Kaiser Permanente - Addiction Medicine and Recovery Servs

They are set up for 3 levels: outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Oakland, 4 offer a bed.

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 Oakland.

Oakland has 22 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Oakland differ on it.

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

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Oakland, not all of them do.

Marketing language is nearly identical across the field, so the comparison has to be made on specifics. Accreditation by a recognized body is a floor rather than a recommendation, and the absence of it is worth asking about. Write down four questions and ask every place the same four.

Going back into treatment is normal, and most centers treat people who have been through it before. A recurrence is treated as part of the condition rather than as a failure of character. Ask about naloxone if opioids are involved, because tolerance will have dropped.