FIRST at Blue Ridge Inc
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 32 Knox Road, Ridgecrest, NC 28770
- Levels of care
- Inpatient Residential
- Ages served
- Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Spanish
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Not offered: Buprenorphine
- Not offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Ridgecrest
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about FIRST at Blue Ridge Inc
What kind of care does FIRST at Blue Ridge Inc provide?
They provide inpatient residential. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Black Mountain is the closest place to carry that on if you move.
Can you detox at FIRST at Blue Ridge Inc?
No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Black Mountain, 4.1 miles away.
Is there a Spanish speaking counselor at FIRST at Blue Ridge Inc?
Yes, they treat people in Spanish. Whether that means a counselor who speaks it or an interpreter is worth asking, and Ridgecrest has 3 other centers to ask the same of.
Does FIRST at Blue Ridge Inc treat people who are pregnant?
Yes. They offer a program for pregnant and postpartum clients, which is one of 5 named programs here.
Is FIRST at Blue Ridge Inc an option for someone over 65?
They treat seniors. Interactions with the medications an older adult is already taking are the usual reason it matters, so ask who reviews them in Ridgecrest.
How long does treatment take?
There is no standard course. Programs are built in fixed lengths and people move between them. The stretch after the main program usually runs far longer than the program did, and it is the part people underestimate. If you can only be away for a fixed period, say so at the start rather than partway through.
Is outpatient enough?
The levels run from a weekly appointment up to a residential bed, with two useful steps in between. Medical risk pushes toward inpatient care: withdrawal that needs supervision is not an outpatient problem. Describe the house you would be going back to, because that is the detail that decides it.
Can someone go back into treatment?
A return to use is treated as information: something in the plan was not holding. Programs will usually ask what happened last time, and the answer shapes what they offer. Ask what they do differently for somebody who has been through a program before.