Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council - Concho Valley

They offer inpatient residential and detox. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and San Angelo has 3 other centers within 14 miles.

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and 2 of the 3 centers near San Angelo offer one at all.

They take court referrals, so a program ordered by a court in San Angelo is something they handle.

They treat adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. Ask whether the groups are split by age, because in San Angelo that can mean one mixed room rather than several.

San Angelo has 2 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

They work in Spanish as well as English. Ask whether the group sessions in San Angelo are in Spanish too, or only the one to one ones.

The medication review is part of intake, and it is one of the reasons intake asks so many health questions. Any medication you were prescribed by someone else is still their decision until a prescriber at the program takes it over. Ask whether the program has its own prescriber or works with yours.

Medication assisted treatment means a prescribed medicine is part of the plan, alongside counseling rather than instead of it. Buprenorphine and methadone both act on the same receptors as other opioids, which is precisely why they hold withdrawal off. If a program rules medication out entirely, it is worth knowing that before you arrive.