Health Connect America

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Columbia has 5 other centers within 14 miles.

No detox here. A center can still take someone after a detox elsewhere, which is the common order of events, and the nearest one is under a mile away in Columbia.

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

They are outpatient. If someone needs to be away from where they are using, Columbia has the nearest beds, about a mile away.

There are 5 more within a short drive of Columbia, so this does not have to be the only call you make.

They take under 18s, alongside young adults from 18 to 25, adults from 26 to 64 and adults over 65, which in Columbia is worth confirming before you drive over.

Medication is one tool in a program, and for opioid use disorder it is the one with the strongest evidence behind it. Buprenorphine and methadone both act on the same receptors as other opioids, which is precisely why they hold withdrawal off. Ask what happens to the prescription on the day the program ends.

Outpatient programs run early and late for exactly this reason, so many people are treated without taking leave. Some professions have licensing bodies with their own reporting rules, and those are worth checking separately. Look at what your own employer offers before you tell anyone anything.