Walter B Jones - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Trt Ctr

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 Greenville has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Coming off opioids without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 1 places near Greenville that do it.

They treat people in Sign language as well as English, which not every place around Greenville does.

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

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

It is a screening conversation: what is being used, how much, your health, and what you are covered for. Understating the amount is the most common mistake on that call, and it leads to the wrong level of care being offered. Ask what the next step would be and who makes it happen.

It is common, programs are built expecting it, and it is not a reason to delay. A different level of care is often the right response rather than a repeat of the same program. Ask what this program would do differently from the last one.

Identification, insurance details, prescriptions in their labeled containers, and about a week of clothes. Chargers, razors and anything with a cord are often held and signed out when needed rather than kept in the room. Ask whether you can bring your own pillow, because the answer is often yes and it helps.