BHG Savannah

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Savannah has 4 other centers within 14 miles.

They do not, and neither does anywhere else listed around Savannah. Withdrawal management and treatment are often two separate admissions, and this is one of those times.

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Savannah.

4 other centers are within about 14 miles, the nearest of them a few streets away in Savannah.

They prescribe 2 medications: methadone and buprenorphine. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Savannah.

Outpatient keeps work, school and family going. Inpatient pauses them. Medical risk pushes toward inpatient care: withdrawal that needs supervision is not an outpatient problem. Ask whether they offer the middle levels, because many only offer the two ends.

Addiction treatment is a covered benefit on most plans sold today. Prior authorization is normal for a residential stay and unusual for a single outpatient visit. If a plan declines a level of care there is an appeal, and appeals are used more often than people expect.

Bring the paperwork, the medications and enough clothing for a week. Most places do laundry. If you are driving yourself, ask where the car will sit, because some programs keep the keys. Ask what the first twenty four hours look like, because that is what you are packing for.