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Helping people recover from addiction since 1984

If you or someone you care about is suffering from the painful grip of addiction to alcohol or drugs, we can help. If you are thinking about an alcohol or drug rehab treatment program and don't know where to begin, we can help. If you are looking for a facility that provides detoxification, primary residential care, extended care, day treatment, day or evening outpatient programs or licensed sober living, we can help. If you have legal problems as a result of drug or alcohol use, we can help.

Cornerstone of Southern California has been providing ethical treatment and quality care for individuals, families and employers since 1984. Our medical director, Michael Stone, MD, is an addiction specialist who is triple board-certified in addiction medicine, family practice and pain management. He believes in a hands-on approach and is totally involved in the clinical quality of our program. Since 1969, Dr. Stone and his family-based team have treated and helped over 80,000 addicts!

He understands addiction and provides drug detox and alcohol detox, drug rehab and alcohol rehab treatment programs and alcohol recovery plans that are individualized for each client. We are one of the longest running treatment centers in Orange County.

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Cornerstone can treat all chemical dependencies including, but not limited to, alcohol, narcotics (Vicodin, Oxycontin, Norco, Fentanyl, Methadone, heroin, Suboxone), sedative hypnotics (Xanax, Valium, Librium, Ambien, Sonata, Lunesta, Ativan, Serax), methamphetamines and amphetamines (Adderal and Ritalin) cocaine, marijuana, PCP and designer drugs (Ecstacy, GHB, Ketamine). Cornerstone now offers Vivitrol injections for opiate detox and opiate treatment.

Our full continuum of care includes alcohol detox, primary rehabilitation, extended care program, outpatient treatment, alternative sentencing, recovery homes and sober living in Orange County, CA. We are nationally accredited by the Joint Commission, licensed and certified by the State of California and recognized by the Courts and Probation. We have contracts with most insurance plans and work well with many known, large employers locally and nationwide.

Founder Michael Stone, MD, and our dedicated and caring staff have been helping addicts and their families since 1969. In 1984, he founded Cornerstone of Southern California, which currently has drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Orange, Santa Ana and Tustin, CA. In addition to licensed/certified alcohol and drug counseling staff, many members of our support staff are in recovery and have credentials of the compassionate heart. We have been providing affordable counseling and ethical care since 1984.


Licensed and Certified by the State of California Department of Healthcare Services.

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Testimonials

Our former clients say it best...

  • Dr. Stone, I am so grateful to your program and also your generosity. I was a hopeless addict who believed there was no way of getting clean. Thanks to my sister and Cornerstone staff, I recently took my 90 day chip in N.A. Thanks, my life has been changed.
    ~ Isaac C.
  • "This was the best foundation I could have asked for to be sober. My case manager was the Best!! She showed me your life can be exciting and sober."
    ~ Tina H.
  • It is the truly caring staff that makes Cornerstone the best rehab I have been to. The best part was finally getting my depression medications right, after many others tried for 2 years.
    ~ Jim V.
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Articles

Addiction the Disease

How do you know if you have this disease?

How do you know if a loved one, a colleague, an employee, a friend, or your cellmate has this disease? There are endless definitions but here is mine. There are five pieces of the puzzle and all have to be present to be sure it is an addiction.

First - compulsion. This is not all the time, it is not every day but it is obvious. The cocaine addict gets the urge to use cocaine, the alcoholic craves a drink and the Vicodin addict is driven to get the pills. Addicts get the compulsion to do "it" (what they are addicted to) ...

Second - they do "it". I believe it is possible to be an... Read More »

Most Recent Blog Posts

Dec 20, 2017

Cornerstone recieves IMS (Incidental Medical Services) Certification from the DHCS

Cornerstone is proud to announce our new IMS Certification from the Department of Health Care Services in California! After successfully submittin ... Read More »

May 26, 2017

How to achieve Long Term Recovery?

Don't leave treatment when you "feel better". It is often as simple as that. Studies prove that longer stays in treatment settings directly correl ... Read More »

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Incidental Medical Services (IMS)

On January 1, 2016, Chapter 744, Assembly Bill 848 was enacted authorizing adult alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities that are licensed by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to provide IMS. AB 848 amends sections 11834.03 and 11834.36, and adds sections 11834.025 and 11834.026 to the Health and Safety Code to allow licensed residential providers the option to apply to DHCS for approval to provide IMS in their facilities.

IMS are services provided at a licensed residential facility by a health care practitioner that address medical issues associated with either detoxification or the provision of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment services to assist in the enhancement of treatment services. IMS does not include the provision of general primary medical care. IMS must be related to the patient's process of moving into long-term recovery.

The following six categories of IMS services may be provided after receiving approval from DHCS:

  • Obtaining medical histories.
  • Monitoring health status to determine whether the health status warrants transfer of the patient in order to receive urgent or emergent care.
  • Testing associated with detoxification from alcohol or drugs.
  • Providing alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment services.
  • Overseeing patient self-administered medications.
  • Treating substance abuse disorders, including detoxification.

https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment

Quality Alcohol and Drug Treatment Care since 1984

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A Message from our founders
"Cornerstone is a Family-Run Recovery and Treatment Center and we hope you find your answers here."

~ Jessica & Michael Stone, MD

Cornerstone of Southern California has been granted an accreditation in Behavioral Health Care by the Joint Commission

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Cornerstone has been granted an accreditation in Behavioral Health Care by the Joint Commission.

 Cornerstone of Southern California has earned the Incidental Medical Services Designation by DHCS to provide Medication-Assisted Treatment Services (MAT).

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Cornerstone of Southern California has earned the Incidental Medical Services Designation by DHCS to provide Medication-Assisted Treatment Services (MAT).

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All Cornerstone Programs are Licensed and Certified by the California Department of Health Care Services