Serenity Foundation of Texas

They treat people at outpatient, inpatient residential and detox. Outpatient keeps you at home and working, and a residential stay takes you out of the place you were using in.

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines and opioids. Coming off alcohol without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 2 places near Abilene that do it.

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 Abilene offers both.

They offer a program for people dealing with past trauma, which not every center around Abilene does.

Alongside this, Abilene has 34 NA meetings and 82 free AA meetings.

The choice is normally made on medical risk and on what home looks like, in that order. A residential stay is the easier thing to get approved when there is a documented medical reason for it. Be honest about what is around you at home. It changes the recommendation.

It depends on the level of care and on the week, which is why only a phone call can answer it. A list quoted in weeks can shorten without warning, so being reachable matters. Ask what is available this week, not just what the program is.

Documents and medication first. Everything else is a comfort question. Most residential programs search bags on arrival and hold anything they do not allow until you leave. Ask what they hold at the door and when you get it back.