Family Guidance Centers Inc

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. The nearest alternative is in Saint Charles, about a mile away, if you want something to compare it against.

No detox, here or anywhere listed within 14 miles of Aurora. Ask whether they will take somebody straight after a detox done elsewhere, because most will.

They prescribe 2 medications: methadone and naltrexone. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Aurora.

They provide outpatient care and not a residential stay, so there is no bed to wait for. The nearest place with one is in Aurora, about a mile away.

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.

The medication review is part of intake, and it is one of the reasons intake asks so many health questions. Stopping a psychiatric medication abruptly can cause real harm, which is why this is never a decision to make alone. Take the labeled containers rather than a week of loose pills in an organizer.

Plans sold on the marketplace have to include addiction treatment, so the open question is which level of care yours will approve. Coverage for detox is normally a separate question from coverage for the treatment that follows it. Ask what your out of pocket maximum means for a stay of this length.

Outpatient care usually starts within days. A residential bed can be immediate or weeks out. Many programs start the admissions paperwork during the wait, so the day a bed opens is not spent on forms. Ask whether the wait changes if you are willing to start at a different level of care.