California Detox

They provide inpatient residential and detox. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Laguna Niguel is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Coming off alcohol without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 6 places near Laguna Beach that do it.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in Laguna Beach.

Their programs are for young adults from 18 to 25 and adults from 26 to 64. The group you sit in is usually built around the age band, which in Laguna Beach can mean one group rather than several.

They offer a program for people dealing with past trauma, which not every center around Laguna Beach does.

The list comes with you and gets reviewed. Nothing on it should change on a policy rather than a prescription. Any medication you were prescribed by someone else is still their decision until a prescriber at the program takes it over. Ask who writes your prescriptions after discharge, because a gap at that point is a common problem.

The point of the call is to work out which level of care fits, which takes a handful of questions. Medical history matters here: seizures, pregnancy, heart problems and current prescriptions all change the plan. Describe what you are actually dealing with, not the version that sounds manageable.

Photo id, your insurance card, and a list of every medication you take with the doses. If you are driving yourself, ask where the car will sit, because some programs keep the keys. Sort out who has your keys, your mail and your animals before the day itself.