Physicians Behavioral Hospital

They are set up for 4 levels: inpatient hospital, outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Shreveport, 1 offers a bed.

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and 2 of the 8 centers near Shreveport offer one at all.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Shreveport, not all of them do.

There are 8 more within a short drive of Shreveport, so this does not have to be the only call you make.

They treat adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. Anyone outside that range is worth a call rather than an assumption, and Shreveport has 8 other centers to try.

Aftercare is the step down: less intensive, longer lasting, and often the difference that lasts. Nothing booked for the first week back is the most common gap in a discharge plan. Ask what the discharge plan looks like before you choose the program.

Treating the substance use and leaving a diagnosis untouched is a common reason a first attempt does not hold. Trauma focused therapy is offered by some programs and not others, and it is a specific skill rather than a general one. Ask whether the therapy is delivered by somebody licensed to treat the mental health side.

Treatment is not usually a single event, and the first attempt teaching you something is part of how it works. A return to use that followed a move, a job loss or a death is a different problem from one with no obvious trigger. Ask whether the program takes somebody back directly or wants a fresh assessment first.