AltaPointe Health Systems Inc

They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Mobile is set up for.

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

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

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

Mobile has 18 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

They work in 1 language beyond English: Sign language. Ask whether the group sessions in Mobile are in it too, or only the one to one ones.

Some programs have a prescriber on site and some rely on yours, which is worth knowing in advance. A prescribed benzodiazepine or opioid painkiller is the usual complication, and it needs a plan rather than a rule. Ask who writes your prescriptions after discharge, because a gap at that point is a common problem.

Coming back after a return to use is one of the most ordinary things an intake line hears. Where the first attempt had no medication and no aftercare, those are the two obvious things to change. Ask about naloxone if opioids are involved, because tolerance will have dropped.