real clinical separation. Westwood and the surrounding Wilshire-corridor environment is the client’s daily orbit — Westwood Village, the UCLA campus, the Wilshire-corridor restaurants and gyms. Our estate sits in a residential part of Pasadena entirely outside that orbit. Clients are not running into colleagues at the UCLA cafeteria, not driving past the bar on Westwood Boulevard where the pattern starts.

What treatment at Annandale looks like

A private 6-bed estate, not an institutional facility

Most LA-area treatment facilities operate at 30, 60, or 100 beds. Annandale is intentionally six. For Westwood healthcare workers in particular, the small-cohort environment is essential — fewer strangers, no possibility of running into UCLA colleagues, more clinical attention per client.

Medical detox integrated with residential

For Westwood clients who need medical detox, the detox happens on-site with 24-hour medical staffing. The client lives in the same six-bed estate from day one of detox through discharge.

Integrated dual-diagnosis treatment

Most Westwood clients arrive with co-occurring conditions — major depression, generalized anxiety, complex trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder. Healthcare workers in particular often present with significant burnout and secondary trauma alongside the addiction. Our dual diagnosis program treats both concurrently.

Daily individual therapy

Every client receives individual therapy daily — not weekly, not in groups only. For Westwood clients accustomed to private psychiatric and therapeutic care, the daily 1:1 with an assigned therapist is the program anchor.

Medication-assisted treatment when appropriate

For opioid or alcohol use disorder, medication-assisted treatment is integrated when clinically indicated — buprenorphine, naltrexone, Vivitrol, acamprosate.

Family involvement

Family therapy begins in week two of residential treatment. For Westwood families, the proximity makes in-person family sessions feasible.

Specific considerations for Westwood clients

UCLA healthcare worker considerations. Healthcare worker clients — physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, pharmacists from UCLA Medical Center — have specific concerns about licensing implications and PHP participation. We coordinate with PHP and nurse alternative-to-discipline programs when appropriate and with the client’s consent.

UCLA outpatient continuity. For clients with existing UCLA outpatient providers — psychiatrists, pain specialists, primary care — we coordinate continuity throughout the stay and into aftercare. The geographic proximity makes this seamless.

UCLA student and faculty considerations. For UCLA graduate students and faculty, we are familiar with academic calendar timing, the FERPA/medical leave structures, and how to coordinate with the Dean of Students or the faculty member’s department head when the client wants this. We protect academic standing where possible.

Chronic pain and opioid dependency. For clients whose opioid dependence originated from chronic pain or surgical recovery managed at UCLA, we build a non-opioid pain management plan during treatment and coordinate with the original prescribers for aftercare.

Privacy. The estate is unmarked. We follow HIPAA strictly. Admissions and discharge can be coordinated outside business hours. Many Westwood clients are healthcare professionals, faculty, attorneys, or executives whose treatment cannot become public knowledge.

Insurance. UCLA employee plans and UC system plans are common. PPO is dominant otherwise (Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Cigna, Blue Shield of California, United Healthcare). We do not accept HMO. Free, no-obligation insurance verification takes about 30 minutes.

The first 72 hours

Hour 0 to 6: admission and medical assessment

A nurse and admissions coordinator meet the client and family at the estate in a private setting. Vitals are taken, medications are reviewed carefully, the medical detox protocol begins if indicated. For healthcare worker clients we begin PHP coordination discussion. A psychiatrist evaluates within the first 24 hours.

Day 1 to 2: stabilization

Medication-assisted withdrawal as needed. For benzodiazepine dependence, the careful 2 to 4 week taper begins. Hydration, nutrition, and sleep are the priorities.

Day 2 to 3: engagement

As the body stabilizes, individual therapy begins. The clinical team and client co-design the treatment plan — substances, mental health, family system, professional or academic context, and goals are all on the table.

Aftercare back in Westwood

Residential is the beginning, not the end. Before discharge, we build a continuing-care plan with named local resources: Westwood, Westside, or West LA AA, NA, SMART Recovery meetings; an outpatient therapist for at least weekly contact through the first six months; coordination with existing UCLA outpatient providers; PHP coordination for healthcare workers; medication management with an outpatient psychiatrist when needed.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the drive from Westwood to Annandale?

About 25 miles east, typically 40 to 55 minutes depending on traffic — east on the 10 from the 405, north on the 110, east on the 134 to our private estate in Pasadena.

I’m a UCLA Medical Center physician. Will treatment affect my license?

Treatment is confidential. We coordinate with the Physician Recovery Program (PHP) and nurse alternative-to-discipline programs when appropriate and with your consent. Many of our healthcare worker clients return to practice successfully after treatment.

I’m a UCLA grad student. How does treatment affect my academic standing?

For UCLA students, we coordinate with the Dean of Students office or appropriate medical leave structures when the client wants this. Treatment is generally a protected medical leave situation, and we work with you on the structure that protects your academic standing.

I’ve been on a benzodiazepine for years. How will you handle the detox?

Benzodiazepine detox is one of the more careful protocols in addiction medicine. Tapers typically run 2 to 4 weeks under 24-hour medical supervision and are coordinated with your existing prescriber where possible.

My opioid dependency started from a UCLA surgery or pain treatment. Will I be left without pain management?

No. Our medical team builds a non-opioid pain management plan during treatment and coordinates with your UCLA pain specialists for aftercare.

Do you accept UCLA employee / UC plans / Aetna / Anthem?

Yes. We accept most major PPO and employer plans including UC plans. Free insurance verification takes about 30 minutes.

Can I keep my existing UCLA psychiatrist or therapist?

Yes. With your consent we coordinate with your existing UCLA providers throughout the stay and plan a continuous handoff at discharge.

How private is the facility?

The estate is unmarked from the street and not publicly listed as a treatment facility. The six-bed size means no large public spaces and no possibility of running into UCLA colleagues during the stay.

How long do most Westwood clients stay?

Most stay 30 to 90 days. For healthcare workers in PHP-coordinated treatment, the length may be specified by program requirements.

What does aftercare look like back in Westwood?

We build a discharge plan with named Westwood, Westside, or West LA AA, NA, or SMART Recovery meetings, your existing UCLA outpatient providers, a primary care provider, and an outpatient therapist for at least weekly contact through the first six months.

Related Los Angeles resources

• Residential Treatment Los Angeles
• Medical Detox Los Angeles
• Dual Diagnosis Treatment Los Angeles
• Medication-Assisted Treatment Los Angeles
• Executive Rehab
• Luxury Rehab in Pasadena
• Cocaine Rehab Los Angeles
• Benzodiazepine Detox Los Angeles

For evidence-based information on addiction treatment and recovery, see SAMHSA’s National Helpline, the NIDA Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment, the NIAAA on Treatment for Alcohol Problems, and the ASAM clinical practice guidelines on the standard of care in addiction medicine.

Begin treatment today

Call (855) 778-8668 for a same-day clinical assessment, or verify your insurance online. Confidential. PPO accepted.