Akua Behavioral Health

They are set up for 4 levels: inpatient hospital, inpatient residential, detox and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Costa Mesa, 3 offer a bed.

They handle detox for alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Ask how many days theirs lasts, because that varies more between places than people expect and Costa Mesa has 8 other centers to compare.

Costa Mesa has 21 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

Veterans are one of the 11 groups they offer a program for.

Yes, they treat 65 and over, which is less common than it should be and rarer still outside a city the size of Costa Mesa.

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 Costa Mesa offers both.

The useful question is not whether a plan covers treatment but which level of care it will approve. An out of network center can still be partly covered, and the difference lands on you. Call (844) 822-5800 and someone can look at the plan with you before you commit to anything.

A previous attempt is information rather than a mark against you. A recurrence is treated as part of the condition rather than as a failure of character. Say what happened last time, because it is the most useful thing you can tell an intake worker.