Operation PAR Inc - Detoxification Program

They provide inpatient residential, telemedicine and detox. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Largo 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 Clearwater has 8 other centers.

8 other centers are within about 14 miles, the nearest of them a few streets away in Clearwater.

Their programs are for adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. The group you sit in is usually built around the age band, which in Clearwater can mean one group rather than several.

Clearwater has 25 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

They take court referrals, so a program ordered by a court in Clearwater is something they handle.

Accreditation, staffing, medication policy and aftercare are the four that tell you most. Any place promising a specific outcome is telling you something about itself rather than about treatment. Write down four questions and ask every place the same four.

Many people are treated without leaving work at all, because outpatient programs are available evenings and early mornings. Federal medical leave covers employers above a staff threshold and employees who have been there long enough, so it does not reach everyone. If a license or a clearance is involved, get advice specific to your profession.