Neurology and Pain Management

They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Sanford is set up for.

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Sanford offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

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 Sanford offers both.

They offer a pregnancy program. Call rather than wait, because this is the one case where timing changes the options and Sanford may not have a second place set up for it.

It is on its own in this part of NC, which makes the waiting list question worth asking early.

It is the stretch after discharge, and it tends to decide whether the program holds. An alumni group, a weekly session and a prescriber are the three pieces most plans are built from. Ask what the alumni side of it involves, because it is often the most useful free thing on offer.

Most programs build the family in, and how far they do it is a real difference between two centers. Visiting is usually restricted in the first week and opens up later. Write down your questions before the call, because they are easy to lose in it.

The levels run from a weekly appointment up to a residential bed, with two useful steps in between. Withdrawal from alcohol or from benzodiazepines can be medically dangerous, which pushes the choice toward supervised care. Ask whether they offer the middle levels, because many only offer the two ends.