Western Pacific Med Corp

They provide outpatient, detox and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Sherman Oaks is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They provide detox for 1 substance: opioids. Whether a bed is free this week is a question for the call, and Van Nuys has 8 other centers.

Within 14 miles there are 8 other centers, across Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood and Panorama City.

Nobody stays overnight. Outpatient means you keep sleeping at home and come in for sessions, and the closest residential option is 2.2 miles away in North Hollywood.

They prescribe methadone and buprenorphine, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Van Nuys, not all of them do.

Plenty of programs accept referrals from a court, a probation officer or a child welfare agency. A deadline inside an order is easier to meet when the program hears about it on the first call. Keep your own dated record of attendance alongside whatever the program keeps.

The list should include anything stopped recently, because a recent change matters as much as a current dose. Medication bought over the counter counts on the list, and leaving it off causes problems later. Ask what their position is on prescribed medication generally, because positions differ.

The point of the call is to work out which level of care fits, which takes a handful of questions. A call outside office hours often reaches an answering service rather than an intake worker, which is worth knowing before judging a program by it. Ask what the next step would be and who makes it happen.