Am I Allowed To Leave My House to Go to Rehab for Treatment?

Yes! Accessing behavioral healthcare is an “essential” activity, which means you’re allowed to leave your home to get treatment when you need it, even if you’re practicing social distancing or obeying shelter-in-place orders.

Will I Be Safe at an Addiction Treatment Facility?

Yes. We understand your concerns about your health and we’re here to reassure you. The safest place you can be during a pandemic is under the care of medical professionals. Our approach to patient safety is the most stringent in the country, and during this time we are taking extra precautions to ensure you’ll remain safe while you get the help you need.

What Is Your Vaccine Policy?

You do not need to be vaccinated to get treatment everywhere. If you have been fully vaccinated, you may not have to quarantine when you arrive. Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you are fully vaccinated 2 weeks or more after:

You’ve had the second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines
You’ve had the single dose of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine

When you call our admissions center, we will ask you if you have been vaccinated. If you have, please bring your vaccine card with you to treatment.

Should I Wait Until the Pandemic Ends to Go into Rehab?

No. At home, you are still exposed to COVID-19 when you do things like pick up your mail, go to the grocery store, or refill a prescription at the pharmacy. All the while, your addiction could be getting worse. The stress and isolation of living in quarantine may only worsen your substance use and any mental health symptoms from which you’re suffering.

Will Going to Treatment Cause Me to Lose My Job?

There are legal protections for you to access the behavioral healthcare you need. If you wait to get help, you might lose your job due to the ramifications of your drug or alcohol use. If you get help now, you can come back to work healthier and perform better.

If you’re currently unemployed or furloughed, this the perfect time to get treatment. Once the pandemic ends, a lot of people will be in competition for jobs, and you’ll need to be at your best to land a position or return to and keep the job from which you’ve been furloughed. You can only do so in the right frame of mind (and with the ability to pass a drug test, should you be required to do so).

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