Lubbock Lighthouse

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Lubbock, 2 offer a bed.

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 3.2 miles away in Lubbock.

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

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Lubbock differ on it.

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

It is everything arranged for after the program, and it lasts longer than the program does. Nothing booked for the first week back is the most common gap in a discharge plan. Ask who to ring at two in the morning, and get the number written down.

Most people in treatment have something else going on as well, and the good programs expect it. Trauma focused therapy is offered by some programs and not others, and it is a specific skill rather than a general one. Bring the existing diagnosis and the name of whoever currently treats it.

Coverage is common, and partial coverage is more common than the full amount. Deductibles reset each year, so the timing of an admission changes the number. It is fair to ask a center to check your plan before you decide anything at all.