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They are set up for 3 levels: outpatient, inpatient residential and telemedicine. Of the 5 centers within 14 miles of Galax, 1 offers a bed.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Galax, 1.7 miles away.

Galax has 6 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

They prescribe 2 medications: buprenorphine and naltrexone. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Galax.

They have a program for veterans. Ask whether the group is veterans only, because for a lot of people that is the point of it and in Galax it may be mixed.

The first conversation is mostly questions about what is being used, how much, and for how long. The person answering is usually trained to screen rather than to treat, so a full history is not needed yet. It is fine to say you are only gathering information.

Addiction treatment is a covered benefit on most plans sold today. Network status changes without notice, so a center on last year's list is not necessarily on this year's. Ask what your out of pocket maximum means for a stay of this length.

Identification, insurance card, medications in their original labeled containers, and a week of ordinary clothes. Chargers, razors and anything with a cord are often held and signed out when needed rather than kept in the room. Sort out who has your keys, your mail and your animals before the day itself.