Passages Ventura

They are set up for 2 levels: inpatient residential and detox. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Port Hueneme, 4 offer a bed.

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

8 other centers are within about 14 miles, the nearest of them 1.5 miles away in Oxnard.

One of their programs is built for people dealing with past trauma, which usually means a separate group rather than the same room with a different label, and it is one of the 2 named here.

They treat both, and the rest of what they are set up for is past trauma.

List price and what you actually pay are different numbers, and only the second one matters to you. Medicaid covers addiction treatment in every state, though which centers accept it varies from county to county. Ask what the daily rate becomes if coverage stops before the program does.

Someone will want to know how recently you used, because that decides whether detox comes first. The call can be made by a relative, and intake lines deal with that constantly. Ask what the next step is and who is responsible for arranging it.

The practical question is not severity but what you go home to each night. An assessment by a clinician is how this is normally decided, and it takes about an hour. Ask whether they offer the middle levels, because many only offer the two ends.