Central Texas VA Healthcare System

They provide outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Bryan is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They detox from cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids, so the first stage and the treatment after it can happen in one place rather than across two trips to College Station.

The nearest other center is a few streets away, in College Station, and there are 4 inside 14 miles.

They prescribe methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in College Station.

Yes, they treat 65 and over, which is less common than it should be and rarer still outside a city the size of College Station.

College Station has 12 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

The legal protection on addiction treatment records is stronger than the one covering the rest of your medical file. Employers and courts normally receive attendance rather than clinical content. Ask whether messages can be left for you and who is allowed to leave them.

It happens to most people at some point, and it says nothing about whether this will work. The useful question after a recurrence is what was missing, and the answer is often medication or aftercare. Say what happened last time and what was missing from the plan.