LifeSkills Inc - Outpatient Opioid Treatment Program

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

They detox from opioids. Coming off opioids without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 1 places near Bowling Green that do it.

They treat pregnancy and the postpartum period, which matters because withdrawal in pregnancy is managed differently and not every place near Bowling Green is set up for it.

They treat adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. Ask whether the groups are split by age, because in Bowling Green that can mean one mixed room rather than several.

Bowling Green has 88 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

Mandated treatment is ordinary treatment with reporting attached, and many centers take court referrals as a matter of course. Attendance records are the usual thing reported, and the content of the sessions usually is not. Confirm the program is approved before the first session rather than after it.

Depression, anxiety, trauma and attention disorders turn up constantly alongside substance use. Where a diagnosis already exists, the existing prescriber becomes part of the plan. Ask whether there is a psychiatrist or a prescriber on the team, and how often you would see them.

Treatment often qualifies for job protected medical leave, though the rules depend on the employer's size and your length of service. A documented medical leave is a stronger position than an unexplained absence, which is the comparison that matters. Ask the program for a date it will confirm in writing, because a leave request needs a date rather than an intention.