Same-day detox admissions
Call in the morning and there is a good chance you are assessed today. Here is what actually happens between the phone call and your first dose — and when same-day is not realistic, which we will tell you rather than let you find out.
Two Georgia locations
Woodstock, GA 30188
Hiram, GA 30141
Saturday–Sunday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Same day detox admission means being clinically assessed and started on a withdrawal protocol on the day you first call. At Restoration the admissions process is frequently completed in a single day, particularly for morning calls at either our Woodstock or Hiram location. Whether it happens depends on what you have been taking, when you last took it, and assessment capacity that day.
The actual sequence
The detox admissions process, step by step
Nobody plans this out in advance. You do not need to arrive organized.
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Minute 0–15
You call and reach someone who works here
Not a call center, not a directory service selling your details on. They will ask what you have been taking, how much, and when you last took it. That last answer decides how quickly you need to be seen.
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Same call
Benefits checked while you are still on the line
Deductible, coinsurance, network status. You get an actual number before you drive anywhere, and if we cannot work with your plan you hear it then rather than in a waiting room.
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Often within hours
Clinical assessment
About half an hour with a clinician covering substance history, medical conditions, psychiatric symptoms and your situation at home. This is where the level-of-care decision is made — and where we tell you honestly if outpatient is not safe for you.
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Straight after
Your protocol starts
Built around the specific substance and dose. You leave knowing what you are taking and roughly what tonight will feel like.
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Tomorrow onward
Check-ins, then a step down
Vitals and symptom scoring each visit, doses adjusted to what is actually happening rather than a fixed schedule.
Being straight about it
When same-day is not realistic
Plenty of facilities advertise same-day admission and mean it as a slogan. We would rather tell you what actually governs it.
Time of day. A 9:00 AM call has a much better chance than a 6:00 PM one. Evening calls usually mean a next-morning assessment, which is often clinically better anyway — starting a protocol at 7:30 PM means your first and hardest night has less support around it.
What you have been taking. Some protocols cannot begin until a specific point after your last dose. That is pharmacology, not paperwork, and rushing it makes withdrawal worse rather than better.
Capacity. Some days are full. When that happens we say so and give you a real time.
If you are not certain detox is even the right stage, see detox vs rehab. If today is not possible, ask what you should do tonight. There is usually something useful, and it is a better question than waiting and hoping.
Before you come in
Four things worth knowing
Do not stop using first
People often try to arrive already withdrawing, thinking it shows commitment. It makes the assessment harder and can make you less safe. Timing matters clinically. Come as you are.
Bring what you have
Photo ID, insurance card, and a list of everything you take. If you have none of it, come anyway. See what to bring.
Arrange a lift if you can
Sensible for the first visit. If transport is a genuine obstacle, say so on the call — it comes up often and is usually solvable.
Be honest about the amount
Underreporting to seem less bad is the most common way a good protocol goes wrong. Nobody on the phone is shocked, and the number changes your medication.
If you are calling for someone else
A lot of these calls come from family
Roughly as many first calls come from a parent, partner or adult child as from the person themselves. If that is you, it is worth knowing what we can and cannot do.
We can explain how the process works, what the options are, what it would cost in general terms, and how to have the conversation you are dreading. That is often the more useful help anyway.
What we cannot do is confirm whether a specific person is or has been a patient. Substance use records are protected under 42 CFR Part 2, which is stricter than ordinary medical confidentiality and applies to close family too. It is not obstruction — that protection is a large part of why people are willing to walk in at all.
Call anyway. There is more we can help with than you might expect.
Where
Two locations, same hours
Woodstock
355 Parkway 575, Suite 200-B
Woodstock, GA 30188
Mon–Fri 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sat–Sun 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hiram
126 Enterprise Path, Suite 301A
Hiram, GA 30141
Mon–Fri 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sat–Sun 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Not sure which is closer? Call and we will tell you, along with which has earlier availability today.
Free benefits check
Start with your coverage
If you would rather not phone yet, this is the lower-pressure way in. Send your carrier and member ID and we come back with an actual number — deductible, coinsurance, and what you would owe.
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Nothing you send is disclosed without your written authorization. Substance use treatment records are protected under HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2. See insurance for detox.
If you have tried before and it did not hold
Most people who get through detox have failed at it at least once. Some several times. It is close to the normal path rather than the exception, and nobody here will treat a previous attempt as evidence that you are not serious.
What matters is where it came apart last time — the taper moved too fast, there was no plan for afterwards, the home situation made it impossible. That is diagnostic information, and it is one of the more useful things you can bring to an assessment.
Common questions
Getting started, answered
Can I really start detox the same day I call?
Often, yes — particularly if you call in the morning. What decides it is what you have been taking, when you last took it, and whether there is assessment capacity that day. If today is not realistic we will say so and give you a real time rather than a vague soon.
What does the detox admissions process involve?
Four things: a phone conversation about what you have been taking, a free benefits check, a clinical assessment of around half an hour, and the start of your protocol. For most people that whole same day detox admissions process happens across a single day. There is no application, no waiting list, and no referral needed.
What if I call in the evening?
We answer until 7:00 PM. An evening call usually means an assessment the following morning, which is often the better outcome anyway — starting a protocol at 7:30 PM means managing your first night with less support around.
Do I need a referral from a doctor?
No. You can call us directly. If you have a prescriber already involved, coordinating with them is useful but not required to start.
What do I need to bring?
Photo ID, insurance card if you have one, and a list of everything you currently take including prescriptions. Recent discharge paperwork or medical records help if you have them. If you have none of it, come anyway — we will work with what you have. See what to bring for the full list.
Should I stop using before I come in?
No, and please do not try to. Timing matters clinically — some withdrawal medications cannot be started until a specific point, and stopping abruptly on your own before an assessment can make things worse rather than better. Come as you are.
Can someone drive me?
Yes, and it is a good idea for the first visit. If transport is a genuine obstacle, raise it on the call — it is a common problem and often solvable rather than a reason to give up.
What if I have relapsed before?
Most people who get through this have failed at it before, often more than once. It is information about what did not work rather than evidence that nothing will. Where you got stuck last time is one of the more useful things you can tell us.
I am calling about someone else. What can you tell me?
We can explain how the process works, what the options are, and what it would cost in general terms. What we cannot do is confirm whether a specific person is or has been a patient — that is protected under 42 CFR Part 2, and it applies even to close family. Call anyway; there is a lot we can help with.
What does it cost to get started?
The call and the benefits check cost nothing. Treatment cost depends on your plan, and we give you an actual figure before you commit to anything.
What if outpatient is not right for me?
Then the assessment says so and we help you find a bed. That happens, it is not a failure, and it is a better outcome than being admitted somewhere that cannot safely hold you.
Woodstock & Hiram, GA
The call is fifteen minutes and commits you to nothing.
One conversation tells you whether outpatient detox is a fit, what your insurance covers, and how soon you could start.
678-506-7611
Woodstock ·
Hiram ·
Mon–Fri 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sat–Sun 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
