Lone Star Counseling Services

They offer outpatient. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Houston has 8 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 4.7 miles away in Houston.

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

They do not prescribe. If buprenorphine or methadone is part of what you need, say so on the call and ask who they refer to in Houston.

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 Houston has 8 other centers to try.

List price and what you actually pay are different numbers, and only the second one matters to you. Public and nonprofit programs often charge on a sliding scale, and some places are free to people who qualify on income. Ask what the total looks like with your plan and without it, and ask what the quote leaves out.

The gap between a return to use and picking the phone up again is the part worth shortening. What was learned the first time usually shapes a better plan the second. Going back sooner rather than later is the part that matters most.

Pack for about a week, keep the documents where you can hand them over at the door, and expect the bag to be searched. If you are driving yourself, ask where the car will sit, because some programs keep the keys. Ask what they hold at the door and when you get it back.