Holy Family Medical Center - Keys to Recovery

They provide inpatient residential, inpatient hospital, outpatient, telemedicine and detox. The nearest alternative is in Arlington Heights, 4.4 miles away, if you want something to compare it against.

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Coming off opioids without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 1 places near Des Plaines that do it.

They treat mental health alongside the substance use, so both sides are handled in one place. Ask whether the psychiatric side is on site, because in Des Plaines that is the part that varies.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Des Plaines, not all of them do.

Des Plaines has 28 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

Ask both places the same questions and the differences come out quickly. A program willing to tell you who it is not suitable for is usually being straight with you about the rest. Write down four questions and ask every place the same four.

Nobody prices this from a listing. It turns on the level of care, the length, and what a plan is willing to approve. Outpatient care costs a fraction of residential care, and for a lot of people it is the right level anyway. Ask whether detox is included in the figure, because very often it is billed on its own.

Returning to use after treatment is common enough that programs are built expecting it. The useful question after a recurrence is what was missing, and the answer is often medication or aftercare. Say what happened last time, because it is the most useful thing you can tell an intake worker.