Glenbeigh Outpatient Center of Erie

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Erie, 2 offer a bed.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Erie, under a mile away.

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in Erie often still has to be in person.

They do not prescribe medication. For opioid use that is worth knowing before you choose, because medication changes what the first weeks look like, and Erie has 8 other centers.

8 other centers are within about 14 miles, the nearest of them under a mile away in Erie.

Ask both places the same questions and the differences come out quickly. A program that cannot tell you its staff to client ratio usually has a reason. Ask what kind of person this program is not right for. A good answer exists.

Privacy rules on this are tighter than most people expect, and they apply from the first phone call. A mandated program reports attendance to whoever ordered it, and that is set by the order rather than by the center. Ask whether messages can be left for you and who is allowed to leave them.

You are rarely obliged to give a diagnosis to an employer, only a medical reason for leave. Some professions have licensing bodies with their own reporting rules, and those are worth checking separately. Keep a copy of everything you send and every date you were given.