South Broward Hospital District

They treat people at inpatient hospital, outpatient and detox. Outpatient keeps you at home and working, and a residential stay takes you out of the place you were using in.

They detox from opioids, alcohol and benzodiazepines. Coming off opioids without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 5 places near Hollywood that do it.

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

They offer a program for veterans. Whether they bill the VA is a separate question, and the answer differs between places even inside Hollywood.

They take under 18s, alongside young adults from 18 to 25, adults from 26 to 64 and adults over 65, which in Hollywood is worth confirming before you drive over.

The list should include anything stopped recently, because a recent change matters as much as a current dose. A prescribed sedative is the usual complication and needs a plan built around it. Ask whether the program has its own prescriber or works with yours.

Visiting and a family program are not the same thing, and the second is the one worth asking about. Al-Anon and Nar-Anon exist for the people around someone using, they are free, and they are separate from any treatment program. Ask how often the family sessions meet and whether they happen in person.

The usual shapes are a few days of detox, a month or so of residential care, then outpatient care for longer. The stretch after the main program usually runs far longer than the program did, and it is the part people underestimate. Ask what the program does when somebody needs more time than the block allows.