Fashion Valley Comp Treatment Center - San Diego Health Alliance Inc

They offer outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and San Diego has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

They detox from opioids. Coming off opioids without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 2 places near San Diego that do it.

Adult women are one of the 2 groups they offer a dedicated program for.

San Diego has 748 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

They treat adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. Ask whether the groups are split by age, because in San Diego that can mean one mixed room rather than several.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in San Diego.

Medication is one tool in a program, and for opioid use disorder it is the one with the strongest evidence behind it. Not every center is licensed for every medication, so what is on offer varies more than the clinical picture does. What you are already taking is part of this conversation, so bring the list.

There is a difference between asking for leave in advance and explaining an absence afterward, and the first position is much stronger. An employer generally needs the dates and a clinician's confirmation rather than the condition itself. Look at what your own employer offers before you tell anyone anything.