An intensive outpatient program, or IOP, runs about three hours a day, three to five days a week, often in the evening, so people can keep working or going to school. It is a common step down from residential or day treatment and a starting point for people whose use is serious but whose life is otherwise stable.
285 licensed programs in California offer intensive outpatient
Cities with the most intensive outpatient programs
- Los Angeles (16)
- San Diego (14)
- Long Beach (7)
- Sacramento (7)
- Fresno (6)
- Woodland Hills (6)
- San Juan Capistrano (5)
- San Francisco (5)
- Modesto (5)
- Fountain Valley (4)
- Santa Maria (4)
- Bakersfield (3)
- San Pedro (3)
- Pasadena (3)
- Lancaster (3)
What to ask
Ask about the schedule, whether there is an evening track, and how the program handles a relapse during treatment.