Empower Wellness Institute of

They provide inpatient residential, telemedicine, outpatient and detox, which is the whole of what this address in Henderson is set up for.

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

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in Henderson often still has to be in person.

Older adults, plus young adults from 18 to 25 and adults from 26 to 64. Ask how the groups are arranged in Henderson, because a wide age range often still means one room.

They have a program for veterans. Ask whether the group is veterans only, because for a lot of people that is the point of it and in Henderson it may be mixed.

Programs expect family contact rather than tolerating it, though the amount is set by the person in treatment. A release of information, signed by the patient, is what opens that door, and it can be narrow or wide. Ask what the household should have in place before the first weekend at home.

It is a set of questions about what is being used, your health, and what you are covered for. A family member can make the call and answer much of this, though some questions only the person using can answer. Write down who you spoke to and what they committed to.

Addiction treatment is a covered benefit on most plans sold today. Network status changes without notice, so a center on last year's list is not necessarily on this year's. Ask what the rate becomes if the plan stops approving days before the program ends.