Akua Behavioral Health

They provide inpatient hospital, inpatient residential, detox and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Costa Mesa is set up for.

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids, so the first stage and the treatment after it can happen in one place rather than across two trips to Costa Mesa.

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

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.

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

They treat seniors. Interactions with the medications an older adult is already taking are the usual reason it matters, so ask who reviews them in Costa Mesa.

There is often something available sooner at a different level of care than the one you called about. Many programs offer an interim option while you wait, usually outpatient sessions or a daily check in. If the wait is long, ask what the next level down could start on.

There is usually a way to do this that does not cost you the job, and it is worth asking before assuming. A documented medical leave is a stronger position than an unexplained absence, which is the comparison that matters. Ask the center what paperwork they can provide for an employer, and what it will and will not say.