Drug and alcohol testing for Artesia

Artesia is a small city of under two square miles in southeast Los Angeles County, bordered by Cerritos, Norwalk and Bellflower. It sits right along the 91, the Artesia Freeway, which shapes how most residents get anywhere else in the county, including to us.

Getting to us from Artesia

Our office is roughly 25 miles from Artesia. The usual route is CA-91 west to the I-405, then north to the Venice Blvd exit and west into Mar Vista. Outside rush hour, plan on about 40 to 60 minutes; allow extra time on weekday afternoons.

By transit the trip is long. From downtown, take the Metro E Line to Culver City, then Metro bus line 33 west on Venice Blvd.

Courts and schools serving Artesia

Los Angeles County’s services locator lists Artesia among the cities served by the Bellflower Courthouse in the Superior Court’s Southeast District. If a court or probation officer has ordered testing, check your paperwork for the exact courthouse and department, and tell us so reports go where they belong.

Public schools in Artesia are part of the ABC Unified School District, which also serves Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens and nearby areas. Parents worried about a teen can start with our guide on whether to drug test your teen.

Testing options for Artesia clients

Every Artesia client starts with a phone call and a short conversation about what you need. From there, most people fit one of four options.

• One-time test

  A single scheduled test when you need an answer now, such as a 12 panel urine drug test for common drug classes, with fentanyl testing included.

• Random testing program

  An electronic notice tells you when to test. See our random testing program.

• Ongoing monitoring

  A schedule set case by case, with one coordinator. See ongoing monitoring.

• Court ordered testing

  For a court, probation or an attorney, with chain of custody documentation when needed. See court ordered testing.

Alcohol can be checked with an EtG test for recent days or a breathalyzer for right now, and saliva testing is available on request. Bring a photo ID. Observed collection is used when required, and positives that will be acted on go to partner laboratories for confirmation. See all services.

Mobile testing near Artesia

Mobile testing at home or work in Artesia is offered for an additional fee and may be available in your area; call to ask. Outside office hours, other Blackburn locations on the Westside may help.

Who we help in Artesia

Every Artesia client gets a real person, not an app, and results shared only with people they authorize in writing.

• Families of adults and teens.
• Court and legal clients: probation, diversion, attorneys.
• Licensed professionals such as doctors, nurses, lawyers and pilots.
• Treatment programs and clinicians, with client consent.

Testing gives an Artesia family the same facts, shared only with people the person tested approves in writing.

More support when testing is not enough

In Artesia, as anywhere, a test answers one question and often raises the next one. Your coordinator can connect you to therapy and psychiatric care at Blackburn Clinical Services, sober living and sober apartments on the Westside through Blackburn Recovery Services, one-on-one mentoring for accountability and structure at Blackburn Mentoring, and treatment scholarships through The Blackburn Foundation. Our get help page lists free and urgent options too.

Testing is low cost; what you pay depends on the tests, frequency, mobile visits and any lab confirmation or reports. See all areas we serve, or nearby pages for Cerritos and Bellflower.