Addiction Treatment Near Chickamauga, GA

Either works. Our Ringgold clinic at 4962 Battlefield Pkwy sees patients Fridays, 9 am to 4:30 pm. Our Chattanooga clinic runs Monday through Friday, which usually fits a commuter's week better. Restoration Recovery is licensed in both states and in-network with Georgia Medicaid regardless of which clinic you visit.

No. TennCare is Tennessee's Medicaid program, and Chickamauga residents are Georgia Medicaid members even if you work in Tennessee. Your coverage is through Georgia's Medicaid Care Management Organization (CMO) program. The CMO lineup can change as the state settles its next round of contracts — we're an in-network Georgia Medicaid provider, but call us with your specific plan and we'll verify in-network status before scheduling. We can bill from either our Ringgold or Chattanooga clinic. If you're not sure which CMO you're with, your Medicaid card or the Georgia Gateway portal will tell you.

No. Unless your provider asks to see you, only the first appointment and the long-acting injection visits (Sublocade and Vivitrol every four weeks, Brixadi weekly or monthly) have to happen in person. Everything else — medication-management follow-ups, counseling, refills — can run over secure HIPAA-compliant telehealth from your phone, tablet, or computer.

Most patients are seen within the same week. Call 423-498-2000 or request an appointment online. Chickamauga patients treated for opioid use leave their first visit with a Suboxone prescription and take the first dose at home (Sublocade and Brixadi injections are ordered at the first visit and given at a short follow-up).

You do not need to be completely off opioids first. In most cases you should be in early withdrawal (usually 12 to 24 hours since last use of short-acting opioids, longer for long-acting opioids) before your first dose. If fentanyl is part of your use pattern — which it increasingly is in Walker County's supply — the induction protocol may be slightly different; your provider explains when to take your first dose at home and exactly what to expect.

No. A prior overdose reversal is not a disqualifier, a red flag, or something your insurance will hold against you for MAT coverage — it is one of the clearest clinical reasons to start Suboxone or a long-acting buprenorphine injection. Your records are protected by HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2, so nothing is shared with an employer, family member, or outside provider without your written consent, except in limited cases the law allows, such as a medical emergency or a court order.

For Georgia residents we accept Georgia Medicaid through the Georgia Families managed care program, Medicare, BlueCross BlueShield of Georgia, Cigna, Aetna, Ambetter, UnitedHealthcare, Tricare, and most major commercial plans. The Georgia Medicaid CMO lineup can change as the state settles its next round of contracts — call us before scheduling and we'll verify your specific plan. Uninsured self-pay for MAT is a flat $250 per month, with medication billed separately. Check your coverage here.

Yes. All treatment at Restoration Recovery is protected by HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 — the strictest federal privacy standard for substance use treatment. Your records cannot be shared without your written consent, including with family members, employers, or other providers, except in limited cases the law allows, such as a medical emergency or a court order. In a small community like Chickamauga, that legal wall around your records matters.