Samaritan Recovery Community Inc

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

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

They treat pregnancy and the postpartum period, which matters because withdrawal in pregnancy is managed differently and not every place near Nashville is set up for it.

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

They prescribe naltrexone, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in Nashville.

Nashville has 423 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

There is a role, and it is a bigger one than most people expect going in. The first conversation with a center can be had by a family member, before the person using is ready to make a call. Write down your questions before the call, because they are easy to lose in it.

A program treats your presence there as confidential by default, including from whoever is paying. The protection reaches further than general medical privacy does, which is why a center will not take a message for you either. Ask how long the record is kept and what would have to happen for anyone to see it later.