Amarillo VA Healthcare System

They are set up for 3 levels: outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Of the 7 centers within 14 miles of Amarillo, 1 offers a bed.

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

Nobody stays overnight. Outpatient means you keep sleeping at home and come in for sessions, and the closest residential option is 8.3 miles away in Amarillo.

Veterans are one of the 14 groups they offer a dedicated program for.

They treat adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. Anyone outside that range is worth a call rather than an assumption, and Amarillo has 7 other centers to try.

It is everything arranged for after the program, and it lasts longer than the program does. A recurrence in the first month is common, and a plan that anticipates it is worth more than one that does not. Get the follow up appointment into the diary before the program ends.

Nothing should change without a prescriber looking at it, and a good program works that way. A prescribed benzodiazepine or opioid painkiller is the usual complication, and it needs a plan rather than a rule. Any change to what you take is a conversation with a prescriber, never a decision from a page like this.

Most people who recover have more than one attempt behind them. What changed, who was around, and whether medication was part of the plan are the questions worth asking after a recurrence. Ask whether medication is on the table this time if it was not before.