Longbranch Wellness

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 New Orleans is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

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

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Metairie, not all of them do.

Nobody stays overnight. Outpatient means you keep sleeping at home and come in for sessions, and the closest residential option is 3.0 miles away in New Orleans.

They do video appointments, which matters if Metairie is a drive for you.

The spread is enormous, from state funded care at no cost to private residential rates that need financing. Nonprofit and faith based programs sometimes cost a fraction of commercial rates, with longer waits attached. Ask for the figure per week as well as per program, because extensions are billed by the week.

Depression, anxiety, trauma and attention disorders turn up constantly alongside substance use. Whether a psychiatrist sits on the team, and how often you would see one, separates programs here. Ask whether the therapy is delivered by somebody licensed to treat the mental health side.

It depends which level of care you are asking about, because they run on different clocks. Stepping down through levels of care takes longer in total and tends to hold better than one intensive block alone. Ask how many hours of treatment a day the length actually contains.