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Summary: The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department is the county government agency in San Luis Obispo, CA, focused on public health services. It operates as a private-entity style department with a small workforce (about 10 employees) and an annual revenue of roughly $28.1 million. The department runs through three offices in San Luis Obispo, including its headquarters at 2191 Johnson Ave, with additional locations at 1055 Monterey St and 2180 Johnson Ave 2nd Floor. For Drug and Alcohol Services specifically, this department is the likely point of contact or service provider, given its public health role and listed public health operations. Contact: 805-781-5000 or 800-834-4636. Website: slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Health-Agency/Public-Health.aspx.

Clinic Type

Addiction Counseling

Address

2191 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, California 93401, US

Phone

(800) 838-1381

Email

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Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Services Offered

  • Drug and Alcohol Services Division offers a variety of services and programs to help people with substance use issues, including public walk-in clinics, outpatient treatment, and court-mandated programs.

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

  • English

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Rehab.com (Grover Beach Clinic): 4.4/5 (8 reviews)
  • FreeCenters.org: 4.6/5 (17 votes)
  • Rehab.com (Johnson Avenue): 3.3/5 (8 reviews)

Patients praise

  • Staff perceived as caring and supportive by some patients
  • Appreciation for straightforward, non-sugarcoated counseling approaches
  • Value placed on accountability through consistent testing and support
  • Positive feedback regarding clean facilities and friendly interactions from some clients

Common complaints

  • Reports of unknowledgeable, unfriendly, or rude staff members
  • Concerns regarding dehumanizing treatment by psychiatry staff
  • Long wait times for outpatient psychiatric services
  • Dissatisfaction with treatment approaches that feel rigid or strictly textbook-based

"I had most caring counselors at grover beach...especially loved that they gave it to me straight up no sugar coating anything and thats what I needed."

— Rehab.com user review

"Unfortunately, I feel that potential patients should avoid the psychiatry staff here unless there are genuinely no alternative options... 'Dehumanizing' would be the most apt term to use."

— Rehab.com user review

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.

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