Helping Ourselves Pursue Enrichment

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

No detox here. A center can still take someone after a detox elsewhere, which is the common order of events, and the nearest one is under a mile away in Tucson.

They do video appointments, which matters if Tucson is a drive for you.

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

Yes, they treat 65 and over, which is less common than it should be and rarer still outside a city the size of Tucson.

It normally means continuing outpatient sessions, a prescriber if medication is involved, and free meetings. Outpatient care often continues for months after a residential stay, at a few hours a week. Ask whether the center keeps treating you afterwards or hands you on.

List price and what you actually pay are different numbers, and only the second one matters to you. Many centers will spread a balance over months, and those terms are negotiable more often than people assume. Get the figure in writing if you can, and ask what happens if you need longer than the program length.

There is a role, and it is a bigger one than most people expect going in. Al-Anon and Nar-Anon exist for the people around someone using, they are free, and they are separate from any treatment program. Ask what the center expects from the household on the day the program ends.