Addiction medicine
Treated as a medical condition, not a character flaw
Alcohol, opioids, stimulants, prescription medication, tobacco — whatever brought you here, you can be seen by a provider who treats it the way any other chronic condition is treated: assessed properly, medicated where that helps, and followed over time. Confidential, and you don't need a referral.
What we treat
Conditions seen at the clinic
Come in whether you want to stop entirely, cut down, or just find out where you stand. You don't have to have quit first.
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Withdrawal risk assessment, FDA-approved medication such as naltrexone or acamprosate, and relapse-prevention support.
Opioid Use Disorder
Fentanyl, heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone
Medication for cravings and withdrawal, overdose-prevention planning, and naloxone for you and the people you live with.
Methamphetamine Use Disorder
Behavioral treatment and programme referral, with monitoring for the heart, sleep, dental and mental-health effects of long-term use.
Cocaine Use Disorder
Heart and blood-pressure screening alongside counseling referral and a relapse-prevention plan.
Benzodiazepine Use Disorder
Xanax, Valium, Klonopin
These are dangerous to stop abruptly. We build a supervised taper and treat the anxiety or insomnia underneath it.
Prescription Drug Abuse
Opioids, stimulants, sedatives
A full medication review, safer alternatives, and a taper plan when a prescription has stopped working the way it should.
Cannabis Use Disorder
Support for daily use that has started to affect work, school, sleep, memory or mood.
Hallucinogen Use Disorder
LSD, PCP and similar substances
Assessment for lasting perceptual or psychiatric effects, with psychiatry referral where it's needed.
Inhalant Use Disorder
Screening for the nerve, lung, liver and kidney damage inhalants cause, plus treatment referral.
Sedative / Hypnotic Use Disorder
A supervised taper off sleep and sedative medications, and real treatment for the sleep problem driving it.
Stimulant Use Disorder
Prescription and illicit stimulants
Cardiovascular and mental-health monitoring with behavioral treatment and programme referral.
Polysubstance Use Disorder
Two or more substances
One plan that accounts for everything you're using, rather than treating one substance at a time.
Nicotine / Tobacco Dependence
Quit plans using nicotine replacement or prescription medication — with follow-up that doesn't end at the first relapse.
How we help
What treatment looks like here
Outpatient care built around your life — not a programme you have to disappear into.
Confidential Screening & Assessment
A private visit to work out where things actually stand — history, physical, labs where they're useful. No lecture, no judgment.
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Medication that lowers cravings and blunts withdrawal, so recovery isn't run on willpower alone. Ask us which options we can start here and which we refer out.
Withdrawal Management & Detox Referral
Some withdrawals — alcohol and benzodiazepines especially — are medically dangerous. We assess the risk and arrange supervised detox when that's the safer route.
Counseling & Program Referrals
Coordination with outpatient counseling, intensive outpatient and residential programmes, and peer support groups across the San Fernando Valley.
Co-occurring Conditions
Depression, anxiety, chronic pain and sleep problems drive a lot of use. We treat those alongside — plus screening for hepatitis C, HIV and liver disease.
Long-Term Follow-up
Regular check-ins, medication adjustments and a plan for setbacks. A relapse is a reason to come back in, not a reason to stop being our patient.
Who you'll see
Taylor DocterMD
Fellowship-trained in addiction medicine at UCLA, with emergency medicine training at USC / LA General Medical Center.
Read the full profile →What to expect
Four steps, starting with one phone call
Reach out
Call us or send a booking request. You don't need a referral, and you don't need to have stopped using first.
Come in for an assessment
A private appointment with the provider to talk through what you're using, what's happened before, and what you want to change.
Agree on a plan
Medication, counseling, a referral to a programme, or a combination. You decide what you're willing to start with.
Keep going with support
Follow-up visits to adjust the plan, manage side effects and treat the rest of your health alongside it.
What you tell us stays here
Substance use records carry protection beyond ordinary medical privacy under federal law (42 CFR Part 2) — they aren't released to family, employers or anyone else without your written consent, apart from the narrow exceptions the law sets out.
One thing to note: our online booking form is ordinary email, so please keep medical detail out of it. Give us a name and number and we'll call you back to talk properly.
If you need help right now
These lines answer 24 hours a day
We're an outpatient clinic with office hours. In an emergency, or at 3am, use these instead — they're free and confidential.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988Free and confidential, 24 hours a day, for mental health, substance use or suicidal crisis.
SAMHSA National Helpline
1-800-662-4357Free, confidential treatment referral and information, 24/7, in English and Spanish.
Overdose emergency
Call 911If someone is unresponsive or barely breathing, call 911 and give naloxone if you have it. California law gives limited legal protection to people who call for help.
Now Accepting New Patients!
Same-day appointments and walk-ins welcome. We accept new patients of all ages.