Willow Ridge
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 900 Buffalo Street, Johnson City, TN 37604
- Levels of care
- Inpatient ResidentialTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Adults (Ages 26-64)Young Adults (Ages 18-25)
- Languages
- Sign languageEnglish
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Johnson City
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Willow Ridge
What treatment does Willow Ridge offer?
They provide inpatient residential and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Johnson City is set up for.
Is detox part of what Willow Ridge offers?
No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Johnson City, under a mile away.
What special programs does Willow Ridge offer?
They offer a program for people dealing with past trauma, which not every center around Johnson City does.
What ages does Willow Ridge treat?
They treat adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. Ask whether the groups are split by age, because in Johnson City that can mean one mixed room rather than several.
Are there free support meetings in Johnson City?
Johnson City has 97 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.
What is different about mandated treatment?
The order decides what gets reported. The clinical plan is decided the way it is for anybody else. A program that is not approved by the relevant court will not satisfy the order, however good it is. Bring the order itself, or a copy, to the first appointment.
Is medication just swapping one drug for another?
For many people the medication is what makes the rest of the treatment possible, rather than a replacement for it. The objection that it swaps one drug for another misses the mechanism: a stable prescribed dose does not produce a high and does not escalate. Ask whether the medication can start during detox or only after it ends.
Does a relapse mean it failed?
A previous attempt is information rather than a mark against you. A different level of care is often the right response rather than a repeat of the same program. Going back sooner rather than later is the part that matters most.