River Valley Health
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 215 Hedrick Drive, Newport, TN 37821
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Youth (Ages 12-17)Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Sign language
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Newport
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about River Valley Health
What kind of care does River Valley Health provide?
They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and White Pine is the closest place to carry that on if you move.
Is detox part of what River Valley Health offers?
No. There is no detox listed near Newport at all, so the first call is worth making to ask who they work with for it.
Is there anything in Newport besides paid treatment?
Newport has 13 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.
Can a 16 year old be treated at River Valley Health?
They treat adolescents. A program built for a 17 year old is not the same program as the adult one, so ask which of the two they offer in Newport.
Does River Valley Health prescribe buprenorphine or methadone?
They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 3 centers near Newport, not all of them do.
How do I pick the right place?
Accreditation, staffing, medication policy and aftercare are the four that tell you most. Accreditation by a recognized body is a floor rather than a recommendation, and the absence of it is worth asking about. If a place pressures you to commit on the call, that is information.
Should family be part of this?
Family sessions, education evenings and a visiting schedule are the usual shape of it. What a program will discuss with a relative is set by a signed authorization, and it can be as narrow as attendance only. Look up the free family groups in Newport as well, because they outlast any program.
What do I need to pack for a residential program?
Think documents and medication first, comforts second. An outpatient program needs almost none of this, just the documents and the appointment time. Ask how much cash, if any, is useful to have with you.