New Creation - Carlos Detox

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

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Coming off opioids without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 6 places near Ontario that do it.

Ontario has 11 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

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 Ontario offers both.

They treat mental health alongside the substance use, so both sides are handled in one place. Ask whether the psychiatric side is on site, because in Ontario that is the part that varies.

Accreditation, staffing, medication policy and aftercare are the four that tell you most. Accreditation by a recognized body is a floor rather than a recommendation, and the absence of it is worth asking about. Ask every place the same four questions and compare the answers side by side.

Residential care is a bed and a program. Outpatient care is a schedule of appointments. An assessment by a clinician is how this is normally decided, and it takes about an hour. Ask whether a center can carry out an assessment first rather than selling you a program.

A wait quoted on the phone is an estimate of a queue that moves, rather than a date you can plan around. Many programs offer an interim option while you wait, usually outpatient sessions or a daily check in. Ask what the wait is at every level of care, not only the one you called about.