LUNA Recovery Services

They offer inpatient residential, outpatient and detox. The practical difference is whether you sleep at home or at the center, and are 8 other centers inside 14 miles if neither suits.

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

Yes. They treat ages 12 to 17, which only a minority of centers do. Houston has 8 other centers, and an age range is the first thing to confirm on the call.

Alongside this, Houston has 124 NA meetings and 1,275 free AA meetings.

One of their programs is built for adult women, which usually means a separate group rather than the same room with a different label, and it is one of the 3 named here.

Treating the substance use and leaving a diagnosis untouched is a common reason a first attempt does not hold. Trauma focused therapy is offered by some programs and not others, and it is a specific skill rather than a general one. Ask what happens to your current psychiatric medication during the program.

You will be asked about the drug, the dose, your medical history and your coverage. The person answering is usually trained to screen rather than to treat, so a full history is not needed yet. Ask what the next step would be and who makes it happen.

Programs are sold in blocks and recovery does not work in them, which is the tension inside this question. Stepping down through levels of care takes longer in total and tends to hold better than one intensive block alone. Ask what the schedule is day by day, because that is what you will be living.