Southern Arizona VA Healthcare Servs - SUDTP

They offer inpatient residential, inpatient hospital, outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Tucson has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

They provide detox for 3 substances: opioids, alcohol and benzodiazepines. Whether a bed is free this week is a question for the call, and Tucson has 8 other centers.

Yes, they offer a veterans program, one of 6 named programs at this address.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Tucson, not all of them do.

There are 8 more within a short drive of Tucson, so this does not have to be the only call you make.

They treat mental health alongside the substance use, so both sides are handled in one place. Ask whether the psychiatric side is on site, because in Tucson that is the part that varies.

Figures vary so widely between programs that an average would mislead you more than it helps. The gap between two quotes is often the length of the program rather than the quality of the care. Ask what the deposit is and whether any of it comes back if the program ends early.

Much of what people pack gets held at the door. The paperwork and the medication are what you genuinely need. Arrival normally involves a bag search, and the list of what is not allowed is longer than people expect. Ask what they hold at the door and when you get it back.