Behavioral Health Group

They are set up for 3 levels: outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Of the 5 centers within 14 miles of Columbia, 2 offer a bed.

They detox from opioids. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and 2 of the 5 centers near Columbia offer one at all.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in Columbia.

They treat adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. Anyone outside that range is worth a call rather than an assumption, and Columbia has 5 other centers to try.

Columbia has 6 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

Expect questions rather than a pitch, and expect them to be fairly direct. Nobody needs a diagnosis to make this call, and most people making it do not have one. Write down what you are using and how much before you dial, because it is harder to recall out loud.

Anything from a week to a year, depending on what is being treated and how. A plan may approve days in batches and review before extending, so the length can change while you are in it. Ask what the step down looks like after the main program ends.

Most people who recover have more than one attempt behind them. What was learned the first time usually shapes a better plan the second. Ask what this program does differently from the one you tried before.