Intermountain Hospital of Boise

They offer inpatient hospital and detox. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Boise has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and 1 of the 8 centers near Boise offers one at all.

They treat both, and the rest of what they are set up for is adolescents, adult men, adult women, lgbtq, military families, pain management, past sexual abuse, past trauma, pregnant/postpartum, service members and veterans.

They offer a pregnancy program. Call rather than wait, because this is the one case where timing changes the options and Boise may not have a second place set up for it.

Yes. They treat ages 12 to 17, which only a minority of centers do. Boise has 8 other centers, and an age range is the first thing to confirm on the call.

It starts with a short assessment: the substance, the pattern, your health, and where you live. A family member can make the call and answer much of this, though some questions only the person using can answer. Write down what you are using and how much before you dial, because it is harder to recall out loud.

Most plans cover addiction treatment to some degree, because federal parity rules put it alongside other medical care. Whether a plan calls something medically necessary is the hinge, and that is a clinical judgment made on paperwork. Ask what the rate becomes if the plan stops approving days before the program ends.

The rule covers the first phone call too, before you are a patient and whether or not you ever become one. The protection reaches further than general medical privacy does, which is why a center will not take a message for you either. Ask who the center is allowed to speak to, and make sure the answer matches what you want.