Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge

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

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Coming off alcohol without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 1 places near Minneapolis that do it.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis has 421 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

They take court referrals, so a program ordered by a court in Minneapolis is something they handle.

The questions that separate two programs are concrete ones about staffing, medication and what happens afterward. Who delivers the therapy matters: licensed clinicians and counselors in training are not the same thing. Ask what kind of person this program is not right for. A good answer exists.

Bring the list and bring the containers, and expect a prescriber to go through both. Medication bought over the counter counts on the list, and leaving it off causes problems later. Keep whoever prescribes for you informed rather than assuming a handover happens by itself.

One program can take somebody today while another in the same town is a month out. A medical need moves someone up a list, and withdrawal risk is the usual reason. Ask what can be started while you wait.