Kern County Hispanic Commission - KCHC Outpatient Recovery Services

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

They do not offer one. Sorting detox out comes first, and Bakersfield is the nearest place that does it, 2.9 miles away.

Veterans are one of the 14 groups they offer a program for.

Bakersfield has 42 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in Bakersfield often still has to be in person.

Involvement is common, and so are limits on it, set by the person being treated. Family sessions are often the first place anybody explains what the next year is actually going to look like. Ask what the household should have in place before the first weekend at home.

It is a prescription that steadies the ground while the rest of the treatment happens. Buprenorphine and methadone both act on the same receptors as other opioids, which is precisely why they hold withdrawal off. Ask what happens to the prescription on the day the program ends.

Nothing goes out without an authorization you sign, and that authorization can be narrow. Where an employer is funding treatment, it is normally told that you attended and not what was discussed. Ask for a copy of any release you sign, and read what it covers.