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Depression or Substance Use? How Co-Occurring Diagnoses Are Made in Residential Treatment, the One-Month Guideline, and What to Tell Admissions

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Why a psychiatric diagnosis often waits until after withdrawal, how the DSM-5 one-month guideline works, what happens to psychiatric medications at admission, and the one-page list to bring to your admissions call.
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When a Loved One Refuses Treatment in California: 5150 Holds, SB 43, and What Families Can Do

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Residential treatment in California is voluntary, but a 5150 hold allows up to 72 hours of evaluation, and SB 43 now lets severe substance use disorder count as grave disability. What each legal tool does, why holds often end without treatment, and what families can do this week.
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Bringing Your Prescriptions to Residential Treatment: Medication Reconciliation, Controlled Medications, and What to Tell Admissions

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What happens to your current medications when you enter residential treatment: how medication reconciliation works, why benzodiazepines, opioids and stimulants get a closer look, and a checklist to complete before you call admissions.
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Leaving Residential Treatment Against Medical Advice: What Happens, the First 24 Hours, and What to Ask For Before You Go

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Thinking about leaving residential treatment early? Here is what an AMA discharge involves, why the first 24 hours carry medical risk, and five things to ask staff for before you walk out.
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Nicotine in Residential Treatment: Smoking Policies, the Seven FDA-Approved Quit Medications, and What to Ask Admissions

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Can you smoke or vape in residential treatment? How programs handle nicotine, the seven FDA-approved quit medications, how nicotine withdrawal overlaps with other withdrawal, and the questions to ask admissions before you arrive.
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Starting Buprenorphine in Residential Treatment: The COWS Score, Fentanyl, and What to Ask Admissions

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How buprenorphine is started in residential treatment: what the 11-item, 0-to-48 COWS score measures, why fentanyl changed induction, and five questions to ask admissions before the intake date.
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How Long Is Residential Treatment? How Length of Stay Is Set, Concurrent Review, and What to Ask Admissions

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Residential stays commonly run 30 to 90 days, and insured stays are usually reauthorized every 7 to 14 days. Here is how length of stay is decided and what to ask admissions before day one.
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No Medication for Stimulant Use Disorder: How Residential Treatment Is Planned for Meth and Cocaine, and What to Ask Admissions

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There is no FDA-approved medication for methamphetamine or cocaine use disorder. Here is how that changes residential treatment planning, length of stay and discharge, plus five questions to ask admissions.
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Alcohol Detox Before Residential Treatment: What the CIWA-Ar Score Measures and What to Tell Admissions

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How the 10-item CIWA-Ar scale tracks alcohol withdrawal during medically supervised detox, the 6 to 96 hour timeline it watches, and the six facts to write down before calling residential admissions.
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Sober Living After Residential Treatment in California: What Is Licensed, What Isn’t, and What to Check Before Move-In

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Most California sober living homes are not licensed by DHCS. Here is how the four NARR support levels work, what we see in placement work, and seven questions to ask before move-in.
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Going Home With Naloxone After Residential Treatment: How to Get It in California, Where to Keep It, and the Two-Dose Rule

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Leaving residential treatment with naloxone is a discharge-planning item, not an afterthought. How to get it in California, where to store it, the 2-to-3-minute two-dose instruction, and the 10-minute household check to run your first night home.
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Benzodiazepine Tapering in Residential Treatment: How the Schedule Is Set and What to Confirm Before Admission

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A benzodiazepine taper is usually measured in weeks to months, not days. How taper pace is set under the 2025 ASAM-led guideline, why it often continues after residential discharge, and five things to confirm before admission.
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