Healthcare Resource Centers

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 South Portland is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in South Portland, 2.5 miles away.

They treat people in Sign language as well as English, which not every place around Portland does.

Portland has 32 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

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

They prescribe methadone and buprenorphine, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in Portland.

Most programs include family sessions, and many treat the family as part of the work rather than as visitors. The first conversation with a center can be had by a family member, before the person using is ready to make a call. If you are calling about someone else, say so at the start and the conversation will fit.

Usually there is a route through this that keeps the job, and which route depends on the level of care. A human resources department normally needs dates and a clinician's note rather than details of the condition. Ask about evening and weekend schedules before ruling treatment out on time grounds.