Drug and alcohol testing in the City of Los Angeles

The City of Los Angeles stretches from the San Fernando Valley to San Pedro, and from the Westside to the Eastside. Our office is in Mar Vista, so the Westside neighborhoods are closest, but people come to us from all over the city.

Getting to Mar Vista

From downtown Los Angeles, the office is about 12 miles west. Take I-10 west and come south to Venice Blvd, or drive Venice Blvd itself most of the way. From the San Fernando Valley, take I-405 south over the Sepulveda Pass to the Venice Blvd exit. From San Pedro and the Harbor area, I-110 north to I-405 north works. Allow extra time in traffic from anywhere.

By transit, Metro bus line 33 runs along Venice Blvd from downtown to Mar Vista, and the E Line’s Culver City station connects to it. Check Metro’s trip planner.

Westside neighborhoods near us

We have pages for the neighborhoods closest to the office: Mar Vista, Venice, Palms, West Los Angeles, Westwood, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Playa Vista and Westchester. Outside office hours, testing can be arranged at other Blackburn locations on the Westside.

Courts in the City of Los Angeles

The city is served by many Los Angeles Superior Court courthouses. Downtown, the Stanley Mosk Courthouse at 111 North Hill Street and the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center at 210 West Temple Street handle many cases. The Airport Courthouse on South La Cienega Blvd is part of the West District, and the Valley has courthouses in Van Nuys, Chatsworth and San Fernando. Your paperwork names your courthouse. Our court ordered testing provides chain of custody documentation when needed.

What we offer

• One-time testing for a quick, documented answer: a 12 panel urine test, breathalyzer, EtG, or saliva on request. How one-time testing works.
• Random testing where you are notified the day you need to report. How random programs work.
• Ongoing monitoring with frequency set case by case and results shared quickly with the people you choose. How monitoring works.
• Court ordered testing with chain of custody documentation available. Court ordered testing in Los Angeles.

Every test is by appointment, with a photo ID checked at intake. Fentanyl is included in testing, and partner laboratories confirm positives when a result will be relied on. Browse all test types or our services.

Mobile testing

If the trip does not fit your day, mobile testing at home or work is offered for an additional fee. The City of Los Angeles is large, so mobile testing may be available in your area depending on where you are; call to ask. Outside office hours, testing can be arranged at other Blackburn locations on the Westside.

Who we help in the City of Los Angeles

Most city students attend the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the Los Angeles Community College District runs colleges across the city. We help families of teens and young adults, people meeting court or probation terms, licensed professionals under monitoring, and clinicians and programs that refer clients. See families.

More support

Los Angeles is a big city, and finding the right help after a test can feel overwhelming without someone to guide you. Your monitoring coordinator can make an introduction, or you can start on our get help page.

• Therapy and psychiatry

  Assessment, therapy and psychiatric care at Blackburn Clinical Services.

  Visit Blackburn Clinical Services

• Sober living

  Structured sober living and sober apartments on the Westside through Blackburn Recovery Services.

  Visit Blackburn Recovery Services

• Mentoring

  One-on-one mentoring for accountability and structure.

  Visit Blackburn Mentoring

• Scholarship help

  Treatment scholarships through The Blackburn Foundation.

  Visit The Blackburn Foundation

Cities that border Los Angeles

See West Hollywood and Inglewood, or all areas we serve.