Imagine Recovery

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and New Orleans has 8 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 2.2 miles away in Marrero.

They treat mental health alongside the substance use, so both sides are handled in one place. Ask whether the psychiatric side is on site, because in New Orleans that is the part that varies.

Their programs are for adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. The group you sit in is usually built around the age band, which in New Orleans can mean one group rather than several.

Nobody stays overnight. Outpatient means you keep sleeping at home and come in for sessions, and the closest residential option is 2.4 miles away in New Orleans.

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 New Orleans offers both.

Some programs have a prescriber on site and some rely on yours, which is worth knowing in advance. Whether a program employs its own prescriber is a concrete difference worth asking about early. Ask whether the program has its own prescriber or works with yours.

Someone asks what is going on, what has been tried before, and what insurance you have. The call can be made by a relative, and intake lines deal with that constantly. Describe what you are actually dealing with, not the version that sounds manageable.