Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council - Concho Valley/Outpatient

They offer outpatient. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and San Angelo has 3 other centers within 14 miles.

No detox here. A center can still take someone after a detox elsewhere, which is the common order of events, and the nearest one is 3.0 miles away in San Angelo.

San Angelo has 24 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

Their programs are for adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. The group you sit in is usually built around the age band, which in San Angelo can mean one group rather than several.

They do not prescribe medication. For opioid use that is worth knowing before you choose, because medication changes what the first weeks look like, and San Angelo has 3 other centers.

They offer a pregnancy program. Call rather than wait, because this is the one case where timing changes the options and San Angelo may not have a second place set up for it.

Expect questions rather than a pitch, and expect them to be fairly direct. Understating the amount is the common mistake, and it leads to the wrong level of care being offered. Describe what you are actually dealing with, not the version that sounds manageable.

Addiction treatment is a covered benefit on most plans sold today. A plan can approve the detox and then decline the residential stay that was meant to follow it. If a plan declines a level of care there is an appeal, and appeals are used more often than people expect.