Aroostook Mental Health Center

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Houlton has 2 other centers within 14 miles.

No. There is no detox listed near Houlton at all, so the first call is worth making to ask who they work with for it.

They treat teenagers as well as adults, which is the less common arrangement and worth confirming for Houlton specifically.

Outpatient only, and nothing within 14 miles of Houlton has beds either, so a residential stay would mean traveling further than that.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 2 centers near Houlton, not all of them do.

Compare what each one actually provides rather than how each one describes itself. The programs that handle a co-occurring diagnosis and the ones that do not are a genuine fork in the road. Ask every place the same four questions and compare the answers side by side.

The point of the call is to work out which level of care fits, which takes a handful of questions. Honest answers get a better recommendation, and understating the amount is the most common way people get sent to the wrong level of care. Write down who you spoke to and what they committed to.

Your id, your card, your prescriptions, and the name of anyone the center is allowed to speak to. A notebook and a couple of books are allowed almost everywhere and are worth more than most of what people pack. Sort out who has your keys, your mail and your animals before the day itself.