Starting Recovery: What to Expect
Knowing what happens after you call makes the call easier. Here is the sequence, from first contact through treatment.
It starts with a call to admissions at (270) 689-6879. Staff will ask about your substance use, past treatment and current situation, explain the options, answer questions and schedule an assessment.
At the assessment, a clinician goes through your substance use history, medical and mental health history, living situation and goals, and uses the ASAM criteria to recommend a level of care.
That might be residential treatment at The Amethyst Center or Onyx Center, outpatient counseling, medication-assisted treatment, or some combination. If something stands in the way, such as childcare, work or transportation, say so; it changes the plan.
If you are going into residential treatment, you get a list of what to bring and what arrival day looks like. For outpatient care, we schedule your first appointments and explain how the program runs.
The plan is reviewed and adjusted as treatment goes on. Recovery isn’t a straight line, and a setback doesn’t put you back at the start.
Substance Use Services
Outpatient Services
Individual counseling, group therapy and intensive outpatient programs for substance use, with daytime, evening and telehealth appointments.
Medication Assisted Treatment
Buprenorphine (Suboxone), naltrexone (Vivitrol) and other FDA-approved medications, combined with counseling, for opioid and alcohol use disorders.
The Pearl House
NARR-certified recovery housing for women after residential treatment: 12 beds, house meetings, continued outpatient care and help finding work.
The Jade House
NARR-certified recovery housing for men after residential treatment: 12 beds, house meetings, continued outpatient care and job support through Careers First.
ROSES For Moms
Case management, health care, housing assistance and career development for pregnant and parenting women in recovery, regardless of insurance or income.
The Onyx Center
16-bed residential substance use treatment for men in Owensboro: about four weeks of 24/7 supervised care, then 11 months of aftercare with housing and job support.
The Amethyst Center
16-bed residential substance use treatment for women in Owensboro, with room for up to six infants so mothers can keep their babies with them. 20 hours of programming a week.
Call (270) 689-6879 or request an appointment online to start treatment. Walk-ins are welcome at our outpatient locations.
