CODAC Behavioral Healthcare - Pawtucket Avenue

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. The nearest alternative is in Providence, a few streets away, if you want something to compare it against.

They do not detox. Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines in particular is a medical event, and the closest place set up for it is in Providence, a few streets away.

They do video appointments, which matters if Pawtucket is a drive for you.

They take court referrals, which usually means they are used to the reporting side of it. Courts in Pawtucket send people to places set up for it rather than to any opening.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in Pawtucket.

The first conversation is mostly questions about what is being used, how much, and for how long. If you have been through treatment before, what did not work is useful information rather than a mark against you. Write down what you are using and how much before you dial, because it is harder to recall out loud.

A program treats the fact that you are there as confidential by default, including from whoever is paying. Who sees a record inside a program is also limited, usually to the team treating you. Where a court or a license is involved, ask exactly what gets reported and to whom.

The paperwork, the medication in its labeled containers, and about a week of ordinary clothes. Medications normally have to arrive in the original labeled container, so a pill organizer can be refused at the door. Ask what the first twenty four hours look like, because that is what you are packing for.