AlterNativa

They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Miami is set up for.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Miami, 2.8 miles away.

Yes, they treat 65 and over, which is less common than it should be and rarer still outside a city the size of Miami.

They do not prescribe medication. For opioid use that is worth knowing before you choose, because medication changes what the first weeks look like, and Miami has 8 other centers.

Yes. They treat people in Spanish. Confirm it for the first appointment specifically, because in Miami that can depend on who is rostered that day.

Most places run something for families, and the quality of it is one of the clearer differences between two centers. What a center can tell a family member is limited by privacy law, and that limit holds even for a parent of an adult. Ask what the household should have in place before the first weekend at home.

It is a screening conversation, and the answers decide what gets suggested. If you have been through treatment before, what did not work is useful information rather than a mark against you. Ask what the assessment after this call involves and whether it happens in person.

There is no fixed length. What is on offer tends to be a 30, 60 or 90 day program. The first two weeks are usually the most intensive part of whatever you choose. Ask what the program length is and what happens if more time is needed.