Area Substance Abuse Council - South Outpatient

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Cedar Rapids, 2 offer a bed.

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Cedar Rapids offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

Cedar Rapids has 16 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

They take court referrals, so a program ordered by a court in Cedar Rapids is something they handle.

They treat young people from 12 up, so a parent calling from Cedar Rapids about a teenager is in the right place.

The nearest other center is a few streets away, in Cedar Rapids, and there are 8 inside 14 miles.

Both at once is the common case, and treating only one of them is why some first attempts come apart. Where a diagnosis already exists, the existing prescriber becomes part of the plan. Ask how often you would see a prescriber, not only whether one exists.

There is often something available sooner at a different level of care than the one you called about. Private programs typically have shorter waits and higher prices, and both facts are part of the same picture. Say clearly how urgent it is, including any medical risk, because that changes the queue.