Lifebridge Drug and Subst Abuse Inc

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Lumberton, 2 offer a bed.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Lumberton, about a mile away.

They take court referrals, which usually means they are used to the reporting side of it. Courts in Lumberton send people to places set up for it rather than to any opening.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in Lumberton.

Lumberton has 11 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

They prescribe buprenorphine. Medication and counseling together is the standard of care for opioid use rather than an either or, and not every place near Lumberton offers both.

Sometimes, and it depends far more on the level of care than on the center. A wait for residential care is not a wait for all care, and the lower levels often start sooner. Ask what the fastest route into treatment is this week, and take that answer seriously.

Residential care means time away. Outpatient care usually does not. An employer is generally entitled to dates and a clinician's confirmation, not to a diagnosis. Find out whether the center deals with human resources departments directly.