Towns Health Services

They provide outpatient, detox and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Herald is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and 5 of the 8 centers near Galt offer one at all.

They take mandated treatment. What paperwork the court wants back is between you and whoever ordered it, and Galt has 8 other centers if the dates do not work.

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

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Galt.

Galt has 19 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

Privacy rules on this are tighter than most people expect, and they apply from the first phone call. A release of information is how that changes, it is signed by you, and it can name one person and one purpose. Ask what a program would say if somebody rang it asking about you.

Outpatient programs are built around working hours precisely because most people cannot stop working. Intensive outpatient programs are commonly scheduled before work or in the evening precisely so people can stay employed. Ask the program to write the letter in terms of a medical leave rather than a diagnosis.