Toxicology Associates/North Georgia

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

They detox from opioids, so the first stage and the treatment after it can happen in one place rather than across two trips to Marietta.

They do video appointments, which matters if Marietta is a drive for you.

They prescribe methadone. Medication and counseling together is the standard of care for opioid use rather than an either or, and not every place near Marietta offers both.

Within 14 miles there are 8 other centers, across Atlanta and Smyrna.

Both at once is the common case, and treating only one of them is why some first attempts come apart. Treating one and postponing the other is the pattern that sends people back for a second attempt. Ask whether both conditions are handled by one team or passed between two.

The paperwork, the medication in its labeled containers, and about a week of ordinary clothes. An outpatient program needs almost none of this, just the documents and the appointment time. Ask what the phone rule is in the first week specifically, not in general.

A medical leave is the normal route, and the reason given to an employer can stay general. Where a workplace runs an assistance program it usually sits outside the management chain and keeps what it is told. Keep a copy of everything you send and every date you were given.