Southern Addiction Medicine Services

They provide outpatient, telemedicine and detox. The nearest alternative is in Mandeville, 3.1 miles away, if you want something to compare it against.

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and 6 of the 8 centers near Covington offer one at all.

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

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in Covington.

Covington has 25 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

The questions that separate two programs are concrete ones about staffing, medication and what happens afterward. Distance from home cuts both ways: far enough to break a pattern, near enough for family to take part. Ask whether the person on the phone works for the center or for a referral service.

They are the same treatment delivered at different intensities, and the intensity is what you are choosing. Withdrawal from alcohol or from benzodiazepines can be medically dangerous, which pushes the choice toward supervised care. If you are told you need the most expensive option before anyone has asked you anything, get a second opinion.

A bed is not something anyone can hold for you on a maybe, which is most of why lists exist. The gap between deciding and starting is where most people fall away, so a shorter wait has value of its own. Ask what you should do in the meantime, because a good program will have an answer.