Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC)

They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in San Diego is set up for.

They do not detox. Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines in particular is a medical event, and the closest place set up for it is in San Diego, about a mile away.

They prescribe buprenorphine, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in San Diego.

One of their programs is built for people dealing with past trauma, which usually means a separate group rather than the same room with a different label, and it is one of the 7 named here.

San Diego has 98 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in San Diego often still has to be in person.

The useful comparisons are concrete: the level of care, whether there is a prescriber, what the aftercare is, and the cost. Who delivers the therapy matters: licensed clinicians and counselors in training are not the same thing. Ask whether the person on the phone works for the center or for a referral service.

Identification, insurance card, medications in their original labeled containers, and a week of ordinary clothes. If you are driving yourself, ask where the car will sit, because some programs keep the keys. Ask for the written list before you pack, because every center's version differs.