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They provide outpatient, detox and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Gilbert is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They handle detox for alcohol, benzodiazepines and opioids. Ask how many days theirs lasts, because that varies more between places than people expect and Mesa has 8 other centers to compare.

Yes. They treat people in Spanish. Confirm it for the first appointment specifically, because in Mesa that can depend on who is rostered that day.

They treat teenagers as well as adults, which is the less common arrangement and worth confirming for Mesa specifically.

8 other centers are within about 14 miles, the nearest of them under a mile away in Mesa.

The list should include anything stopped recently, because a recent change matters as much as a current dose. Interactions are the reason the list is asked for, particularly with anything sedating. Ask how soon after arrival you would see a prescriber.

Both can be treated at once, and programs that do are described as integrated or co-occurring. Not every center has a prescriber for psychiatric medication, and that is a concrete difference to ask about. Ask how often you would see a prescriber, not only whether one exists.

For many people the medication is what makes the rest of the treatment possible, rather than a replacement for it. Treatment that combines medication with counseling holds people in care longer than either on its own. Ask whether counseling is included or billed separately, because the combination is the point.