Lakeside Milam Recovery Centers - Tacoma

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

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Tacoma, about a mile away.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Tacoma differ on it.

Tacoma has 219 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

The nearest other center is under a mile away, in Tacoma, and there are 8 inside 14 miles.

Dual diagnosis means both are present, and treating them together is the current standard of care. A diagnosis made during active use often changes once withdrawal is behind somebody. Ask what happens to your current psychiatric medication during the program.

There is normally a family component, and it is one of the better questions to ask when comparing two places. Family sessions are normally held in evenings or at weekends, because the people expected at them are working. Ask how often the family sessions meet and whether they happen in person.

Outpatient care usually starts within days. A residential bed can be immediate or weeks out. Widening the search past your own county usually shortens the wait, because availability is uneven between neighboring areas. Ask to be told if an earlier place opens, then check back rather than waiting to be called.