Colton Comprehensive Treatment Center

They provide outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and San Bernardino is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines, so the first stage and the treatment after it can happen in one place rather than across two trips to Colton.

They take court referrals, so a program ordered by a court in Colton is something they handle.

Within 14 miles there are 8 other centers, across San Bernardino and Loma Linda.

Colton has 51 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

A program treats the fact that you are there as confidential by default, including from whoever is paying. There are narrow exceptions, including a medical emergency and a court order, and they are narrower than people assume. Ask who the center is allowed to speak to, and make sure the answer matches what you want.

One place can take somebody today and another in the same town is a month out. The longest lists tend to sit at the programs that cost the least, which is the genuinely hard part of this. Ask what is available this week, not just what the program is.

Bring the paperwork, the medications and enough clothing for a week. Most places do laundry. If you are driving yourself, ask where the car will sit, because some programs keep the keys. Write the medication list before you pack anything, with the doses and who prescribed them.