Harbor Hall

They treat people at inpatient hospital, outpatient, inpatient residential, detox and telemedicine. Outpatient keeps you at home and working, and a residential stay takes you out of the place you were using in.

They handle detox for alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Ask how many days theirs lasts, because that varies more between places than people expect and Petoskey has 3 other centers to compare.

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Petoskey.

The nearest other center is a few streets away, in Petoskey, and there are 3 inside 14 miles.

They offer a program for veterans, which not every center around Petoskey does.

Compare what each program provides rather than how each one describes itself. Referral services and treatment providers both answer the phone, and knowing which you reached changes the call. Ask every place the same four questions and compare the answers side by side.

There is normally a family component, and it is one of the better questions to ask when comparing two places. Family sessions are often the first place anybody explains what the next year is actually going to look like. Ask about the release of information early, because without it the updates stop.

The practical question is not severity but what you go home to each night. Outpatient care is a fraction of the cost and is the level most people are treated at. Describe the house you would be going back to, because that is the detail that decides it.