Prince William County

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

They do not detox. Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines in particular is a medical event, and the closest place set up for it is in Fort Belvoir, 9.0 miles away.

The nearest other center is 1.5 miles away, in Woodbridge, and there are 8 inside 14 miles.

Yes, they offer a veterans program, one of 11 named programs at this address.

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in Woodbridge often still has to be in person.

Aftercare is whatever holds the weeks after a program ends, and it is the part people most often skip. Where medication is part of the plan, the handover to a community prescriber is the gap to watch. Ask who to ring at two in the morning, and get the number written down.

Ask both places the same questions and the differences come out quickly. Any place promising a specific outcome is telling you something about itself rather than about treatment. Ask whether the person on the phone works for the center or for a referral service.

The choice is normally made on medical risk and on what home looks like, in that order. Withdrawal from alcohol or from benzodiazepines can be medically dangerous, which pushes the choice toward supervised care. Ask for an assessment rather than a recommendation, then ask what the assessment found.