Haven in Shakopee

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Chaska is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They do not detox. Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines in particular is a medical event, and the closest place set up for it is in Chaska, 3.7 miles away.

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

They do not prescribe it. Ask them who they refer to, because somewhere among the 8 centers near Shakopee will.

They provide outpatient care and not a residential stay, so there is no bed to wait for. The nearest place with one is in Shakopee, 1.9 miles away.

Addiction treatment sits alongside other medical benefits on most plans, so some coverage is the normal case. Two centers can quote very different amounts against the same plan, which is reason enough to check more than one. Ask what your out of pocket maximum means for a stay of this length.

It depends on the level of care and on the week, which is why only a phone call can answer it. Many programs start the admissions paperwork during the wait, so the day a bed opens is not spent on forms. Ask what you should do in the meantime, because a good program will have an answer.

There is a difference between asking for leave in advance and explaining an absence afterward, and the first position is much stronger. Short term disability sometimes applies to a residential stay, depending on the policy. Read what your own policy says before you tell anybody anything.