Life Choices

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Minneapolis, 1 offers a bed.

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Minneapolis offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

8 other centers are within about 14 miles, the nearest of them a few streets away in Minneapolis.

They take mandated treatment. What paperwork the court wants back is between you and whoever ordered it, and Minneapolis has 8 other centers if the dates do not work.

Alongside this, Minneapolis has 47 NA meetings and 558 free AA meetings.

Expect questions rather than a pitch, and expect them to be fairly direct. Where a program is not the right fit, a decent intake worker will say so and name somewhere else. Describe what is happening rather than the manageable version of it.

One puts a building between you and the drug. The other asks you to manage that yourself while being treated. The higher level is not automatically the better one, and being placed above what you need is its own problem. Ask for an assessment before anybody recommends a level of care to you.

Bring the paperwork, the medications and enough clothing for a week. Most places do laundry. Anything a prescriber gave you should travel with its label attached, because an unlabeled container is usually refused. Ask what to do about prescriptions and mail arriving at home while you are away.