El Centro Family Health

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Penasco has 2 other centers within 14 miles.

No. There is no detox listed near Penasco at all, so the first call is worth making to ask who they work with for it.

They do video appointments, which matters if Penasco is a drive for you.

They work in Spanish as well as English. Ask whether the group sessions in Penasco are in Spanish too, or only the one to one ones.

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 Penasco offers both.

They treat teenagers as well as adults, which is the less common arrangement and worth confirming for Penasco specifically.

Both can be treated at once, and programs that do are described as integrated or co-occurring. A program that tells you to come back once the mental health side is handled has effectively declined to treat you. Bring the existing diagnosis and the name of whoever currently treats it.

Bring the paperwork, the medications and enough clothing for a week. Most places do laundry. A written packing list exists at almost every residential program, and asking for it saves an argument at intake. Put the medication list together before anything else, and include doses and who prescribed them.