OSU Addiction Recovery Clinic

They are set up for 3 levels: outpatient, detox and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Tulsa, 2 offer a bed.

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 Tulsa.

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

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Tulsa.

Tulsa has 411 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

It is a screening conversation: what is being used, how much, your health, and what you are covered for. The person answering is usually trained to screen rather than to treat, so the clinical detail comes at the assessment. Write down what you are using and how much before you dial, because it is harder to recall out loud.

The choice is normally made on medical risk and on what home looks like, in that order. A clinician settles this on risk, history and circumstances, and the assessment is a single appointment. If you are told you need the most expensive option before anyone has asked you anything, get a second opinion.

It depends on the plan, the level of care, and whether the center is in network. A plan can approve the detox and then decline the residential stay that was meant to follow it. Ask for the benefits check in writing, including what it does not reach.