SoCal Detox

They provide inpatient residential and detox, which is the whole of what this address in Laguna Beach is set up for.

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and 6 of the 8 centers near Laguna Beach offer one at all.

Veterans are one of the 13 groups they offer a program for.

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

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 Laguna Beach offers both.

Within 14 miles there are 8 other centers, across Dana Point, Laguna Niguel and San Juan Capistrano.

There is usually a plan for afterwards, covering appointments, medication and somewhere to go each week. Outpatient care often continues for months after a residential stay, at a few hours a week. Ask whether the center keeps treating you afterwards or hands you on.

There is no fixed length. What is on offer tends to be a 30, 60 or 90 day program. Outpatient programs often involve three to five sessions a week at first, then taper to one. Ask whether detox time counts inside the program length or is added to it.