Oceans Behavioral Hospital

They provide inpatient hospital 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 handle detox for alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Ask how many days theirs lasts, because that varies more between places than people expect and Gretna has 8 other centers to compare.

They treat people in Sign language as well as English, which is worth confirming before a first visit because Gretna has 8 other centers and not all of them do.

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 Gretna offers both.

Gretna has 48 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

Treatment that involves the household tends to hold up better than treatment that does not. Family sessions are normally held in evenings or at weekends, because the people expected at them are working. Ask what the family part of the program is called and who runs it, because that shows how seriously it is treated.

Treatment records for substance use are held under a federal rule that is stricter than the one covering ordinary medical records. A release of information is how that changes, it is signed by you, and it can name one person and one purpose. Read what you sign at intake, because the release is in that stack.

Identification, insurance card, medications in their original labeled containers, and a week of ordinary clothes. If you are driving yourself, ask where the car will sit, because some programs keep the keys. Ask whether there is a laundry, because the answer halves what you need to bring.