Substance Use Treatment in Los Angeles, CA

Mela Counseling Services Center Inc

What Does Mela Counseling Services Center Inc Offer?

Mela Counseling Services Center Inc is a substance use treatment facility at 5723 Whittier Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, offering intensive outpatient and outpatient treatment. It accepts Medicare and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale. Medication treatment: naltrexone.

Reviewed by Michael Rupe ·October 2, 2026

5723 Whittier Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90022

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Mela Counseling Services Center Inc

Outpatient
Intensive outpatient treatment
Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
Regular outpatient treatment

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Medicare
Cash or self-payment
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Medication Treatment

Prescribes naltrexone
Relapse prevention with naltrexone
Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
Acamprosate (Campral®)
Disulfiram
Buprenorphine with naloxone
Buprenorphine without naloxone
Naltrexone (oral)

Who the Program Serves

Adolescents
Young adults
Adult women
Pregnant/postpartum women
Adult men
Seniors or older adults
Veterans
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
Clients who have experienced trauma
Ages: Children/Adolescents
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors
Accepts: Female
Accepts: Male

Language Services

Spanish

Licensing and Accreditation

State substance use treatment agency
State department of health

Treatment Approaches

Anger management
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Motivational interviewing
Matrix Model
Relapse prevention
Substance use disorder counseling

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Comprehensive substance use assessment
Interim services for clients
Outreach to persons in the community
Complete medical history/physical exam
Screening for tobacco use
Screening for substance use
Aftercare/continuing care
Discharge Planning
Naloxone and overdose education
Outcome follow-up after discharge
Housing services
Assistance with obtaining social services
Mentoring/peer support
Employment counseling or training
Case management service
Social skills development
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services
Drug or alcohol urine screening

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to choose a rehab you can trust lists the questions to ask when you call, and addiction treatment in California lists the state's treatment agency.