Asheville Comprehensive Treatment Ctr - ATS of North Carolina LLC

They are set up for 3 levels: outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Asheville, 2 offer a bed.

They provide detox for 1 substance: opioids. Whether a bed is free this week is a question for the call, and Asheville has 8 other centers.

They prescribe methadone and buprenorphine, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Asheville, not all of them do.

They provide outpatient care and not a residential stay, so there is no bed to wait for. The nearest place with one is in Asheville, a few streets away.

Their programs are for adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. The group you sit in is usually built around the age band, which in Asheville can mean one group rather than several.

A program treats the fact that you are there as confidential by default, including from whoever is paying. A mandated program reports attendance to whoever ordered it, and that is set by the order rather than by the center. Ask how long the record is kept and what would have to happen for anyone to see it later.

Returning to use after treatment is common enough that programs are built expecting it. What changed, who was around, and whether medication was part of the plan are the questions worth asking after a recurrence. Say what happened last time and what was missing from the plan.

It varies from same day to a month, and the only way to know is to ask on the day you are ready. Many programs start the admissions paperwork during the wait, so the day a bed opens is not spent on forms. Ask what the wait is at every level of care, not only the one you called about.