Malibu Hills Treatment Center

They provide inpatient residential and detox. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Agoura Hills is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They provide detox for 5 substances: opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Whether a bed is free this week is a question for the call, and Malibu has 8 other centers.

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 Malibu offers both.

Malibu has 20 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

Yes. They offer a program for pregnant and postpartum clients, which is one of 14 named programs here.

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

It is a set of questions about what is being used, your health, and what you are covered for. The person answering is usually trained to screen rather than to treat, so the clinical detail comes at the assessment. Write down what you are using and how much before you dial, because it is harder to recall out loud.

Identification, insurance card, medications in their original labeled containers, and a week of ordinary clothes. A written packing list exists at almost every residential program, and asking for it saves an argument at intake. Ask whether you can bring your own pillow, because the answer is often yes and it helps.