County of Madera

They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Oakhurst is set up for.

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Oakhurst offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

They treat young people from 12 up, so a parent calling from Oakhurst about a teenager is in the right place.

They offer a program for people who are pregnant or just postpartum, which not every center around Oakhurst does.

They do not prescribe. If buprenorphine or methadone is part of what you need, say so on the call and ask who they refer to in Oakhurst.

The list should include anything stopped recently, because a recent change matters as much as a current dose. Some abstinence based programs are uncomfortable with prescribed medication, and that is a genuine difference between centers. Ask who writes your prescriptions after discharge, because a gap at that point is a common problem.

Treating the substance use and leaving a diagnosis untouched is a common reason a first attempt does not hold. Where a diagnosis already exists, the existing prescriber becomes part of the plan. Ask who to speak to if the mental health side gets worse mid program.

Addiction treatment records carry a stronger legal protection than the rest of a medical file. The form sets both who may be told and what they may be told, which are two separate choices. You can ask all of this without committing to anything.