HAART

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

They detox from opioids, so the first stage and the treatment after it can happen in one place rather than across two trips to Oakland.

Veterans are one of the 14 groups they offer a program for.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in Oakland.

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in Oakland often still has to be in person.

Oakland has 22 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

Compare what each program provides rather than how each one describes itself. A center that asks you a lot of questions before recommending anything is behaving correctly. Ask what kind of person this program would turn down, because a real answer exists.

It means a doctor is involved and a prescription is part of what holds the first months together. Coming off the medication early is a common point at which things come apart, so the planned length matters. Ask whether counseling is included or billed separately, because the combination is the point.