Rising Lotus Recovery

They offer outpatient, inpatient residential and detox. The practical difference is whether you sleep at home or at the center, and are 8 other centers inside 14 miles if neither suits.

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Coming off alcohol without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 2 places near North Hollywood that do it.

They treat both. Confirm it for the specific diagnosis rather than in general, because mental health treatment and recovery support services covers a lot of ground and North Hollywood may have a narrower service than a bigger city would.

They treat adults up to and past 65. Ask whether the group sessions are mixed age, because in North Hollywood that often means one room rather than two.

Within 14 miles there are 8 other centers, across Sun Valley, Panorama City and Van Nuys.

Treatment is priced by program rather than by night, and the programs differ a great deal. Many centers will spread a balance over months, and those terms are negotiable more often than people assume. Get the figure in writing if you can, and ask what happens if you need longer than the program length.

Residential care is a bed and a program. Outpatient care is a schedule of appointments. A stable home and someone in it who is on your side makes outpatient care far more workable. If you are told you need the most expensive option before anyone has asked you anything, get a second opinion.

Detox beds turn over fastest because the stays are shortest. Where the wait is long, a detox can sometimes happen first and the treatment bed after it. Ask whether the wait differs for someone paying privately, because the answer is often yes.