Bloom Health Centers

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Glen Allen is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Henrico, 3.0 miles away.

They treat both. A diagnosis left untreated while the substance use is treated is the usual reason a first attempt does not hold, and Glen Allen is the nearest place to try instead if this one does not fit.

They prescribe 1 medication: naltrexone. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Henrico.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Henrico differ on it.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in Henrico.

It is a screening conversation: what is being used, how much, your health, and what you are covered for. The call can be made by a relative, and intake lines deal with that constantly. Ask what the assessment after this call involves and whether it happens in person.

Think documents and medication first, comforts second. Phones are allowed at some centers, restricted at others, and the rule is often different in the first week. Ask what they hold at the door and when you get it back.