Ken Starr MD Addiction Medicine Group

They provide outpatient, telemedicine and detox. The nearest alternative is in Santa Maria, 14 miles away, if you want something to compare it against.

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 Arroyo Grande.

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 Arroyo Grande offers both.

Yes. Court ordered treatment is one of the things they take, and one of 6 things they offer a named program for.

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

Arroyo Grande has 39 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

Compare what each program provides rather than how each one describes itself. The daily schedule is the most revealing document a program holds, and most will send it on request. Ask what license is held by the person who would actually be treating you.

The block you are offered and the time the work takes are two different things, and that is the honest answer. The first two weeks are usually the most intensive part of whatever you choose. Ask whether the length is set by the clinical team or by what your plan approves.