Asana Recovery

They offer outpatient, telemedicine, inpatient hospital, inpatient residential and detox. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Costa Mesa has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and 5 of the 8 centers near Costa Mesa offer one at all.

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.

They treat both. A diagnosis left untreated while the substance use is treated is the usual reason a first attempt does not hold, and Newport Beach is the nearest place to try instead if this one does not fit.

Older adults, plus young adults from 18 to 25 and adults from 26 to 64. Ask how the groups are arranged in Costa Mesa, because a wide age range often still means one room.

Alongside this, Costa Mesa has 21 NA meetings and 168 free AA meetings.

Addiction treatment is a covered benefit on most plans sold today. An employer that funds its own plan follows different rules from a state regulated one, and that changes who hears an appeal. Ask what your out of pocket maximum means for a stay of this length.

Much of what people pack gets held at the door. The paperwork and the medication are what you genuinely need. An outpatient program needs almost none of this, just the documents and the appointment time. Ask for the written list before you pack, because every center's version differs.