Fairfax/Falls Church Comm Servs Board

They are set up for 1 level: inpatient residential. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Alexandria, 2 offer a bed.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Alexandria, 3.2 miles away.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone. Medication and counseling together is the standard of care for opioid use rather than an either or, and not every place near Alexandria offers both.

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

Alexandria has 121 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

They treat people in Sign language as well as English, which not every place around Alexandria does.

A mental health condition alongside substance use is the common case rather than the complicated one. An integrated program handles both with one team, which removes the handover where people get lost. Ask how often you would see a prescriber, not only whether one exists.

It depends on the level of care and on the week, which is why only a call can answer it. A wait for residential care is not a wait for all care, and the lower levels often start sooner. Say clearly how urgent it is, including any medical risk, because that changes the queue.