Texas Clinic - Westview

They are set up for 1 level: outpatient. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Houston, 1 offers a bed.

They do not detox. Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines in particular is a medical event, and the closest place set up for it is in Houston, 3.3 miles away.

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

They work in Spanish as well as English. Ask whether the group sessions in Houston are in Spanish too, or only the one to one ones.

The nearest other center is 2.5 miles away, in Houston, and there are 8 inside 14 miles.

The medication review is part of intake, and it is one of the reasons intake asks so many health questions. A pain condition does not disappear during treatment and should be part of the conversation from the start. Write the list with doses and prescriber names before the first call.

They are the same treatment delivered at different intensities, and the intensity is what you are choosing. Intensive outpatient care at several hours a day is closer to a residential program than to a weekly appointment. Ask whether they offer the middle levels, because many only offer the two ends.

It varies from same day to a month, and the only way to know is to ask on the day you are ready. Centers often keep a cancellation list, and it moves faster than the main one. Ask who to call if things get worse while you are waiting, and write that number down.