Safe Refuge

They offer inpatient residential and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Long Beach has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

They do not offer one. Sorting detox out comes first, and Long Beach is the nearest place that does it, 1.8 miles away.

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Long Beach.

Long Beach has 27 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

They prescribe 1 medication: buprenorphine. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Long Beach.

Both at once is the common case, and treating only one of them is why some first attempts come apart. Whether a psychiatrist sits on the team, and how often you would see one, separates programs here. Ask whether there is a psychiatrist or a prescriber on the team, and how often you would see them.

A bed is not something anyone can hold for you on a maybe, which is most of why lists exist. The longest lists sit at the programs that cost the least, which is the genuinely hard part of this. Ask what you should do in the meantime, because a good program will have an answer.

A medical leave is the normal route, and the reason given to an employer can stay general. A human resources department normally needs dates and a clinician's note rather than details of the condition. Keep a copy of everything you send and every date you were given.