John Muir Health - Behavioral Health Center

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

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and 2 of the 8 centers near Concord offer one at all.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone. Medication and counseling together is the standard of care for opioid use rather than an either or, and not every place near Concord offers both.

There are 8 more within a short drive of Concord, so this does not have to be the only call you make.

They work in 1 language beyond English: Sign language. Ask whether the group sessions in Concord are in it too, or only the one to one ones.

It depends which level of care you are asking about, because they run on different clocks. A program length is a starting point that gets reviewed, often weekly, by the clinical team and by whoever is paying. Ask what the longest and the shortest version of this program looks like.

The paperwork, the medication in its labeled containers, and about a week of ordinary clothes. Anything a prescriber gave you should travel with its label attached, because an unlabeled container is usually refused. Ask what the phone rule is in the first week specifically, not in general.

There is usually a way to do this that does not cost you the job, and it is worth asking before assuming. Intensive outpatient programs are commonly scheduled before work or in the evening precisely so people can stay employed. Read what your own policy says before you tell anybody anything.