STEP2 - Lighthouse of the Sierra

They offer outpatient. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Reno 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 about a mile away in Sparks.

They treat adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. Ask whether the groups are split by age, because in Reno that can mean one mixed room rather than several.

They offer a program for people who are pregnant or just postpartum, which not every center around Reno does.

The nearest other center is about a mile away, in Sparks, and there are 8 inside 14 miles.

The list comes with you and gets reviewed. Nothing on it should change on a policy rather than a prescription. A prescribed benzodiazepine or opioid painkiller is the usual complication, and it needs a plan rather than a rule. Take the labeled containers rather than a week of loose pills in an organizer.

Both at once is the common case, and treating only one of them is why some first attempts come apart. An integrated program treats both in one place. A sequential one treats the substance use first, which leaves a gap. Ask whether there is a psychiatrist or a prescriber on the team, and how often you would see them.

It varies from same day to a month, and the only way to know is to ask on the day you are ready. Where the wait is long, a detox can sometimes happen first and the treatment bed after it. Ask whether the wait differs for someone paying privately, because the answer is often yes.