IADARP

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

They do not detox. Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines in particular is a medical event, and the closest place set up for it is in Sun Valley, 1.8 miles away.

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 North Hollywood.

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

There is usually a plan for afterwards, covering appointments, medication and somewhere to go each week. A recurrence in the first month is common, and a plan that anticipates it is worth more than one that does not. Ask whether the center keeps treating you afterwards or hands you on.

There is a role, and it is a bigger one than most people expect going in. A family member asking the questions is normal, and intake lines are used to it. Ask what the family part of the program is called and who runs it, because that shows how seriously it is treated.

A previous attempt is information rather than a mark against you. Overdose risk is highest just after a period of not using, which is worth knowing by itself. Ask what this program would do differently from the last one.