Community Medical Services

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Aurora has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

They do not offer one. Sorting detox out comes first, and Aurora is the nearest place that does it, 2.0 miles away.

They have a program for veterans. Ask whether the group is veterans only, because for a lot of people that is the point of it and in Aurora it may be mixed.

They prescribe methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Aurora, not all of them do.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Aurora differ on it.

It normally means continuing outpatient sessions, a prescriber if medication is involved, and free meetings. An alumni group, a weekly session and a prescriber are the three pieces most plans are built from. Ask to see what a discharge plan looks like before you choose the program.

Going back into treatment is normal, and most centers treat people who have been through it before. Programs will usually ask what happened last time, and the answer shapes what they offer. Going back sooner rather than later is the part that matters most.

Identification, insurance card, medications in their original labeled containers, and a week of ordinary clothes. Phones are allowed at some centers, restricted at others, and the rule is often different in the first week. Ask what they hold at the door and when you get it back.