Miami VA Healthcare System

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 Fort Lauderdale is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They handle detox for benzodiazepines. Ask how many days theirs lasts, because that varies more between places than people expect and Hollywood has 8 other centers to compare.

Yes, they treat 65 and over, which is less common than it should be and rarer still outside a city the size of Hollywood.

Hollywood has 42 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

Yes. They treat people in Spanish. Confirm it for the first appointment specifically, because in Hollywood that can depend on who is rostered that day.

They prescribe naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Hollywood, not all of them do.

You will be asked about the drug, the dose, your medical history and your coverage. If you have been through treatment before, what did not work is useful information rather than a mark against you. Have your insurance card and a list of medications next to you.

One program can take somebody today while another in the same town is a month out. Many programs start the admissions paperwork during the wait, so the day a bed opens is not spent on forms. Ask to be put on a cancellation list as well as the main one.