Franciscan Alliance Inc - Franciscan Health Dyer

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

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines and cocaine, so the first stage and the treatment after it can happen in one place rather than across two trips to Dyer.

8 other centers are within about 14 miles, the nearest of them 3.5 miles away in Schererville.

Dyer has 6 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

They work in 1 language beyond English: Sign language. Ask whether the group sessions in Dyer are in it too, or only the one to one ones.

Lengths vary by level of care more than by center, and outpatient is the long one. Outpatient programs often involve three to five sessions a week at first, then taper to one. Ask what the program length is and what happens if more time is needed.

Medication assisted treatment means a prescribed medicine is part of the plan, alongside counseling rather than instead of it. The objection that it swaps one drug for another misses the mechanism: a stable prescribed dose does not produce a high and does not escalate. A prescriber is the only person who can judge which of the three fits your situation.

Coming back after a return to use is one of the most ordinary things an intake line hears. Overdose risk is highest just after a period of not using, which is worth knowing by itself. Ask whether the program takes somebody back directly or wants a fresh assessment first.